Nonstop flight route between Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena and Maewo, Vanuatu:
Departure Airport:
(7°58'9"S by 14°23'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(14°59'49"S by 168°4'51"E)
Distance from ASI to MWF:
10,840.93 miles (17,446.74 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Ascension (ASI), Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena and Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF), Maewo, Vanuatu would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,841 miles (or 17,447 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between RAF Ascension and Maewo-Naone Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between RAF Ascension and Maewo-Naone Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASI / FHAW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°58'9"S by 14°23'38"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from ASI |
| More Information: | ASI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MWF / NVSN |
| Airport Name: | Maewo-Naone Airport |
| Location: | Maewo, Vanuatu |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°59'49"S by 168°4'51"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from MWF |
| More Information: | MWF Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Ascension (ASI):
- In addition to being known as "RAF Ascension", another name for ASI is "Wideawake Airbase/Field".
- RAF Ascension Island was re-garrisoned by the RAF in 1982 and used extensively as a staging base during the Falklands War.
- The furthest airport from RAF Ascension (ASI) is Ujae Airport (UJE), which is nearly antipodal to RAF Ascension (meaning RAF Ascension is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ujae Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands.
- The closest airport to RAF Ascension (ASI) is Sasstown Airport (SAZ), which is located 965 miles (1,553 kilometers) NNE of ASI.
- Ascension serves as a diversion airport for ETOPS aircraft crossing the Atlantic.
- In 1939 Ascension became important as a HF/DF radio station covering trade routes.
Facts about Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF):
- The closest airport to Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) is Longana Airport (LOD), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SSW of MWF.
- The furthest airport from Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) is Sélibaby Airport (SEY), which is nearly antipodal to Maewo-Naone Airport (meaning Maewo-Naone Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sélibaby Airport), and is located 12,414 miles (19,978 kilometers) away in Sélibaby, Mauritania.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 964.90 miles (1,552.85 km) NNE | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia |     |
| 2 | 970.07 miles (1,561.18 km) NNE | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 3 | 970.61 miles (1,562.04 km) NNE | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 4 | 1,004.06 miles (1,615.87 km) NNE | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 5 | 1,016.52 miles (1,635.93 km) NNE | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 6 | 1,019.92 miles (1,641.40 km) NNE | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 7 | 1,057.48 miles (1,701.85 km) NNE | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 8 | 1,060.22 miles (1,706.26 km) NNE | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 9 | 1,078.81 miles (1,736.16 km) N | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone | |
| 10 | 1,099.23 miles (1,769.04 km) N | Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) | Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone | |
| 11 | 1,108.19 miles (1,783.46 km) NNE | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 1,114.35 miles (1,793.37 km) N | Bo Airport (KBS) | Bo, Sierra Leone | |
| 13 | 1,118.49 miles (1,800.03 km) NNE | Kenema Airport (KEN) | Kenema, Sierra Leone | |
| 14 | 1,131.83 miles (1,821.51 km) NNE | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 15 | 1,133.99 miles (1,824.97 km) N | Hastings Airport (HGS) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,369.71 miles (19,907.06 km) N | Ujae Airport (UJE) | Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 2 | 12,357.05 miles (19,886.69 km) NW | Lae Airport (LML) | Lae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 12,310.77 miles (19,812.22 km) NW | Elenak Airport (EAL) | Elenak, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 12,282.52 miles (19,766.74 km) WNW | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 12,282.50 miles (19,766.72 km) WNW | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 12,282.14 miles (19,766.14 km) N | Wotho Airport (WTO) | Wotho, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 12,254.29 miles (19,721.32 km) W | Majkin Airport (MJE) | Majkin, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 12,232.07 miles (19,685.57 km) W | Woja Airport (WJA) | Woja, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 12,217.96 miles (19,662.86 km) W | Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 12,205.53 miles (19,642.85 km) W | Jabot Airport (JAT) | Jabat Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 12,205.39 miles (19,642.62 km) W | Jeh Airport (JEJ) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 12,200.28 miles (19,634.41 km) NW | Namorik Airport (NDK) | Namorik Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 12,199.88 miles (19,633.75 km) NNW | Rongelap Airport (RNP) | Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 12,191.27 miles (19,619.90 km) N | Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) | Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 12,180.68 miles (19,602.86 km) NE | Kosrae International Airport (KSA) | Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 22.69 miles (36.52 km) SSW | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 2 | 33.06 miles (53.21 km) S | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 3 | 60.30 miles (97.04 km) S | Lonorore Airport (LNE) | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 63.16 miles (101.64 km) NNW | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 5 | 67.22 miles (108.19 km) WSW | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 87.12 miles (140.21 km) NNW | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 7 | 87.44 miles (140.73 km) SSW | Norsup Airport (NUS) | Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 88.21 miles (141.97 km) S | Craig Cove Airport (CCV) | Craig Cove, Ambrym Island, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 95.27 miles (153.32 km) NNW | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 101.90 miles (164.00 km) S | Malekoula Airport (LPM) | Lamap, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 11 | 109.77 miles (176.66 km) S | Lamen Bay Airport (LNB) | Lamen Bay, Epi Island, Shéfa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 134.53 miles (216.50 km) SSE | Tongoa Airport (TGH) | Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 145.66 miles (234.41 km) S | Siwo Airport (EAE) | Sangafa, Emae, Shéfa, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 187.36 miles (301.52 km) S | Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) | Port Vila, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 267.64 miles (430.72 km) SSE | Dillon's Bay Airport (DLY) | Dillon's Bay, Erromango, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,413.81 miles (19,978.04 km) ENE | Sélibaby Airport (SEY) | Sélibaby, Mauritania | |
| 2 | 12,398.68 miles (19,953.69 km) ENE | Bakel Airport (BXE) | Bakel, Senegal | |
| 3 | 12,387.27 miles (19,935.33 km) NW | Kayes Airport (KYS) | Kayes, Mali | |
| 4 | 12,346.12 miles (19,869.10 km) W | Yélimané Airport (EYL) | Yélimané, Mali | |
| 5 | 12,334.56 miles (19,850.51 km) ENE | Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX) | Matam, Senegal | |
| 6 | 12,321.61 miles (19,829.66 km) NNW | Kiffa Airport (KFA) | Kiffa, Mauritania | |
| 7 | 12,304.03 miles (19,801.37 km) NE | Kaédi Airport (KED) | Kaédi, Mauritania | |
| 8 | 12,291.69 miles (19,781.50 km) NE | Tambacounda Airport (TUD) | Tambacounda, Senegal | |
| 9 | 12,281.14 miles (19,764.54 km) NNW | Kéniéba Airport (KNZ) | Kéniéba, Mali | |
| 10 | 12,279.60 miles (19,762.06 km) W | Nioro Airport (NIX) | Nioro, Mali | |
| 11 | 12,273.50 miles (19,752.23 km) NE | Simenti Airport (SMY) | Simenti, Senegal | |
| 12 | 12,268.03 miles (19,743.43 km) N | Kédougou Airport (KGG) | Kédougou, Senegal | |
| 13 | 12,265.88 miles (19,739.98 km) NNW | Tamchakett Airport (THT) | Tamchakett, Mauritania | |
| 14 | 12,247.66 miles (19,710.65 km) NE | Abbaye Airport (BGH) | Boghe (Bogué), Mauritania | |
| 15 | 12,244.43 miles (19,705.44 km) NW | Aioun el Atrouss Airport (AEO) | Aioun El Atrouss, Mauritania | |