Nonstop flight route between Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena and Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China:
Departure Airport:
(7°58'9"S by 14°23'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(27°54'42"N by 120°51'6"E)
Distance from ASI to WNZ:
9,213.11 miles (14,827.03 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Ascension (ASI), Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena and Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ), Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,213 miles (or 14,827 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 Wenzhou Longwan International 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 Wenzhou Longwan International 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: | WNZ / ZSWZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°54'42"N by 120°51'6"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Wenzhou Airport Group Co. Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WNZ |
| More Information: | WNZ Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Ascension (ASI):
- The closest airport to RAF Ascension (ASI) is Sasstown Airport (SAZ), which is located 965 miles (1,553 kilometers) NNE of ASI.
- RAF Ascension Island is also the refuelling point for the Ministry of Defence's South Atlantic Air Bridge flights to RAF Mount Pleasant, on the Falkland Islands, from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, in the UK.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "RAF Ascension", another name for ASI is "Wideawake Airbase/Field".
- Ascension Island Auxiliary Field was being built by 181 men from Saint Helena by 1957
Facts about Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ):
- The airport can handle aircraft as large as the Boeing 767 and Airbus A300.
- Wenzhou Longwan International Airport handled 5,326,802 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Wenzhou Longwan International Airport", other names for WNZ include "温州龙湾国际机场" and "Wēnzhōu Lóngwān Guójì Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ) is Taizhou Luqiao Airport (HYN), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) NE of WNZ.
- The airport is located 24 km southeast of the city.
- The furthest airport from Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ) is Resistencia International Airport (RES), which is nearly antipodal to Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (meaning Wenzhou Longwan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Resistencia International Airport), and is located 12,404 miles (19,963 kilometers) away in Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina.
- Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 57.02 miles (91.76 km) NE | Taizhou Luqiao Airport (HYN) | Taizhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 2 | 110.78 miles (178.28 km) NNW | Yiwu Airport (YIW) | Yiwu, Zhejiang, China | |
| 3 | 132.97 miles (214.00 km) SSW | Nangan Airport (LZN) | Nangan, Matsu Islands, Taiwan | |
| 4 | 137.35 miles (221.04 km) NNE | Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) | Ningbo, Zhejiang, China | |
| 5 | 139.19 miles (224.00 km) WNW | Quzhou Airport (JUZ) | Quzhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 6 | 154.98 miles (249.41 km) SSW | Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC) | Fuzhou, Fujian, China | |
| 7 | 162.10 miles (260.87 km) N | Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) | Hangzhou, China | |
| 8 | 166.92 miles (268.63 km) NNE | Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN) | Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China | |
| 9 | 197.26 miles (317.46 km) S | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) | Taoyuan County (near Taipei), Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 10 | 201.11 miles (323.65 km) SSE | Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) | Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 11 | 228.91 miles (368.39 km) N | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) | Shanghai, China | |
| 12 | 230.50 miles (370.96 km) NNE | Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) | Shanghai, People's Republic of China | |
| 13 | 233.12 miles (375.17 km) N | Suzhou Guangfu Airport (SZV) | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 14 | 243.75 miles (392.28 km) WNW | Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (JDZ) | Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China | |
| 15 | 248.82 miles (400.44 km) N | Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) | Wuxi/Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,404.37 miles (19,962.85 km) S | Resistencia International Airport (RES) | Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,396.92 miles (19,950.86 km) SW | Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ) | Corrientes, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,349.25 miles (19,874.15 km) SW | Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL) | Pilar, Paraguay | |
| 4 | 12,341.46 miles (19,861.61 km) SSE | Reconquista Airport (RCQ) | Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,325.89 miles (19,836.55 km) SW | Mercedes Airport (MDX) | Mercedes, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,306.47 miles (19,805.29 km) SSW | Formosa International Airport (FMA) | Formosa, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,290.18 miles (19,779.07 km) SSW | Curuzú Cuatiá Airport (UZU) | Curuzú Cuatiá, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,264.51 miles (19,737.77 km) SW | Paso de los Libres Airport (AOL) | Paso de los Libres, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,255.16 miles (19,722.72 km) SW | Ruben Berta International Airport (URG) | Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,250.05 miles (19,714.50 km) SSW | Monte Caseros Airport (MCS) | Monte Caseros, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,238.96 miles (19,696.65 km) W | Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS) | Posadas, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,238.96 miles (19,696.65 km) W | Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (JSM) | José de San Martín, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,236.62 miles (19,692.89 km) SSW | Clorinda Airport (CLX) | Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,226.52 miles (19,676.63 km) SSW | Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU) | Asunción, Paraguay | |
| 15 | 12,220.95 miles (19,667.66 km) SE | Ceres Airport (CRR) | Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina | |