Nonstop flight route between Asmara, Eritrea and Ust-Ilimsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(15°17'30"N by 38°54'38"E)
Arrival Airport:
(58°7'59"N by 102°33'24"E)
Distance from ASM to UIK:
4,370.36 miles (7,033.40 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Asmara International Airport (ASM), Asmara, Eritrea and Ust-Ilimsk (UIK), Ust-Ilimsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,370 miles (or 7,033 kilometers).
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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: | UIK / UIBS |
| Airport Name: | Ust-Ilimsk |
| Location: | Ust-Ilimsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 58°7'59"N by 102°33'24"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1339 feet (408 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UIK |
| More Information: | UIK Maps & Info |
Facts about Asmara International Airport (ASM):
- The Asmara airport was created in 1922, the first such facility to be opened in Italian Eritrea.
- The closest airport to Asmara International Airport (ASM) is Massawa International Airport (MSW), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) NE of ASM.
- 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.
- On 7 July 1935, an agreement was signed with Imperial Airways to connect Asmara to Khartoum.
- 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.
- Asmara International Airport has capacity restrictions due to its small terminal, short runway and 1.5-mile altitude.
Facts about Ust-Ilimsk (UIK):
- The furthest airport from Ust-Ilimsk (UIK) is Ushuaia International Airport (USH), which is nearly antipodal to Ust-Ilimsk (meaning Ust-Ilimsk is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ushuaia International Airport), and is located 12,021 miles (19,346 kilometers) away in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.
- Ust-Ilimsk (UIK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ust-Ilimsk (UIK) is Bratsk Airport (BTK), which is located 126 miles (203 kilometers) SSW of UIK.
| 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 | 125.98 miles (202.75 km) SSW | Bratsk Airport (BTK) | Bratsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 2 | 147.16 miles (236.83 km) SE | Ust-Kut Airport (UKX) | Ust-Kut, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 3 | 203.27 miles (327.12 km) E | Kirensk Airport (KCK) | Kirensk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 4 | 288.80 miles (464.77 km) NE | Erbogachon Airport Аэропорт Ербогачен (ERG) | Yerbogachen, Katangsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 5 | 379.47 miles (610.69 km) W | Yeniseysk Airport Аэропорт Енисейск (EIE) | Yeniseysk, Russia | |
| 6 | 400.29 miles (644.20 km) WSW | Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново (KJA) | Krasnoyarsk, Russia | |
| 7 | 411.60 miles (662.41 km) S | International Airport Irkutsk (IKT) | Irkutsk, Russia | |
| 8 | 465.82 miles (749.66 km) W | Achinsk Airport (ACS) | Achinsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | |
| 9 | 477.72 miles (768.81 km) SSE | Baikal International Airport (UUD) | Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia, Russia | |
| 10 | 495.02 miles (796.65 km) NE | Mirny Airport (MJZ) | Mirny, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 11 | 496.44 miles (798.94 km) NW | Podkamennaya Tunguska Airport (TGP) | Podkamennaya Tunguska, Krasnoyarsk, Russia | |
| 12 | 527.05 miles (848.20 km) WSW | Abakan International Airport (ABA) | Abakan, Khakassia, Russia | |
| 13 | 550.46 miles (885.87 km) SW | Kyzyl Airport (KYZ) | Kyzyl, Tuva, Russia | |
| 14 | 593.63 miles (955.35 km) S | Mörön Airport (MXV) | Mörön, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia | |
| 15 | 597.63 miles (961.79 km) SE | Chita Kadala (HTA) | Chita, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,020.86 miles (19,345.65 km) WSW | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 2 | 11,999.12 miles (19,310.67 km) SW | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,957.06 miles (19,242.98 km) SW | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 4 | 11,949.76 miles (19,231.23 km) SSW | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,882.89 miles (19,123.61 km) SW | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 6 | 11,859.64 miles (19,086.19 km) SSW | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 7 | 11,852.57 miles (19,074.81 km) SSW | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 8 | 11,746.23 miles (18,903.69 km) WSW | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 9 | 11,725.41 miles (18,870.18 km) SSW | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 10 | 11,657.91 miles (18,761.53 km) SSW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,603.32 miles (18,673.69 km) SSW | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,591.37 miles (18,654.45 km) SSW | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,575.07 miles (18,628.22 km) SW | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,570.82 miles (18,621.39 km) WSW | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 15 | 11,558.72 miles (18,601.92 km) SSW | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |