Nonstop flight route between Asmara, Eritrea and Retalhuleu, Guatemala:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Asmara International Airport (ASM), Asmara, Eritrea and Retalhuleu Airport (RER), Retalhuleu, Guatemala would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,484 miles (or 13,654 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 Retalhuleu 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 Retalhuleu 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: | RER / MGRT |
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Location: | Retalhuleu, Guatemala |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°31'15"N by 91°41'49"W |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 656 feet (200 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RER |
More Information: | RER Maps & Info |
Facts about Asmara International Airport (ASM):
- On 7 July 1935, an agreement was signed with Imperial Airways to connect Asmara to Khartoum.
- The airport is the most important of Eritrea, even if it has some restrictions because it is located inside the external neighboroughs of Asmara.
- The Asmara airport was created in 1922, the first such facility to be opened in Italian Eritrea.
- Asmara International Airport (ASM) has 2 runways.
- 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 closest airport to Asmara International Airport (ASM) is Massawa International Airport (MSW), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) NE of ASM.
Facts about Retalhuleu Airport (RER):
- Because of Retalhuleu Airport's relatively low elevation of 656 feet, planes can take off or land at Retalhuleu 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.
- Retalhuleu Airport (RER) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Retalhuleu Airport (RER) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,841 miles (19,057 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Retalhuleu Airport (RER) is Coatepeque Airport (CTF), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NW of RER.
- In addition to being known as "Retalhuleu Airport", another name for RER is "Base Aérea del Sur".