Nonstop flight route between Artesia, New Mexico, United States and Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana:
Departure Airport:
(32°51'8"N by 104°28'4"W)
Arrival Airport:
(4°53'44"N by 1°46'28"W)
Distance from ATS to TKD:
6,764.92 miles (10,887.06 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS), Artesia, New Mexico, United States and Takoradi Airport (TKD), Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,765 miles (or 10,887 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 Artesia Municipal Airport and Takoradi 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 Artesia Municipal Airport and Takoradi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ATS / KATS |
| Airport Name: | Artesia Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Artesia, New Mexico, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°51'8"N by 104°28'4"W |
| Area Served: | Artesia, New Mexico |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Artesia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3541 feet (1,079 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ATS |
| More Information: | ATS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TKD / DGTK |
| Airport Name: | Takoradi Airport |
| Location: | Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°53'44"N by 1°46'28"W |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TKD |
| More Information: | TKD Maps & Info |
Facts about Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS):
- The furthest airport from Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,261 miles (18,123 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- For the 12-month period ending April 6, 2011, the airport had 11,550 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 31 per day.
- The closest airport to Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS) is Roswell International Air Center (ROW), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) N of ATS.
- Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS) has 2 runways.
- Artesia Municipal Airport is a city owned, public use airport located three nautical miles west of the central business district of Artesia, a city in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States.
Facts about Takoradi Airport (TKD):
- Takoradi Airport (TKD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Takoradi Airport (TKD) is Aboisso Airport (ABO), which is located 109 miles (176 kilometers) WNW of TKD.
- Because of Takoradi Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Takoradi 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 furthest airport from Takoradi Airport (TKD) is Arorae Island Airport (AIS), which is nearly antipodal to Takoradi Airport (meaning Takoradi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Arorae Island Airport), and is located 12,251 miles (19,716 kilometers) away in Arorae Island, Kiribati.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.24 miles (50.27 km) N | Roswell International Air Center (ROW) | Roswell, New Mexico, United States |     |
| 2 | 37.52 miles (60.38 km) SSE | Cavern City Air Terminal (CNM) | Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States | |
| 3 | 73.56 miles (118.38 km) E | Lea County Regional Airport (HOB) | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States | |
| 4 | 88.40 miles (142.26 km) W | Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport (ALM) | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States | |
| 5 | 95.11 miles (153.06 km) E | Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN) | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States | |
| 6 | 104.69 miles (168.48 km) SE | Winkler County Airport (INK) | Wink, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 113.90 miles (183.31 km) N | Fort Sumner Municipal Airport (FSU) | Fort Sumner, New Mexico, United States | |
| 8 | 115.98 miles (186.65 km) SSE | Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) | Pecos, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 124.59 miles (200.51 km) NNE | Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS) | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | |
| 10 | 125.38 miles (201.78 km) S | Culberson County Airport (VHN) | Van Horn, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 131.38 miles (211.43 km) WSW | Biggs Army Airfield (BIF) | Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 132.84 miles (213.78 km) WSW | El Paso International Airport (ELP) | El Paso, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 134.86 miles (217.04 km) NE | Clovis Municipal Airport (CVN) | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | |
| 14 | 142.09 miles (228.67 km) SW | Abraham González International Airport (CJS) | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 15 | 142.09 miles (228.67 km) SW | Nuevo Casas Grandes Municipal Airport (NCG) | Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,261.11 miles (18,122.96 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,043.44 miles (17,772.65 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,969.82 miles (17,654.18 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,956.26 miles (17,632.35 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,633.15 miles (17,112.36 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,588.30 miles (17,040.17 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,528.03 miles (16,943.19 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,523.08 miles (16,935.21 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,501.65 miles (16,900.72 km) ESE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,496.37 miles (16,892.22 km) E | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,474.02 miles (16,856.25 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,449.53 miles (16,816.84 km) ESE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,432.48 miles (16,789.41 km) ESE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,395.24 miles (16,729.48 km) ESE | Mandritsara Airport (WMA) | Mandritsara, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,373.04 miles (16,693.75 km) ESE | Tsaratanana Airport (TTS) | Tsaratanana, Madagascar. | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 109.17 miles (175.69 km) WNW | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 2 | 120.95 miles (194.65 km) ENE | Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC) | Accra, Ghana | |
| 3 | 126.29 miles (203.24 km) N | Kumasi Airport (KMS) | Kumasi, Ghana | |
| 4 | 150.18 miles (241.69 km) W | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 5 | 174.57 miles (280.94 km) NNW | Sunyani Airport (NYI) | Sunyani, Ghana | |
| 6 | 226.04 miles (363.78 km) ENE | Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW) | Lomé, Togo | |
| 7 | 226.06 miles (363.81 km) NNW | Soko Airport (BDK) | Bondoukou, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 8 | 231.36 miles (372.33 km) WNW | Dimbokro Airport (DIM) | Dimbokro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 9 | 253.94 miles (408.68 km) WNW | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 10 | 283.08 miles (455.57 km) WNW | Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK) | Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 299.83 miles (482.53 km) NW | Bouaké Airport (BYK) | Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 300.01 miles (482.83 km) W | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 13 | 301.47 miles (485.16 km) WNW | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 303.28 miles (488.09 km) ENE | Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO) | Cotonou, Benin | |
| 15 | 313.34 miles (504.27 km) NNW | Bouna Tehini Airport (BQO) | Bouna, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,251.24 miles (19,716.40 km) SSE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 12,177.35 miles (19,597.49 km) SSW | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 3 | 12,148.23 miles (19,550.63 km) SSE | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 11,964.00 miles (19,254.14 km) SE | Aranuka Airport (AAK) | Aranuka, Kiribati | |
| 5 | 11,956.59 miles (19,242.22 km) SE | Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 6 | 11,879.12 miles (19,117.55 km) SE | Bonriki International Airport (TRW) | Tarawa, Kiribati | |
| 7 | 11,852.07 miles (19,074.01 km) SE | Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF) | Abaiang, Kiribati | |
| 8 | 11,847.31 miles (19,066.35 km) SE | Marakei Airport (MZK) | Marakei, Kiribati | |
| 9 | 11,770.58 miles (18,942.87 km) SE | Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG) | Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 10 | 11,744.76 miles (18,901.31 km) SSW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 11 | 11,739.02 miles (18,892.08 km) SSW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 12 | 11,727.29 miles (18,873.19 km) WSW | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 13 | 11,633.77 miles (18,722.69 km) S | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 14 | 11,615.85 miles (18,693.85 km) S | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 15 | 11,600.83 miles (18,669.69 km) ESE | Nauru International Airport (INU) | Yaren, Nauru | |