Nonstop flight route between Asmara, Eritrea and Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu:
Departure Airport:
(15°17'30"N by 38°54'38"E)
Arrival Airport:
(15°18'24"S by 167°58'1"E)
Distance from ASM to LOD:
9,050.08 miles (14,564.66 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Asmara International Airport (ASM), Asmara, Eritrea and Longana Airport (LOD), Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,050 miles (or 14,565 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 Longana 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 Longana 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: | LOD / NVSG |
| Airport Name: | Longana Airport |
| Location: | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°18'24"S by 167°58'1"E |
| Area Served: | Longana, Aoba Island, Vanuatu |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 167 feet (51 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from LOD |
| More Information: | LOD Maps & Info |
Facts about Asmara International Airport (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.
- During World War II, the airport was nearly destroyed by the British.
- On 7 July 1935, an agreement was signed with Imperial Airways to connect Asmara to Khartoum.
- The closest airport to Asmara International Airport (ASM) is Massawa International Airport (MSW), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) NE of ASM.
- Asmara International Airport (ASM) has 2 runways.
Facts about Longana Airport (LOD):
- Because of Longana Airport's relatively low elevation of 167 feet, planes can take off or land at Longana Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Longana Airport (LOD) is Sara Airport (SSR), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SE of LOD.
- The furthest airport from Longana Airport (LOD) is Sélibaby Airport (SEY), which is nearly antipodal to Longana Airport (meaning Longana Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sélibaby Airport), and is located 12,422 miles (19,992 kilometers) away in Sélibaby, Mauritania.
| 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 | 16.75 miles (26.95 km) SE | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 2 | 22.69 miles (36.52 km) NNE | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 3 | 40.95 miles (65.90 km) SSE | Lonorore Airport (LNE) | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 51.55 miles (82.96 km) WSW | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 5 | 65.37 miles (105.21 km) SW | Norsup Airport (NUS) | Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 66.28 miles (106.66 km) S | Craig Cove Airport (CCV) | Craig Cove, Ambrym Island, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 7 | 79.38 miles (127.76 km) NNW | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 79.62 miles (128.14 km) S | Malekoula Airport (LPM) | Lamap, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 89.18 miles (143.53 km) S | Lamen Bay Airport (LNB) | Lamen Bay, Epi Island, Shéfa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 104.57 miles (168.28 km) NNW | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 11 | 114.66 miles (184.52 km) N | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 116.13 miles (186.90 km) SSE | Tongoa Airport (TGH) | Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 125.73 miles (202.34 km) SSE | Siwo Airport (EAE) | Sangafa, Emae, Shéfa, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 166.95 miles (268.67 km) S | Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) | Port Vila, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 248.81 miles (400.43 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 | 12,422.22 miles (19,991.58 km) NE | Sélibaby Airport (SEY) | Sélibaby, Mauritania | |
| 2 | 12,393.76 miles (19,945.78 km) NE | Bakel Airport (BXE) | Bakel, Senegal | |
| 3 | 12,365.99 miles (19,901.08 km) NW | Kayes Airport (KYS) | Kayes, Mali | |
| 4 | 12,348.63 miles (19,873.15 km) ENE | Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX) | Matam, Senegal | |
| 5 | 12,338.86 miles (19,857.42 km) NNW | Kiffa Airport (KFA) | Kiffa, Mauritania | |
| 6 | 12,338.34 miles (19,856.59 km) W | Yélimané Airport (EYL) | Yélimané, Mali | |
| 7 | 12,322.39 miles (19,830.91 km) ENE | Kaédi Airport (KED) | Kaédi, Mauritania | |
| 8 | 12,283.46 miles (19,768.27 km) NE | Tambacounda Airport (TUD) | Tambacounda, Senegal | |
| 9 | 12,281.18 miles (19,764.60 km) NNW | Tamchakett Airport (THT) | Tamchakett, Mauritania | |
| 10 | 12,272.95 miles (19,751.35 km) W | Nioro Airport (NIX) | Nioro, Mali | |
| 11 | 12,266.14 miles (19,740.38 km) ENE | Abbaye Airport (BGH) | Boghe (Bogué), Mauritania | |
| 12 | 12,265.17 miles (19,738.83 km) N | Letfotar Airport (MOM) | Moudjeria, Mauritania | |
| 13 | 12,259.24 miles (19,729.28 km) NNE | Simenti Airport (SMY) | Simenti, Senegal | |
| 14 | 12,258.48 miles (19,728.06 km) NNW | Kéniéba Airport (KNZ) | Kéniéba, Mali | |
| 15 | 12,250.48 miles (19,715.19 km) WNW | Aioun el Atrouss Airport (AEO) | Aioun El Atrouss, Mauritania | |