Nonstop flight route between Awasa, Ethiopia and Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands:
Departure Airport:
(7°4'1"N by 38°30'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(53°7'30"N by 6°34'59"E)
Distance from AWA to GRQ:
3,651.61 miles (5,876.68 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Awasa International Airport (AWA), Awasa, Ethiopia and Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,652 miles (or 5,877 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 Awasa International Airport and Groningen Airport Eelde, 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 Awasa International Airport and Groningen Airport Eelde. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AWA / HALA |
| Airport Name: | Awasa International Airport |
| Location: | Awasa, Ethiopia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°4'1"N by 38°30'0"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5149 feet (1,569 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AWA |
| More Information: | AWA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GRQ / EHGG |
| Airport Name: | Groningen Airport Eelde |
| Location: | Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°7'30"N by 6°34'59"E |
| Area Served: | Groningen, Netherlands |
| Operator/Owner: | Groningen Airport Eelde NV |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GRQ |
| More Information: | GRQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Awasa International Airport (AWA):
- Awasa International Airport (AWA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Awasa International Airport's high elevation of 5,149 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AWA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AWA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Awasa International Airport (AWA) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Awasa International Airport (meaning Awasa International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,184 miles (19,609 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Awasa International Airport (AWA) is Arba Minch Airport (AMH), which is located 95 miles (152 kilometers) SW of AWA.
Facts about Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ):
- Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) is Emden Airport (EME), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NE of GRQ.
- Because of Groningen Airport Eelde's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Groningen Airport Eelde 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.
- Early 1945, the Germans abandoned their "Fliegerhorst", as they called it.
- Groningen Airport Eelde is a civilian airport near Eelde, in the northeastern Netherlands.
- The furthest airport from Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,778 miles (18,956 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The first landing of a European aeroplane took place on July 13, 1958.
- Groningen Airport Eelde handled 20,866 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 94.54 miles (152.14 km) SW | Arba Minch Airport (AMH) | Arba Minch, Ethiopia |     |
| 2 | 105.99 miles (170.58 km) E | Robe Airport (GOB) | Goba, Ethiopia | |
| 3 | 122.56 miles (197.24 km) WNW | Aba Segud Airport (JIM) | Jimma, Ethiopia | |
| 4 | 133.60 miles (215.01 km) N | Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 150.22 miles (241.75 km) SE | Neghelle Airport (EGL) | Negele Boran, Ethiopia | |
| 6 | 152.11 miles (244.80 km) E | Ghinnir Airport (GNN) | Ghinnir, Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 159.93 miles (257.38 km) WSW | Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) (BCO) | Jinka, Ethiopia | |
| 8 | 203.58 miles (327.63 km) W | Mizan Teferi Airport (MTF) | Mizan Teferi, Ethiopia | |
| 9 | 215.56 miles (346.91 km) WNW | Gore Airport (GOR) | Gore, Ethiopia | |
| 10 | 252.33 miles (406.08 km) S | Moyale Airport (MYS) | Moyale, Ethiopia | |
| 11 | 253.24 miles (407.55 km) N | Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 270.04 miles (434.59 km) WNW | Dembidolo Airport (DEM) | Dembidolo, Ethiopia | |
| 13 | 279.42 miles (449.69 km) WNW | Gambela Airport (GMB) | Gambela, Ethiopia | |
| 14 | 289.47 miles (465.85 km) NE | Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) | Dire Dawa, Ethiopia | |
| 15 | 289.49 miles (465.89 km) NNE | Combolcha Airport (DSE) | Dessie / Kombolcha, Ethiopia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,184.35 miles (19,608.76 km) SW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,840.60 miles (19,055.55 km) SSE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,834.48 miles (19,045.71 km) SSE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,830.62 miles (19,039.50 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,812.84 miles (19,010.87 km) S | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,773.76 miles (18,947.98 km) SSE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,763.06 miles (18,930.76 km) SSE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,761.54 miles (18,928.32 km) SSE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,755.20 miles (18,918.11 km) SSE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,709.13 miles (18,843.97 km) SE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,676.62 miles (18,791.65 km) SSE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,675.32 miles (18,789.57 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,604.41 miles (18,675.44 km) SSW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,572.98 miles (18,624.86 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,528.99 miles (18,554.06 km) SE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 32.36 miles (52.07 km) NE | Emden Airport (EME) | Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 2 | 32.92 miles (52.99 km) N | Borkum Airfield (BMK) | Borkum, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 3 | 34.82 miles (56.03 km) WNW | Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) | Leeuwarden, Netherlands | |
| 4 | 60.05 miles (96.65 km) SSE | Enschede Airport Twente (ENS) | Enschede, Netherlands | |
| 5 | 63.69 miles (102.50 km) SW | Lelystad Airport (LEY) | Lelystad, Netherlands | |
| 6 | 66.61 miles (107.20 km) SSE | Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ) | Rhine, Germany | |
| 7 | 71.26 miles (114.68 km) NE | Wangerooge Airport (AGE) | Wangerooge, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 8 | 76.20 miles (122.63 km) W | De Kooy Airfield (DHR) | Den Helder, Netherlands | |
| 9 | 82.50 miles (132.77 km) SE | Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) | Greven, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 10 | 86.25 miles (138.81 km) ENE | Bremerhaven Airport (BRV) | Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany | |
| 11 | 91.34 miles (146.99 km) NE | Heligoland Airport (HGL) | Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 12 | 91.59 miles (147.40 km) E | Bremen Airport (BRE) | Bremen, Germany | |
| 13 | 94.77 miles (152.52 km) SW | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) | Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands | |
| 14 | 96.30 miles (154.98 km) ENE | Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) | Nordholz, Germany | |
| 15 | 106.83 miles (171.92 km) S | Weeze Airport (NRN) | Weeze, Niederrhein, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,778.45 miles (18,955.53 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,552.78 miles (18,592.35 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,539.90 miles (18,571.62 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,514.04 miles (18,530.01 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,512.50 miles (18,527.52 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,511.93 miles (18,526.61 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,510.63 miles (18,524.52 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,502.64 miles (18,511.65 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,490.23 miles (18,491.69 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,485.95 miles (18,484.79 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,462.95 miles (18,447.78 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,458.32 miles (18,440.34 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,454.74 miles (18,434.58 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,454.58 miles (18,434.32 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,454.16 miles (18,433.63 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |