Nonstop flight route between Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands and Itaituba, Pará, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(19°16'56"N by 166°38'12"E)
Arrival Airport:
(4°14'31"S by 56°0'2"W)
Distance from AWK to ITB:
9,382.87 miles (15,100.23 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 Itaituba Airport (ITB), Itaituba, Pará, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,383 miles (or 15,100 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 Itaituba 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 Itaituba 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: | ITB / SBIH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°14'31"S by 56°0'2"W |
| Area Served: | Itaituba |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 108 feet (33 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ITB |
| More Information: | ITB Maps & Info |
Facts about Wake Island Airfield (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.
- 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.
- Wake Island Airfield (AWK) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Itaituba Airport (ITB):
- Because of Itaituba Airport's relatively low elevation of 108 feet, planes can take off or land at Itaituba 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 furthest airport from Itaituba Airport (ITB) is Naha Airport (NAH), which is nearly antipodal to Itaituba Airport (meaning Itaituba Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Naha Airport), and is located 12,325 miles (19,834 kilometers) away in Tahuna, Indonesia.
- Itaituba Airport (ITB) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Itaituba Airport", another name for ITB is "Aeroporto de Itaituba".
- The closest airport to Itaituba Airport (ITB) is Júlio Belém Airport (PIN), which is located 121 miles (195 kilometers) NNW of ITB.
| 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 | 120.96 miles (194.66 km) NNW | Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) | Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 132.90 miles (213.88 km) WNW | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 150.97 miles (242.97 km) NE | Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport (STM) | Santarém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 4 | 192.52 miles (309.82 km) N | Porto de Trombetas Airport (TMT) | Porto Trombetas, Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil | |
| 5 | 267.37 miles (430.29 km) ENE | Altamira Airport (ATM) | Altamira, Pará, Brazil | |
| 6 | 285.04 miles (458.73 km) WNW | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 291.31 miles (468.82 km) WNW | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 329.65 miles (530.52 km) NE | Serra do Areão Airport (MEU) | Almeirim, Pará, Brazil | |
| 9 | 388.66 miles (625.48 km) S | Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) | Alta Floresta, Brazil | |
| 10 | 415.84 miles (669.22 km) S | Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) | Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 11 | 432.62 miles (696.23 km) ESE | Carajás Airport (CKS) | Carajás, Pará, Brazil | |
| 12 | 451.47 miles (726.58 km) NE | Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) | Macapá, Amapá, Brazil | |
| 13 | 452.31 miles (727.92 km) SSW | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 14 | 458.67 miles (738.15 km) ESE | Xinguara Airport (XIG) | Xinguara, Pará, Brazil | |
| 15 | 475.78 miles (765.69 km) SSW | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,324.57 miles (19,834.43 km) WNW | Naha Airport (NAH) | Tahuna, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,290.38 miles (19,779.40 km) NNW | General Santos International Airport (GES) | General Santos City, Philippines | |
| 3 | 12,281.06 miles (19,764.40 km) NNW | Allah Valley Airport (AAV) | Surallah, South Cotabato, Philippines | |
| 4 | 12,251.83 miles (19,717.36 km) W | Melangguane Airport (MNA) | Melangguane, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,240.04 miles (19,698.38 km) NNW | Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) (MDC) | Manado, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,234.32 miles (19,689.17 km) N | Awang Airport (CBO) | Cotabato City, Philippines | |
| 7 | 12,208.59 miles (19,647.77 km) NE | Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM) | Zamboanga City, Philippines | |
| 8 | 12,207.66 miles (19,646.28 km) NNW | Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO) | Davao City, Philippines | |
| 9 | 12,203.61 miles (19,639.76 km) N | Malabang Airport (MLP) | Malabang, Lanao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 10 | 12,196.09 miles (19,627.66 km) ENE | Jolo Airport (JOL) | Jolo, Sulu, Philippines | |
| 11 | 12,192.99 miles (19,622.67 km) NW | Mati Airport (MXI) | Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines | |
| 12 | 12,186.33 miles (19,611.94 km) N | Pagadian Airport (PAG) | Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines | |
| 13 | 12,175.39 miles (19,594.34 km) NNE | Jalaluddin Airport (GTO) | Gorontalo, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,173.77 miles (19,591.74 km) NNE | Ipil Airport (IPE) | Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines | |
| 15 | 12,167.73 miles (19,582.02 km) N | Maria Cristina Airport (IGN) | Baloi, Lanao del Norte, Philippines | |