Nonstop flight route between Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands and Caucasia, Antioquia, Colombia:
Departure Airport:
(19°16'56"N by 166°38'12"E)
Arrival Airport:
(7°58'5"N by 75°11'53"W)
Distance from AWK to CAQ:
7,827.88 miles (12,597.72 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 Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ), Caucasia, Antioquia, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,828 miles (or 12,598 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 Caucasia Airport Juan H. White 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 Caucasia Airport Juan H. White 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: | CAQ / SKCU |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Caucasia, Antioquia, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°58'5"N by 75°11'53"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 174 feet (53 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CAQ |
| More Information: | CAQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Wake Island Airfield (AWK):
- Wake Island Airfield (AWK) currently has only 1 runway.
- After pioneering air service into Wake Island in 1935, Pan American World Airways continued to serve the airfield for many years.
- The closest airport to Wake Island Airfield (AWK) is Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) SE of AWK.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ):
- In addition to being known as "Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport", another name for CAQ is "Aeropuerto Juan H. White".
- The furthest airport from Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) is Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK), which is nearly antipodal to Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (meaning Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport), and is located 12,257 miles (19,725 kilometers) away in Jakarta, Indonesia.
- Because of Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport's relatively low elevation of 174 feet, planes can take off or land at Caucasia Airport Juan H. White 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 closest airport to Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) is Ayapel Airport (AYA), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) N of CAQ.
- Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 24.56 miles (39.52 km) N | Ayapel Airport (AYA) | Ayapel, Colombia | |
| 2 | 37.03 miles (59.59 km) SE | El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport (EBG) | El Bagre, Colombia | |
| 3 | 73.02 miles (117.51 km) NW | Los Garzones Airport (MTR) | Montería, Córdoba, Colombia | |
| 4 | 94.46 miles (152.02 km) N | Las Brujas Airport (CZU) | Corozal, Colombia | |
| 5 | 104.46 miles (168.11 km) W | Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO) | Apartadó, Colombia | |
| 6 | 115.50 miles (185.89 km) SE | Yariguíes Airport (EJA) | Barrancabermeja, Colombia | |
| 7 | 123.77 miles (199.19 km) SSW | Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 8 | 125.43 miles (201.85 km) S | José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 9 | 148.62 miles (239.18 km) WNW | Alcides Fernández Airport (ACD) | Acandí, Colombia | |
| 10 | 149.69 miles (240.90 km) ESE | Palonegro International Airport (BGA) | Bucaramanga, Colombia | |
| 11 | 172.29 miles (277.27 km) N | Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 12 | 183.87 miles (295.91 km) E | Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC) | Cúcuta, Colombia | |
| 13 | 185.90 miles (299.17 km) SSW | El Caraño Airport (UIB) | Quibdó, Colombia | |
| 14 | 185.91 miles (299.20 km) WNW | Mulatupo Airport (MPP) | Mulatupo, Panamá | |
| 15 | 189.00 miles (304.16 km) E | Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ) | San Antonio del Táchira, Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,256.87 miles (19,725.47 km) SW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,254.90 miles (19,722.30 km) SSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,251.47 miles (19,716.77 km) SW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,246.69 miles (19,709.09 km) S | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,232.88 miles (19,686.87 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,203.33 miles (19,639.31 km) S | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,197.06 miles (19,629.21 km) W | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,167.32 miles (19,581.35 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,145.07 miles (19,545.54 km) W | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,118.89 miles (19,503.41 km) W | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,106.37 miles (19,483.26 km) SSE | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,086.56 miles (19,451.38 km) S | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,051.28 miles (19,394.60 km) W | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,048.89 miles (19,390.75 km) W | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,022.72 miles (19,348.65 km) SSW | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |