Nonstop flight route between Christmas Island, Kiribati and Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
Departure Airport:
(1°59'9"N by 157°20'58"W)
Arrival Airport:
(12°35'54"N by 61°24'52"W)
Distance from CXI to UNI:
6,588.25 miles (10,602.74 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cassidy International Airport (CXI), Christmas Island, Kiribati and Union Island Airport (UNI), Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,588 miles (or 10,603 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 Cassidy International Airport and Union Island 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 Cassidy International Airport and Union Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CXI / PLCH |
| Airport Name: | Cassidy International Airport |
| Location: | Christmas Island, Kiribati |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°59'9"N by 157°20'58"W |
| Area Served: | Kiritimati |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CXI |
| More Information: | CXI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UNI / TVSU |
| Airport Name: | Union Island Airport |
| Location: | Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°35'54"N by 61°24'52"W |
| Area Served: | Union Island |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UNI |
| More Information: | UNI Maps & Info |
Facts about Cassidy International Airport (CXI):
- The furthest airport from Cassidy International Airport (CXI) is Ikela Airport (IKL), which is nearly antipodal to Cassidy International Airport (meaning Cassidy International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ikela Airport), and is located 12,367 miles (19,903 kilometers) away in Ikela, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- The airport is at an elevation of 5ft above mean sea level.
- Cassidy International Airport (CXI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Cassidy International Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Cassidy International 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 Cassidy International Airport (CXI) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is located 891 miles (1,433 kilometers) SSW of CXI.
- During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command used the airport as a refuelling stop on its Pacific transport route from Hawaii to Kanton Island for flights to Australia and New Zealand as well as a staging point for attacks on the Gilbert Islands, then occupied by Japan.
Facts about Union Island Airport (UNI):
- The closest airport to Union Island Airport (UNI) is Canouan Airport (CIW), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) NE of UNI.
- The furthest airport from Union Island Airport (UNI) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to Union Island Airport (meaning Union Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,203 miles (19,639 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
- Union Island Airport (UNI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Union Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Union 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 890.56 miles (1,433.22 km) SSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands |     |
| 2 | 1,044.58 miles (1,681.09 km) WSW | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 1,229.76 miles (1,979.10 km) N | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 1,235.14 miles (1,987.75 km) N | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 1,238.50 miles (1,993.17 km) N | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 1,249.90 miles (2,011.52 km) N | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 1,266.96 miles (2,038.97 km) N | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 1,299.19 miles (2,090.84 km) N | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 1,302.72 miles (2,096.52 km) N | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 1,305.95 miles (2,101.72 km) SSE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 1,308.19 miles (2,105.33 km) N | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 1,311.97 miles (2,111.41 km) N | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 1,312.77 miles (2,112.69 km) NW | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 14 | 1,319.03 miles (2,122.77 km) SSE | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 1,324.40 miles (2,131.41 km) N | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,367.09 miles (19,902.85 km) SW | Ikela Airport (IKL) | Ikela, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | 12,324.95 miles (19,835.04 km) SSW | Lodja Airport (LJA) | Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 12,267.24 miles (19,742.16 km) SE | Boende Airport (BNB) | Boende, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 12,225.17 miles (19,674.45 km) SSW | Lusambo Airport (LBO) | Lusambo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | 12,214.69 miles (19,657.59 km) SE | Basongo Airport (BAN) | Basongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | 12,207.64 miles (19,646.24 km) SSW | Yangambi Airport (YAN) | Yangambi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | 12,202.38 miles (19,637.78 km) WSW | Kindu Airport (KND) | Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 12,184.71 miles (19,609.34 km) SW | Bangoka International Airport (FKI) | Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 9 | 12,182.00 miles (19,604.97 km) E | Basango Mboliasa Airport (KRZ) | Kiri, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 10 | 12,166.09 miles (19,579.37 km) S | Kananga Airport (KGA) | Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 12,144.17 miles (19,544.10 km) SSW | Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM) | Mbuji Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | 12,140.82 miles (19,538.70 km) SE | Idiofa Airport (IDF) | Idiofa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 12,139.66 miles (19,536.84 km) SE | Basankusu Airport (BSU) | Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 12,138.75 miles (19,535.38 km) NNE | Lisala Airport (LIQ) | Lisala, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 15 | 12,135.41 miles (19,530.00 km) E | Inongo Airport (INO) | Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.48 miles (13.65 km) NE | Canouan Airport (CIW) | Canouan Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 2 | 9.26 miles (14.90 km) SSW | Lauriston Airport (CRU) | Carriacou Island, Grenada | |
| 3 | 25.49 miles (41.02 km) NE | Mustique Airport (MQS) | Mustique Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 4 | 28.83 miles (46.39 km) NNE | J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) | Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 5 | 40.14 miles (64.59 km) NNE | E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) | Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 6 | 48.12 miles (77.44 km) SSW | Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) | St. George's, Grenada | |
| 7 | 84.34 miles (135.74 km) NNE | Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) | Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia | |
| 8 | 102.24 miles (164.53 km) NNE | George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) | Castries, Saint Lucia | |
| 9 | 107.58 miles (173.13 km) SSE | A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB) | Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 10 | 133.61 miles (215.02 km) ENE | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 11 | 138.52 miles (222.92 km) S | Piarco International Airport (POS) | Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 12 | 140.58 miles (226.24 km) NNE | Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique | |
| 13 | 152.52 miles (245.46 km) SSW | Güiria Airport (GUI) | Guiria, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 183.20 miles (294.83 km) SW | General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP) | Carúpano, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 189.19 miles (304.47 km) N | Canefield Airport (DCF) | Canefield, Dominica | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,203.33 miles (19,639.31 km) SSW | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,167.01 miles (19,580.86 km) WSW | Tardamu Airport (SAU) | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,156.27 miles (19,563.57 km) S | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,139.21 miles (19,536.12 km) SSW | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,128.61 miles (19,519.06 km) SSE | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,119.98 miles (19,505.16 km) SSW | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,110.52 miles (19,489.95 km) SSE | Selaparang Airport (AMI) | Mataram, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,104.11 miles (19,479.63 km) SW | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,083.80 miles (19,446.94 km) SE | Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,067.69 miles (19,421.01 km) SW | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,067.68 miles (19,421.00 km) SW | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,053.69 miles (19,398.49 km) WSW | El Tari Airport (KOE) | Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,023.34 miles (19,349.64 km) SE | Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,994.55 miles (19,303.30 km) SSW | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,964.20 miles (19,254.47 km) SW | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |