Nonstop flight route between Faranah, Guinea and Barter Island, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(10°2'7"N by 10°46'11"W)
Arrival Airport:
(70°8'2"N by 143°34'54"W)
Distance from FAA to BTI:
6,470.03 miles (10,412.48 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Faranah Airport (FAA), Faranah, Guinea and Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI), Barter Island, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,470 miles (or 10,412 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 Faranah Airport and Barter Island LRRS 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 Faranah Airport and Barter Island LRRS Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FAA / GUFH |
| Airport Name: | Faranah Airport |
| Location: | Faranah, Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°2'7"N by 10°46'11"W |
| Area Served: | Faranah |
| View all routes: | Routes from FAA |
| More Information: | FAA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BTI / PABA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Barter Island, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°8'2"N by 143°34'54"W |
| Operator/Owner: | North Slope Borough |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 2 feet (1 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BTI |
| More Information: | BTI Maps & Info |
Facts about Faranah Airport (FAA):
- The furthest airport from Faranah Airport (FAA) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Faranah Airport (meaning Faranah Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,166 miles (19,579 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
- The closest airport to Faranah Airport (FAA) is Kabala Airport (KBA), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) WSW of FAA.
Facts about Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI):
- Because of Barter Island LRRS Airport's relatively low elevation of 2 feet, planes can take off or land at Barter Island LRRS 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 Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI) is Deadhorse Airport (SCC), which is located 115 miles (184 kilometers) W of BTI.
- Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1998 Pacific Air Forces initiated "Operation Clean Sweep", in which abandoned Cold War stations in Alaska were remediated and the land restored to its previous state.
- In addition to being known as "Barter Island LRRS Airport", another name for BTI is "Barter Island LRRS BAR-MAIN".
- The furthest airport from Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,003 miles (16,099 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- With the signing of the North American Air Defence Modernization agreement at the "Shamrock Summit" between Prime Minister Mulroney and President Reagan in Quebec City on 18 March 1985, the DEW Line began its eventual upgrading and transition becoming the North Warning System of today.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 57.68 miles (92.82 km) WSW | Kabala Airport (KBA) | Kabala, Sierra Leone |     |
| 2 | 74.75 miles (120.30 km) SE | Kissidougou Airport (KSI) | Kissidougou, Guinea | |
| 3 | 99.93 miles (160.82 km) S | Yengema Airport (WYE) | Yengema, Kono District, Sierra Leone | |
| 4 | 108.69 miles (174.92 km) ENE | Kankan Airport (KNN) | Kankan, Guinea | |
| 5 | 122.07 miles (196.45 km) SSE | Foya Airport (FOY) | Foya, Liberia | |
| 6 | 136.35 miles (219.43 km) SSE | Voinjama Airport (VOI) | Voinjama, Liberia | |
| 7 | 136.63 miles (219.89 km) SE | Macenta Airport (MCA) | Macenta, Guinea | |
| 8 | 136.94 miles (220.39 km) NW | Tata Airport (LEK) | Labé, Guinea | |
| 9 | 145.47 miles (234.11 km) NE | Siguiri Airport (GII) | Siguiri, Guinea | |
| 10 | 150.29 miles (241.87 km) S | Kenema Airport (KEN) | Kenema, Sierra Leone | |
| 11 | 159.58 miles (256.82 km) SSW | Bo Airport (KBS) | Bo, Sierra Leone | |
| 12 | 188.77 miles (303.80 km) SW | Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) | Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone | |
| 13 | 191.60 miles (308.36 km) W | Fria Airport (FIG) | Fria, Guinea | |
| 14 | 192.26 miles (309.41 km) WSW | Lungi International Airport (FNA) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 15 | 196.08 miles (315.56 km) W | Conakry International Airport (CKY) | Conakry, Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,165.76 miles (19,578.84 km) SSE | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 2 | 12,149.36 miles (19,552.46 km) SSE | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 3 | 12,127.24 miles (19,516.86 km) SSE | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 12,085.33 miles (19,449.41 km) SSE | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 5 | 12,062.78 miles (19,413.12 km) SSE | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 12,054.30 miles (19,399.46 km) S | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 7 | 12,035.35 miles (19,368.97 km) SSE | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 12,027.73 miles (19,356.71 km) S | Lonorore Airport (LNE) | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 12,001.42 miles (19,314.37 km) SSE | Norsup Airport (NUS) | Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 11,997.52 miles (19,308.08 km) SSE | Craig Cove Airport (CCV) | Craig Cove, Ambrym Island, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 11 | 11,983.53 miles (19,285.58 km) SSE | Malekoula Airport (LPM) | Lamap, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 11,978.64 miles (19,277.71 km) S | Lamen Bay Airport (LNB) | Lamen Bay, Epi Island, Shéfa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 11,960.93 miles (19,249.21 km) S | Tongoa Airport (TGH) | Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 11,945.73 miles (19,224.75 km) S | Siwo Airport (EAE) | Sangafa, Emae, Shéfa, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 11,943.18 miles (19,220.64 km) E | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 114.54 miles (184.33 km) W | Deadhorse Airport (SCC) | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 141.17 miles (227.19 km) W | Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) | Kuparuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 147.91 miles (238.03 km) SSW | Arctic Village Airport (ARC) | Arctic Village, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 172.50 miles (277.61 km) W | Alpine Airstrip (DQH) | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 173.95 miles (279.95 km) W | Nuiqsut Airport (NUI) | Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 183.91 miles (295.97 km) SW | Galbraith Lake Airport (GBH) | Galbraith Lake, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 200.12 miles (322.06 km) SSE | Old Crow Airport (YOC) | Old Crow, Yukon, Canada | |
| 8 | 211.00 miles (339.58 km) W | Umiat Airport (UMT) | Umiat, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 218.89 miles (352.27 km) SW | Chandalar Lake Airport (WCR) | Chandalar Lake, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 227.03 miles (365.37 km) SSW | Venetie Airport (VEE) | Venetie, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 228.67 miles (368.01 km) WNW | Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) | Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 241.09 miles (388.00 km) S | Chalkyitsik Airport (CIK) | Chalkyitsik, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 243.51 miles (391.88 km) WSW | Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP) | Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 248.25 miles (399.53 km) ESE | Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport (LAK) | Aklavik, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 15 | 249.67 miles (401.81 km) S | Fort Yukon Airport (FYU) | Fort Yukon, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,003.30 miles (16,098.71 km) SE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 9,905.78 miles (15,941.77 km) SSE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,884.70 miles (15,907.85 km) SSE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,883.49 miles (15,905.90 km) SSE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,852.58 miles (15,856.15 km) SSE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,848.73 miles (15,849.96 km) SSE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,753.95 miles (15,697.41 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 8 | 9,712.97 miles (15,631.47 km) S | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 9,639.77 miles (15,513.67 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 9,633.53 miles (15,503.63 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 9,629.62 miles (15,497.32 km) S | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 12 | 9,629.49 miles (15,497.12 km) S | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,629.16 miles (15,496.59 km) S | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 9,627.06 miles (15,493.21 km) SSE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,605.25 miles (15,458.12 km) SSE | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |