Nonstop flight route between Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands and Anaco, Venezuela:
Departure Airport:
(19°16'56"N by 166°38'12"E)
Arrival Airport:
(9°25'49"N by 64°28'14"W)
Distance from AWK to AAO:
8,432.21 miles (13,570.29 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wake Island Airfield (AWK), Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands and Anaco Airport (AAO), Anaco, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,432 miles (or 13,570 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 Wake Island Airfield and Anaco 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 Wake Island Airfield and Anaco Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AWK / PWAK |
| Airport Name: | Wake Island Airfield |
| Location: | Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°16'56"N by 166°38'12"E |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AWK |
| More Information: | AWK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AAO / SVAN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Anaco, Venezuela |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°25'49"N by 64°28'14"W |
| Area Served: | Anaco, Venezuela |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 721 feet (220 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AAO |
| More Information: | AAO Maps & Info |
Facts about Wake Island Airfield (AWK):
- The closest airport to Wake Island Airfield (AWK) is Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) SE of AWK.
- The furthest airport from Wake Island Airfield (AWK) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is located 11,652 miles (18,752 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- After pioneering air service into Wake Island in 1935, Pan American World Airways continued to serve the airfield for many years.
- Wake Island Airfield (AWK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Wake Island Airfield's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Wake Island Airfield 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.
Facts about Anaco Airport (AAO):
- Because of Anaco Airport's relatively low elevation of 721 feet, planes can take off or land at Anaco 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.
- Anaco Airport (AAO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Anaco Airport", another name for AAO is "Aeropuerto de Anaco".
- The closest airport to Anaco Airport (AAO) is San Tomé Airport (SOM), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) SSE of AAO.
- The furthest airport from Anaco Airport (AAO) is Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS), which is nearly antipodal to Anaco Airport (meaning Anaco Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA)), and is located 12,384 miles (19,929 kilometers) away in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 168.82 miles (271.69 km) SE | Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) | Quoin Hill, Vanuatu |     |
| 2 | 540.85 miles (870.41 km) S | Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) | Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 561.66 miles (903.89 km) S | Rongelap Airport (RNP) | Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 596.65 miles (960.22 km) SSE | Utirik Airport (UTK) | Utirik Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 619.11 miles (996.35 km) SSW | Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) | Enewetak, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 630.80 miles (1,015.18 km) S | Wotho Airport (WTO) | Wotho, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 664.99 miles (1,070.20 km) SSE | Ailuk Airport (AIM) | Ailuk, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 677.49 miles (1,090.31 km) SSE | Likiep Airport (LIK) | Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 682.90 miles (1,099.02 km) SSE | Mejit Airport (MJB) | Mejit Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 688.45 miles (1,107.94 km) S | Elenak Airport (EAL) | Elenak, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 716.29 miles (1,152.76 km) S | Lae Airport (LML) | Lae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 717.81 miles (1,155.20 km) S | Ujae Airport (UJE) | Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 720.21 miles (1,159.06 km) SSE | Wotje Airport (WTE) | Wotje (Wotje Atoll), Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 733.47 miles (1,180.40 km) S | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 733.68 miles (1,180.75 km) S | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,652.10 miles (18,752.18 km) S | RAF Ascension (ASI) | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena | |
| 2 | 10,799.93 miles (17,380.77 km) ESE | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 3 | 10,794.19 miles (17,371.52 km) ESE | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 4 | 10,766.57 miles (17,327.07 km) SE | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 5 | 10,763.27 miles (17,321.77 km) ESE | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 6 | 10,757.15 miles (17,311.91 km) SSW | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 7 | 10,757.03 miles (17,311.72 km) ESE | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 8 | 10,748.45 miles (17,297.91 km) SSW | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 9 | 10,735.92 miles (17,277.75 km) E | Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) | Porto Seguro, Brazil | |
| 10 | 10,731.43 miles (17,270.52 km) S | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 11 | 10,724.39 miles (17,259.18 km) E | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 12 | 10,715.01 miles (17,244.10 km) E | Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) | Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 13 | 10,712.47 miles (17,240.01 km) ESE | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 14 | 10,699.24 miles (17,218.71 km) ESE | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 15 | 10,693.24 miles (17,209.06 km) SSW | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.98 miles (64.34 km) SSE | San Tomé Airport (SOM) | San Tomé, Venezuela | |
| 2 | 44.94 miles (72.32 km) SSE | El Tigre Airport (ELX) | El Tigre, Venezuela | |
| 3 | 49.08 miles (78.98 km) NNW | General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport (BLA) | Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela | |
| 4 | 74.18 miles (119.38 km) NNE | Antonio José de Sucre Airport (CUM) | Cumaná, Venezuela | |
| 5 | 92.42 miles (148.74 km) ENE | José Tadeo Monagas International Airport (MUN) | Maturín, Venezuela | |
| 6 | 104.80 miles (168.66 km) W | Valle de la Pascua Airport (VDP) | Valle de la Pascua, Guárico, Venezuela | |
| 7 | 108.02 miles (173.83 km) NNE | Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (PMV) | Porlamar, Venezuela | |
| 8 | 110.64 miles (178.06 km) SE | Tomás de Heres Airport (CBL) | Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela | |
| 9 | 118.26 miles (190.32 km) NE | General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP) | Carúpano, Venezuela | |
| 10 | 140.92 miles (226.79 km) SE | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (CGU) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| 11 | 140.92 miles (226.79 km) SE | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (PZO) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| 12 | 166.76 miles (268.38 km) ENE | Güiria Airport (GUI) | Guiria, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 189.63 miles (305.17 km) WNW | Maiquetía "Simón Bolívar" International Airport (CCS) | Maiquetía (near Caracas), Venezuela | |
| 14 | 203.97 miles (328.25 km) W | Calabozo Airport (CLZ) | Calabozo, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 216.69 miles (348.73 km) WNW | El Libertador (MYC) | Maracay, Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,383.59 miles (19,929.41 km) SSE | Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,367.83 miles (19,904.05 km) SW | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,365.40 miles (19,900.13 km) SSW | Selaparang Airport (AMI) | Mataram, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,324.64 miles (19,834.54 km) SE | Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,218.27 miles (19,663.34 km) ESE | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,212.67 miles (19,654.34 km) WSW | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,201.85 miles (19,636.92 km) SE | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,132.17 miles (19,524.79 km) WSW | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,123.86 miles (19,511.41 km) ESE | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,111.19 miles (19,491.02 km) W | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,070.56 miles (19,425.63 km) ESE | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,056.03 miles (19,402.25 km) W | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,045.49 miles (19,385.29 km) ESE | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,027.92 miles (19,357.02 km) SW | Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) | Makassar, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,022.34 miles (19,348.03 km) S | Batu Licin Airport (BTW) | Batu Licin, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |