Nonstop flight route between Canton Island, Kiribati and Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia:
Departure Airport:
(2°46'9"S by 171°42'19"W)
Arrival Airport:
(7°20'47"S by 108°14'45"E)
Distance from CIS to TSY:
5,512.49 miles (8,871.48 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Canton Island Airport (CIS), Canton Island, Kiribati and Cibeureum Airfield (TSY), Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,512 miles (or 8,871 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 Canton Island Airport and Cibeureum Airfield, 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 Canton Island Airport and Cibeureum Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CIS / PCIS |
| Airport Name: | Canton Island Airport |
| Location: | Canton Island, Kiribati |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°46'9"S by 171°42'19"W |
| Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CIS |
| More Information: | CIS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TSY / WICM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°20'47"S by 108°14'45"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Indonesian Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 1148 feet (350 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TSY |
| More Information: | TSY Maps & Info |
Facts about Canton Island Airport (CIS):
- The closest airport to Canton Island Airport (CIS) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is located 741 miles (1,193 kilometers) WSW of CIS.
- Though Kanton Island was never physically invaded by Japanese forces, the airfield was bombarded on 1 November 1943 by the Japanese submarine I-36.
- The political status of the island was uncertain at first, with American and British settlers occupying two separate camps on the island.
- Canton Island Airport (CIS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Canton Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Canton Island 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 Canton Island Airport (CIS) is Malabo International Airport (SSG), which is nearly antipodal to Canton Island Airport (meaning Canton Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Malabo International Airport), and is located 12,363 miles (19,896 kilometers) away in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.
Facts about Cibeureum Airfield (TSY):
- Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) is Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport (STD), which is nearly antipodal to Cibeureum Airfield (meaning Cibeureum Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport), and is located 12,412 miles (19,976 kilometers) away in Santo Domingo (near San Cristóbal, Táchira), Venezuela.
- The closest airport to Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) is Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) NNE of TSY.
- In addition to being known as "Cibeureum Airfield", another name for TSY is "Lapangan Udara Cibeureum".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 741.06 miles (1,192.61 km) WSW | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu |     |
| 2 | 744.44 miles (1,198.06 km) S | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 3 | 759.10 miles (1,221.66 km) S | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 4 | 764.49 miles (1,230.32 km) S | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 5 | 765.50 miles (1,231.95 km) S | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 6 | 787.65 miles (1,267.59 km) SSW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 7 | 793.25 miles (1,276.61 km) W | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 8 | 798.23 miles (1,284.62 km) S | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 9 | 800.85 miles (1,288.83 km) S | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 10 | 805.83 miles (1,296.86 km) S | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 11 | 806.08 miles (1,297.25 km) S | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 12 | 854.02 miles (1,374.41 km) W | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 13 | 903.15 miles (1,453.47 km) SE | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 14 | 907.85 miles (1,461.04 km) SSW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 15 | 923.99 miles (1,487.02 km) SSW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,362.94 miles (19,896.18 km) NNW | Malabo International Airport (SSG) | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | |
| 2 | 12,330.37 miles (19,843.76 km) NW | Limbe Airport (VCC) | Limbe, Cameroon | |
| 3 | 12,320.47 miles (19,827.82 km) W | Kribi Airport (KBI) | Kribi, Cameroon | |
| 4 | 12,316.62 miles (19,821.64 km) WNW | Bata Airport (BSG) | Bata, Equatorial Guinea | |
| 5 | 12,306.58 miles (19,805.47 km) NW | Douala International Airport (DLA) | Douala, Cameroon | |
| 6 | 12,290.62 miles (19,779.78 km) N | Akwa Ibom International Airport (QUO) | Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria | |
| 7 | 12,284.29 miles (19,769.60 km) N | Margaret Ekpo International Airport (CBQ) | Calabar, Nigeria | |
| 8 | 12,259.48 miles (19,729.67 km) NNW | Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport (LBV) | Libreville, Gabon | |
| 9 | 12,256.01 miles (19,724.09 km) NNE | Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa (PHC) | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | |
| 10 | 12,238.71 miles (19,696.25 km) NNE | São Tomé International Airport (TMS) | São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe | |
| 11 | 12,238.43 miles (19,695.79 km) NNE | Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (QOW) | Owerri, Nigeria | |
| 12 | 12,237.26 miles (19,693.91 km) W | Ebolowa Airport (EBW) | Ebolowa, Cameroon | |
| 13 | 12,222.36 miles (19,669.93 km) NNW | Mamfe Airport (MMF) | Mamfe, Cameroon | |
| 14 | 12,215.04 miles (19,658.16 km) NNW | Dschang Airport (DSC) | Dschang, Cameroon | |
| 15 | 12,210.85 miles (19,651.42 km) WNW | Bitam Airport (BMM) | Bitam, Gabon | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 45.49 miles (73.21 km) NNE | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 55.30 miles (88.99 km) NW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 58.53 miles (94.19 km) ESE | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 80.60 miles (129.71 km) E | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 119.21 miles (191.85 km) NW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 137.93 miles (221.97 km) NW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 148.17 miles (238.46 km) E | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 152.77 miles (245.86 km) ESE | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 226.55 miles (364.60 km) E | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 255.93 miles (411.88 km) NW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 276.45 miles (444.90 km) SW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 12 | 280.05 miles (450.70 km) NW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 308.60 miles (496.65 km) E | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 311.16 miles (500.77 km) E | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 319.69 miles (514.50 km) N | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,412.33 miles (19,975.66 km) NE | Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport (STD) | Santo Domingo (near San Cristóbal, Táchira), Venezuela | |
| 2 | 12,405.45 miles (19,964.59 km) NNE | Los Colonizadores Airport (RVE) | Saravena, Colombia | |
| 3 | 12,378.73 miles (19,921.58 km) NE | Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ) | San Antonio del Táchira, Venezuela | |
| 4 | 12,374.92 miles (19,915.46 km) N | Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (TME) | Tame, Arauca, Colombia | |
| 5 | 12,371.20 miles (19,909.46 km) NE | Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC) | Cúcuta, Colombia | |
| 6 | 12,367.79 miles (19,903.99 km) W | Guasdualito Airport (GDO) | Guasdualito, Venezuela | |
| 7 | 12,365.69 miles (19,900.60 km) NNE | La Fría Airport (LFR) | La Fria, Venezuela | |
| 8 | 12,364.50 miles (19,898.68 km) WNW | Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport (AUC) | Arauca, Colombia | |
| 9 | 12,348.35 miles (19,872.70 km) N | Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG) | El Vigía, Venezuela | |
| 10 | 12,342.28 miles (19,862.92 km) NNW | Alberto Carnevalli Airport (MRD) | Mérida, Venezuela | |
| 11 | 12,337.55 miles (19,855.32 km) E | Palonegro International Airport (BGA) | Bucaramanga, Colombia | |
| 12 | 12,323.60 miles (19,832.87 km) N | Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB) | Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 12,299.91 miles (19,794.74 km) NW | Barinas Airport (BNS) | Barinas, Barinas, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 12,294.33 miles (19,785.76 km) E | Yariguíes Airport (EJA) | Barrancabermeja, Colombia | |
| 15 | 12,290.19 miles (19,779.09 km) NNE | El Alcaraván Airport (EYP) | Yopal, Colombia | |