Nonstop flight route between Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands and Nampula, Mozambique:
Departure Airport:
(19°16'56"N by 166°38'12"E)
Arrival Airport:
(15°6'20"S by 39°16'54"E)
Distance from AWK to APL:
8,962.50 miles (14,423.70 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 Nampula Airport (APL), Nampula, Mozambique would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,962 miles (or 14,424 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 Nampula 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 Nampula 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: | APL / FQNP |
| Airport Name: | Nampula Airport |
| Location: | Nampula, Mozambique |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°6'20"S by 39°16'54"E |
| Area Served: | Nampula |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos de Mocambique (Mozambique Airports Company) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1444 feet (440 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from APL |
| More Information: | APL Maps & Info |
Facts about Wake Island Airfield (AWK):
- After pioneering air service into Wake Island in 1935, Pan American World Airways continued to serve the airfield for many years.
- 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.
- 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.
- Wake Island Airfield (AWK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Wake Island Airfield (AWK) is Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) SE of AWK.
- Another airline that operated into Wake Island was Philippine Airlines with Douglas DC-8 jetliners on a daily westbound service from San Francisco and Honolulu to Manila during the early 1970s.
Facts about Nampula Airport (APL):
- The closest airport to Nampula Airport (APL) is Angoche Airport (ANO), which is located 86 miles (139 kilometers) SSE of APL.
- The furthest airport from Nampula Airport (APL) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,440 miles (18,411 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Nampula Airport (APL) has 2 runways.
| 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 | 86.46 miles (139.15 km) SSE | Angoche Airport (ANO) | Angoche, Mozambique | |
| 2 | 104.65 miles (168.41 km) ENE | Nacala Airport (MNC) | Nacala, Mozambique | |
| 3 | 168.37 miles (270.96 km) NNE | Pemba Airport (POL) | Pemba/Porto Amelia, Mozambique | |
| 4 | 184.87 miles (297.52 km) W | Cuamba Airport (FXO) | Cuamba, Mozambique | |
| 5 | 237.94 miles (382.92 km) N | Mueda Airport (MUD) | Mueda, Mozambique | |
| 6 | 248.62 miles (400.11 km) SW | Quelimane Airport (UEL) | Quelimane, Mozambique | |
| 7 | 268.75 miles (432.51 km) NNE | Mocímboa da Praia Airport (MZB) | Mocimboa da Praia, Mozambique | |
| 8 | 282.71 miles (454.98 km) W | Club Makokola Airport (CMK) | Club Makokola, Malawi | |
| 9 | 289.69 miles (466.20 km) W | Chileka International Airport (BLZ) | Blantyre, Malawi | |
| 10 | 297.25 miles (478.37 km) WNW | Lichinga Airport (VXC) | Lichinga, Mozambique | |
| 11 | 300.09 miles (482.94 km) WNW | Monkey Bay Airport (MYZ) | Monkey Bay, Malawi | |
| 12 | 303.70 miles (488.76 km) N | Masasi Airport (XMI) | Masasi, Tanzania | |
| 13 | 327.91 miles (527.72 km) WNW | Salima Airport (LMB) | Salima, Malawi | |
| 14 | 335.07 miles (539.25 km) N | Mtwara Airport (MYW) | Mtwara, Tanzania | |
| 15 | 351.57 miles (565.79 km) ESE | Tambohorano Airport (WTA) | Tambohorano, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,440.23 miles (18,411.22 km) ENE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,396.17 miles (18,340.32 km) ENE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,396.10 miles (18,340.20 km) ENE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,378.88 miles (18,312.49 km) ENE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,377.46 miles (18,310.21 km) ENE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,358.02 miles (18,278.92 km) ENE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,330.29 miles (18,234.29 km) ENE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,314.03 miles (18,208.13 km) ENE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,300.74 miles (18,186.73 km) ENE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,290.19 miles (18,169.75 km) ENE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,283.99 miles (18,159.78 km) ENE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,229.87 miles (18,072.68 km) ENE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,229.87 miles (18,072.68 km) ENE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,221.06 miles (18,058.50 km) ENE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,219.14 miles (18,055.40 km) ENE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |