Nonstop flight route between Asmara, Eritrea and Kabala, Sierra Leone:
Departure Airport:
(15°17'30"N by 38°54'38"E)
Arrival Airport:
(9°38'20"N by 11°30'55"W)
Distance from ASM to KBA:
3,417.23 miles (5,499.48 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Asmara International Airport (ASM), Asmara, Eritrea and Kabala Airport (KBA), Kabala, Sierra Leone would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,417 miles (or 5,499 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 Asmara International Airport and Kabala 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 Asmara International Airport and Kabala Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASM / HHAS |
| Airport Name: | Asmara International Airport |
| Location: | Asmara, Eritrea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°17'30"N by 38°54'38"E |
| Area Served: | Asmara |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 7661 feet (2,335 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ASM |
| More Information: | ASM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KBA / GFKB |
| Airport Name: | Kabala Airport |
| Location: | Kabala, Sierra Leone |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°38'20"N by 11°30'55"W |
| Area Served: | Kabala |
| View all routes: | Routes from KBA |
| More Information: | KBA Maps & Info |
Facts about Asmara International Airport (ASM):
- The closest airport to Asmara International Airport (ASM) is Massawa International Airport (MSW), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) NE of ASM.
- Because of Asmara International Airport's high elevation of 7,661 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ASM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ASM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Asmara International Airport (ASM) is Fangatau Airport (FGU), which is nearly antipodal to Asmara International Airport (meaning Asmara International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fangatau Airport), and is located 12,398 miles (19,952 kilometers) away in Fangatau, French Polynesia.
- The airport is the most important of Eritrea, even if it has some restrictions because it is located inside the external neighboroughs of Asmara.
- During World War II, the airport was nearly destroyed by the British.
- The Asmara airport was created in 1922, the first such facility to be opened in Italian Eritrea.
- Asmara International Airport (ASM) has 2 runways.
Facts about Kabala Airport (KBA):
- The furthest airport from Kabala Airport (KBA) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Kabala Airport (meaning Kabala Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,154 miles (19,559 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
- The closest airport to Kabala Airport (KBA) is Faranah Airport (FAA), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) ENE of KBA.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 40.73 miles (65.55 km) NE | Massawa International Airport (MSW) | Massawa, Eritrea |     |
| 2 | 80.30 miles (129.23 km) S | Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) | Axum, Ethiopia | |
| 3 | 132.78 miles (213.69 km) SSE | Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) | Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia | |
| 4 | 169.14 miles (272.20 km) SW | Humera Airport (HUE) | Humera, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 172.17 miles (277.08 km) W | Kassala Airport (KSL) | Kassala, Sudan | |
| 6 | 203.87 miles (328.10 km) W | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 7 | 215.62 miles (347.01 km) SSW | Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) | Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 8 | 229.31 miles (369.04 km) S | Lalibela Airport (LLI) | Lalibela, Ethiopia | |
| 9 | 243.05 miles (391.16 km) SSW | Debre Tabor Airport (DBT) | Debre Tabor, Ethiopia | |
| 10 | 273.85 miles (440.71 km) E | Hodeida International Airport (HOD) | Al Hudaydah (Hodeida), Yemen | |
| 11 | 293.42 miles (472.22 km) ESE | Assab International Airport (ASA) | Assab, Eritrea | |
| 12 | 295.78 miles (476.01 km) S | Combolcha Airport (DSE) | Dessie / Kombolcha, Ethiopia | |
| 13 | 306.77 miles (493.70 km) NNW | Port Sudan New International Airport (PZU) | Port Sudan, Sudan | |
| 14 | 315.78 miles (508.20 km) S | Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia | |
| 15 | 320.58 miles (515.92 km) SW | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,397.92 miles (19,952.46 km) SSW | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,330.77 miles (19,844.39 km) ESE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,244.29 miles (19,705.22 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,244.28 miles (19,705.21 km) ESE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,128.42 miles (19,518.75 km) E | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 12,121.39 miles (19,507.44 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 12,110.92 miles (19,490.59 km) ESE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 12,098.94 miles (19,471.31 km) E | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 12,096.78 miles (19,467.84 km) SW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 12,086.58 miles (19,451.42 km) E | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 12,081.64 miles (19,443.47 km) E | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 12,068.13 miles (19,421.73 km) E | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 12,030.32 miles (19,360.87 km) SSW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 12,023.51 miles (19,349.91 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,927.51 miles (19,195.41 km) E | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 57.68 miles (92.82 km) ENE | Faranah Airport (FAA) | Faranah, Guinea | |
| 2 | 77.60 miles (124.88 km) SSE | Yengema Airport (WYE) | Yengema, Kono District, Sierra Leone | |
| 3 | 100.41 miles (161.59 km) ESE | Kissidougou Airport (KSI) | Kissidougou, Guinea | |
| 4 | 118.32 miles (190.41 km) S | Bo Airport (KBS) | Bo, Sierra Leone | |
| 5 | 122.58 miles (197.27 km) S | Kenema Airport (KEN) | Kenema, Sierra Leone | |
| 6 | 125.06 miles (201.26 km) SE | Foya Airport (FOY) | Foya, Liberia | |
| 7 | 128.67 miles (207.07 km) NNW | Tata Airport (LEK) | Labé, Guinea | |
| 8 | 134.64 miles (216.68 km) WSW | Lungi International Airport (FNA) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 9 | 139.26 miles (224.12 km) SSW | Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) | Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone | |
| 10 | 139.67 miles (224.78 km) SW | Hastings Airport (HGS) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 11 | 142.90 miles (229.97 km) W | Conakry International Airport (CKY) | Conakry, Guinea | |
| 12 | 148.15 miles (238.43 km) WNW | Fria Airport (FIG) | Fria, Guinea | |
| 13 | 149.75 miles (240.99 km) SE | Voinjama Airport (VOI) | Voinjama, Liberia | |
| 14 | 159.27 miles (256.32 km) ESE | Macenta Airport (MCA) | Macenta, Guinea | |
| 15 | 160.90 miles (258.94 km) SSW | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,153.68 miles (19,559.41 km) S | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 2 | 12,138.75 miles (19,535.37 km) SSE | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 3 | 12,114.65 miles (19,496.59 km) S | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 12,065.57 miles (19,417.61 km) S | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 5 | 12,043.64 miles (19,382.31 km) S | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 12,033.23 miles (19,365.55 km) S | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 7 | 12,022.58 miles (19,348.43 km) SSE | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 12,006.06 miles (19,321.84 km) S | Lonorore Airport (LNE) | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 11,993.55 miles (19,301.70 km) E | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 10 | 11,985.83 miles (19,289.28 km) S | Norsup Airport (NUS) | Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu | |
| 11 | 11,985.22 miles (19,288.30 km) E | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 11,977.43 miles (19,275.75 km) S | Craig Cove Airport (CCV) | Craig Cove, Ambrym Island, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 11,964.06 miles (19,254.24 km) S | Malekoula Airport (LPM) | Lamap, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 11,956.43 miles (19,241.96 km) S | Lamen Bay Airport (LNB) | Lamen Bay, Epi Island, Shéfa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 11,935.70 miles (19,208.60 km) S | Tongoa Airport (TGH) | Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu | |