Nonstop flight route between Auburn, California, United States and Axum, Ethiopia:
Departure Airport:
(38°57'16"N by 121°4'54"W)
Arrival Airport:
(14°8'12"N by 38°46'33"E)
Distance from AUN to AXU:
8,544.81 miles (13,751.51 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Auburn Municipal Airport (AUN), Auburn, California, United States and Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU), Axum, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,545 miles (or 13,752 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 Auburn Municipal Airport and Axum Emperor Yohannes IV 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 Auburn Municipal Airport and Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AUN / KAUN |
| Airport Name: | Auburn Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Auburn, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°57'16"N by 121°4'54"W |
| Area Served: | Auburn, California |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1536 feet (468 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AUN |
| More Information: | AUN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AXU / HAAX |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Axum, Ethiopia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°8'12"N by 38°46'33"E |
| Area Served: | Axum, Ethiopia |
| Operator/Owner: | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6916 feet (2,108 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AXU |
| More Information: | AXU Maps & Info |
Facts about Auburn Municipal Airport (AUN):
- Auburn Municipal Airport (AUN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Auburn Municipal Airport (AUN) is Beale Air Force Base (BAB), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) WNW of AUN.
- The City of Auburn owns and operates the airport.
- The City owns 285 acres around the airport.
- The furthest airport from Auburn Municipal Airport (AUN) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,249 miles (18,104 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU):
- Because of Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport's high elevation of 6,916 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AXU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AXU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- On 2 May 1987, Douglas C-47A ET-AGT of Ethiopian Airlines was destroyed on the ground in an attack on the airport by Ethiopian Air Force MiG-23s.
- The furthest airport from Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) is Fangatau Airport (FGU), which is nearly antipodal to Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (meaning Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fangatau Airport), and is located 12,318 miles (19,824 kilometers) away in Fangatau, French Polynesia.
- Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport", another name for AXU is "የአክሱም ዮሃነስ አራት የአየር ማረፊያ".
- The closest airport to Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) is Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) SE of AXU.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 22.79 miles (36.68 km) WNW | Beale Air Force Base (BAB) | Marysville, California, United States |     |
| 2 | 23.79 miles (38.29 km) SE | Placerville Airport (PVF) | Placerville, California, United States | |
| 3 | 26.23 miles (42.21 km) SW | Sacramento Airport McClellan Airfield (MCC) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| 4 | 28.00 miles (45.06 km) WNW | Yuba County Airport (MYV) | Marysville, California, United States | |
| 5 | 29.79 miles (47.94 km) NE | Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport (BLU) | Emigrant Gap, California, United States | |
| 6 | 30.04 miles (48.34 km) SSW | Sacramento Mather Airport (MHR) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| 7 | 32.74 miles (52.69 km) WSW | Sacramento International Airport (SMF) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| 8 | 37.76 miles (60.77 km) SW | Sacramento Executive Airport (SAC) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| 9 | 46.83 miles (75.37 km) NW | Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE) | Oroville, California, United States | |
| 10 | 56.45 miles (90.85 km) ENE | Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) | Truckee, California, United States | |
| 11 | 58.55 miles (94.22 km) E | Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) | South Lake Tahoe, California, United States | |
| 12 | 61.99 miles (99.76 km) SW | Nut Tree Airport (VCB) | Vacaville, California, United States | |
| 13 | 66.11 miles (106.40 km) SW | Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU) | Fairfield, California, United States | |
| 14 | 71.37 miles (114.86 km) NW | Chico Municipal Airport (CIC) | Chico, California, United States | |
| 15 | 71.49 miles (115.06 km) E | Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) | Minden, Nevada, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,249.30 miles (18,103.94 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,201.01 miles (18,026.23 km) S | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,172.40 miles (17,980.20 km) S | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,154.76 miles (17,951.80 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,150.40 miles (17,944.79 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,084.18 miles (17,838.21 km) SSW | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 11,059.67 miles (17,798.77 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,039.30 miles (17,765.99 km) SSE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,951.08 miles (17,624.01 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,948.24 miles (17,619.44 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,934.57 miles (17,597.44 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,887.11 miles (17,521.06 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,884.72 miles (17,517.22 km) SSE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,874.36 miles (17,500.55 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,853.26 miles (17,466.58 km) SE | Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) | Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 68.72 miles (110.60 km) SE | Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) | Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia | |
| 2 | 80.30 miles (129.23 km) N | Asmara International Airport (ASM) | Asmara, Eritrea | |
| 3 | 113.92 miles (183.34 km) NNE | Massawa International Airport (MSW) | Massawa, Eritrea | |
| 4 | 128.77 miles (207.23 km) W | Humera Airport (HUE) | Humera, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 143.63 miles (231.14 km) SW | Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) | Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 6 | 150.15 miles (241.64 km) S | Lalibela Airport (LLI) | Lalibela, Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 163.94 miles (263.84 km) SSW | Debre Tabor Airport (DBT) | Debre Tabor, Ethiopia | |
| 8 | 184.94 miles (297.62 km) WNW | Kassala Airport (KSL) | Kassala, Sudan | |
| 9 | 201.33 miles (324.02 km) WNW | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 10 | 220.26 miles (354.47 km) SSE | Combolcha Airport (DSE) | Dessie / Kombolcha, Ethiopia | |
| 11 | 235.79 miles (379.47 km) S | Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 270.03 miles (434.57 km) ESE | Assab International Airport (ASA) | Assab, Eritrea | |
| 13 | 272.87 miles (439.14 km) WSW | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 14 | 284.23 miles (457.43 km) E | Hodeida International Airport (HOD) | Al Hudaydah (Hodeida), Yemen | |
| 15 | 336.38 miles (541.34 km) SE | Ali-Sabieh Airport (AII) | Ali-Sabieh, Djibouti | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,318.37 miles (19,824.45 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,280.59 miles (19,763.64 km) SSE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,202.49 miles (19,637.95 km) SE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,164.10 miles (19,576.17 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,112.78 miles (19,493.58 km) ESE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 12,111.61 miles (19,491.69 km) E | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 12,100.02 miles (19,473.05 km) SSW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 12,099.20 miles (19,471.73 km) E | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 12,076.28 miles (19,434.85 km) ESE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 12,075.48 miles (19,433.56 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 12,068.09 miles (19,421.67 km) ESE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 12,045.87 miles (19,385.90 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 12,036.28 miles (19,370.47 km) SW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,946.10 miles (19,225.33 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,933.43 miles (19,204.95 km) E | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |