Nonstop flight route between Axum, Ethiopia and Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands:
Departure Airport:
(14°8'12"N by 38°46'33"E)
Arrival Airport:
(8°52'23"S by 161°0'41"E)
Distance from AXU to ATD:
8,517.81 miles (13,708.04 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU), Axum, Ethiopia and Uru Harbour Airport (ATD), Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,518 miles (or 13,708 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 Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport and Uru Harbour 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 Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport and Uru Harbour Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AXU / HAAX |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Axum, Ethiopia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°8'12"N by 38°46'33"E |
| Area Served: | Axum, Ethiopia |
| Operator/Owner: | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6916 feet (2,108 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AXU |
| More Information: | AXU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ATD / AGAT |
| Airport Name: | Uru Harbour Airport |
| Location: | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°52'23"S by 161°0'41"E |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ATD |
| More Information: | ATD Maps & Info |
Facts about Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU):
- Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) is Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) SE of AXU.
- In addition to being known as "Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport", another name for AXU is "የአክሱም ዮሃነስ አራት የአየር ማረፊያ".
- Because of Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport's high elevation of 6,916 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AXU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AXU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The airport is named after Yohannes IV, the Emperor of Ethiopia from 1872 to 1889.
- The furthest airport from Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) is Fangatau Airport (FGU), which is nearly antipodal to Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (meaning Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fangatau Airport), and is located 12,318 miles (19,824 kilometers) away in Fangatau, French Polynesia.
- On 2 May 1987, Douglas C-47A ET-AGT of Ethiopian Airlines was destroyed on the ground in an attack on the airport by Ethiopian Air Force MiG-23s.
Facts about Uru Harbour Airport (ATD):
- Because of Uru Harbour Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Uru Harbour 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.
- Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) is Bubaque Airport (BQE), which is nearly antipodal to Uru Harbour Airport (meaning Uru Harbour Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bubaque Airport), and is located 12,165 miles (19,577 kilometers) away in Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau.
- The closest airport to Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) is Afutara Airport (AFT), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) S of ATD.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 68.72 miles (110.60 km) SE | Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) | Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia |     |
| 2 | 80.30 miles (129.23 km) N | Asmara International Airport (ASM) | Asmara, Eritrea | |
| 3 | 113.92 miles (183.34 km) NNE | Massawa International Airport (MSW) | Massawa, Eritrea | |
| 4 | 128.77 miles (207.23 km) W | Humera Airport (HUE) | Humera, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 143.63 miles (231.14 km) SW | Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) | Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 6 | 150.15 miles (241.64 km) S | Lalibela Airport (LLI) | Lalibela, Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 163.94 miles (263.84 km) SSW | Debre Tabor Airport (DBT) | Debre Tabor, Ethiopia | |
| 8 | 184.94 miles (297.62 km) WNW | Kassala Airport (KSL) | Kassala, Sudan | |
| 9 | 201.33 miles (324.02 km) WNW | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 10 | 220.26 miles (354.47 km) SSE | Combolcha Airport (DSE) | Dessie / Kombolcha, Ethiopia | |
| 11 | 235.79 miles (379.47 km) S | Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 270.03 miles (434.57 km) ESE | Assab International Airport (ASA) | Assab, Eritrea | |
| 13 | 272.87 miles (439.14 km) WSW | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 14 | 284.23 miles (457.43 km) E | Hodeida International Airport (HOD) | Al Hudaydah (Hodeida), Yemen | |
| 15 | 336.38 miles (541.34 km) SE | Ali-Sabieh Airport (AII) | Ali-Sabieh, Djibouti | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,318.37 miles (19,824.45 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,280.59 miles (19,763.64 km) SSE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,202.49 miles (19,637.95 km) SE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,164.10 miles (19,576.17 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,112.78 miles (19,493.58 km) ESE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 12,111.61 miles (19,491.69 km) E | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 12,100.02 miles (19,473.05 km) SSW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 12,099.20 miles (19,471.73 km) E | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 12,076.28 miles (19,434.85 km) ESE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 12,075.48 miles (19,433.56 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 12,068.09 miles (19,421.67 km) ESE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 12,045.87 miles (19,385.90 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 12,036.28 miles (19,370.47 km) SW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,946.10 miles (19,225.33 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,933.43 miles (19,204.95 km) E | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 22.39 miles (36.04 km) S | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 2 | 25.62 miles (41.24 km) WNW | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 75.68 miles (121.80 km) WSW | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 94.61 miles (152.26 km) SE | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 100.20 miles (161.25 km) SW | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 111.37 miles (179.23 km) WNW | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 123.27 miles (198.38 km) W | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 124.53 miles (200.42 km) SSE | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 186.98 miles (300.92 km) SSW | Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY) | Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 10 | 257.29 miles (414.06 km) WNW | Kaghau Airport (KGE) | Kagau Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 258.83 miles (416.54 km) W | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 288.42 miles (464.16 km) W | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 349.44 miles (562.36 km) WNW | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 373.87 miles (601.69 km) WNW | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands | |
| 15 | 385.85 miles (620.96 km) WNW | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,164.82 miles (19,577.33 km) NW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 2 | 12,148.89 miles (19,551.69 km) NNW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 3 | 12,128.67 miles (19,519.15 km) NW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 4 | 12,122.97 miles (19,509.98 km) NW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 5 | 12,090.05 miles (19,457.00 km) NNW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 6 | 12,085.31 miles (19,449.38 km) WNW | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |
| 7 | 12,066.91 miles (19,419.76 km) W | Conakry International Airport (CKY) | Conakry, Guinea | |
| 8 | 12,053.77 miles (19,398.62 km) WNW | Fria Airport (FIG) | Fria, Guinea | |
| 9 | 12,047.28 miles (19,388.18 km) NW | Kolda North Airport (KDA) | Kolda, Senegal | |
| 10 | 12,040.79 miles (19,377.73 km) W | Lungi International Airport (FNA) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 11 | 12,035.12 miles (19,368.60 km) W | Hastings Airport (HGS) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 12 | 12,021.74 miles (19,347.07 km) NNW | Kaolack Airport (KLC) | Kaolack, Senegal | |
| 13 | 12,019.02 miles (19,342.69 km) NNW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 14 | 11,984.73 miles (19,287.51 km) WNW | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone | |
| 15 | 11,978.97 miles (19,278.24 km) W | Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) | Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone | |