Nonstop flight route between Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands and Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina:
Departure Airport:
(19°16'56"N by 166°38'12"E)
Arrival Airport:
(34°32'44"S by 60°55'50"W)
Distance from AWK to JNI:
9,354.16 miles (15,054.03 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 Junín Airport (JNI), Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,354 miles (or 15,054 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 Junín 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 Junín 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: | JNI / SAAJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°32'44"S by 60°55'50"W |
| Area Served: | Junín |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 262 feet (80 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JNI |
| More Information: | JNI 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.
- On 31 August 2006, the super typhoon Ioke struck Wake Island.
- 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.
- On 26 December 1940, implementing the Hepburn Board's recommendations, a pioneer party of 80 men and 2,000 short tons of equipment sailed for Wake Island from Oahu.
- Wake Island Airfield (AWK) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Junín Airport (JNI):
- Because of Junín Airport's relatively low elevation of 262 feet, planes can take off or land at Junín 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.
- Junín Airport (JNI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Junín Airport (JNI) is Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG), which is nearly antipodal to Junín Airport (meaning Junín Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lianyungang Baitabu Airport), and is located 12,426 miles (19,997 kilometers) away in Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China.
- In addition to being known as "Junín Airport", another name for JNI is "Aeropuerto de Junín".
- The closest airport to Junín Airport (JNI) is Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH), which is located 104 miles (167 kilometers) SSW of JNI.
| 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 | 103.89 miles (167.19 km) SSW | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 2 | 113.78 miles (183.11 km) N | Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) | Rosario, Argentina | |
| 3 | 133.46 miles (214.78 km) E | San Fernando Airport (FDO) | San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 4 | 137.39 miles (221.10 km) E | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| 5 | 143.07 miles (230.25 km) E | Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 6 | 147.14 miles (236.79 km) SE | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 7 | 166.84 miles (268.51 km) SSE | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 8 | 170.20 miles (273.91 km) NE | Gualeguaychú Airport (GHU) | Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 9 | 174.82 miles (281.34 km) E | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 10 | 178.46 miles (287.20 km) WSW | General Pico Airport (GPO) | General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina | |
| 11 | 180.03 miles (289.73 km) E | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 191.86 miles (308.76 km) N | General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA) | Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 13 | 207.43 miles (333.83 km) SSW | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 14 | 208.22 miles (335.10 km) SSE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 15 | 223.76 miles (360.11 km) NE | Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport (PDU) | Paysandú, Paysandú, Uruguay | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,425.51 miles (19,996.88 km) E | Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG) | Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China | |
| 2 | 12,385.93 miles (19,933.17 km) NE | Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI) | Linyi, Shandong, China | |
| 3 | 12,383.50 miles (19,929.27 km) N | Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA) | Huai'an, Jiangsu, China | |
| 4 | 12,344.06 miles (19,865.79 km) ENE | Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) | Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 5 | 12,335.77 miles (19,852.45 km) NW | Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ) | Yancheng, Jiangsu, China | |
| 6 | 12,297.06 miles (19,790.15 km) NNW | Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) | Qingdao, Shandong, China | |
| 7 | 12,294.76 miles (19,786.44 km) NNW | Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY) | Yangzhou and Taizhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 8 | 12,291.62 miles (19,781.39 km) N | Weifang Airport (WEF) | Weifang, Shandong, China | |
| 9 | 12,282.27 miles (19,766.35 km) NE | Bengbu Airport (BFU) | Bengbu, Anhui, China | |
| 10 | 12,274.15 miles (19,753.27 km) ENE | Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) | Jining, Shandong, China | |
| 11 | 12,249.55 miles (19,713.69 km) NNW | Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX) | Changzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 12 | 12,246.24 miles (19,708.36 km) NNE | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 13 | 12,242.72 miles (19,702.69 km) N | Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) | Nanjing, China | |
| 14 | 12,219.98 miles (19,666.11 km) NNE | Hefei Luogang International Airport (HFE) | Hefei, Anhui, China | |
| 15 | 12,213.31 miles (19,655.37 km) ENE | Fuyang Xiguan Airport (FUG) | Fuyang, Anhui, China | |