Nonstop flight route between Asosa, Ethiopia and Ontario (near Los Angeles), California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Asosa Airport (ASO), Asosa, Ethiopia and LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT), Ontario (near Los Angeles), California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,887 miles (or 14,302 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 Asosa Airport and LA/Ontario 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 Asosa Airport and LA/Ontario International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Asosa Airport (ASO):

• The closest airport to Asosa Airport (ASO) is Beica Airport (BEI), which is located 44 miles (70 kilometers) S of ASO.
• The furthest airport from Asosa Airport (ASO) is Manihi Airport (XMH), which is nearly antipodal to Asosa Airport (meaning Asosa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihi Airport), and is located 12,128 miles (19,518 kilometers) away in Manihi, French Polynesia.
• Because of Asosa Airport's high elevation of 5,121 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ASO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ASO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Asosa Airport (ASO) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT):

• Because of LA/Ontario International Airport's relatively low elevation of 944 feet, planes can take off or land at LA/Ontario International 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.
• In 2013, LAWA offered to return the airport to local control for a purchase price of $474mm, which was rejected.
• LA/Ontario International Airport handled 4,812,006 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,460 miles (18,443 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• Terminal 2 has 265,000 square feet and 12 gates.
• LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) has 2 runways.
• ONT currently has more than 64 daily departures and arrivals.
• The closest airport to LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) is Chino Airport (CNO), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSW of ONT.
• For a number of years, the airport operated alongside Ontario Air National Guard Station, which was closed as a result of the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission.