Nonstop flight route between Escanaba, Michigan, United States and Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Delta County Airport (ESC), Escanaba, Michigan, United States and RAF Ascension (ASI), Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,797 miles (or 9,329 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 Delta County Airport and RAF Ascension, 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 Delta County Airport and RAF Ascension. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Delta County Airport (ESC):

• Because of Delta County Airport's relatively low elevation of 609 feet, planes can take off or land at Delta County 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.
• Delta County Airport (ESC) has 2 runways.
• Delta County Airport covers an area of 944 acres at an elevation of 609 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Delta County Airport (ESC) is Sawyer International Airport (MQT), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) NNW of ESC.
• The furthest airport from Delta County Airport (ESC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,013 miles (17,723 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about RAF Ascension (ASI):

• The Target Tracking Radar Station was a Nike Zeus test facility for tracking reentry vehicles from Cape Canaveral missile launches.
• The closest airport to RAF Ascension (ASI) is Sasstown Airport (SAZ), which is located 965 miles (1,553 kilometers) NNE of ASI.
• The RAF presence on Ascension is backed up by United States Air Force personnel, who contribute a similar number of service personnel to ensure the effective running of the station, under the command of Captain Eduard Rodriguez, who is responsible to the RAF Station Commander.
• Ascension serves as a diversion airport for ETOPS aircraft crossing the Atlantic.
• In addition to being known as "RAF Ascension", another name for ASI is "Wideawake Airbase/Field".
• The furthest airport from RAF Ascension (ASI) is Ujae Airport (UJE), which is nearly antipodal to RAF Ascension (meaning RAF Ascension is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ujae Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands.