Nonstop flight route between Hami City, Xinjiang, China and Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena:
Departure Airport:
(42°50'33"N by 93°40'9"E)
Arrival Airport:
(7°58'9"S by 14°23'38"W)
Distance from HMI to ASI:
7,505.50 miles (12,078.91 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hami Airport (HMI), Hami City, Xinjiang, China and RAF Ascension (ASI), Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,506 miles (or 12,079 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 Hami 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 Hami Airport and RAF Ascension. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HMI / ZWHM |
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| Location: | Hami City, Xinjiang, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°50'33"N by 93°40'9"E |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 2703 feet (824 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from HMI |
| More Information: | HMI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASI / FHAW |
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| Location: | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°58'9"S by 14°23'38"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from ASI |
| More Information: | ASI Maps & Info |
Facts about Hami Airport (HMI):
- The furthest airport from Hami Airport (HMI) is Gamboa Airport (WCA), which is located 11,799 miles (18,989 kilometers) away in Castro, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Hami Airport", other names for HMI include "哈密机场" and "Hāmì Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Hami Airport (HMI) is Dunhuang Airport (DNH), which is located 194 miles (313 kilometers) SSE of HMI.
Facts about RAF Ascension (ASI):
- In addition to being known as "RAF Ascension", another name for ASI is "Wideawake Airbase/Field".
- Ascension serves as a diversion airport for ETOPS aircraft crossing the Atlantic.
- The NASA Tracking Station at Devil's Ashpit and the Cable & Wireless Earth Station at Donkey Plain were built in the "mid-sixties" for space operations and communications, including the latter's use for transmitting "microwave borne data via the Early Bird Satellite back to the NASA facility at Andover, Maine.
- The closest airport to RAF Ascension (ASI) is Sasstown Airport (SAZ), which is located 965 miles (1,553 kilometers) NNE of ASI.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 194.42 miles (312.89 km) SSE | Dunhuang Airport (DNH) | Dunhuang, Gansu, China |     |
| 2 | 231.45 miles (372.48 km) W | Turpan Jiaohe Airport (TLQ) | Turpan, Xinjiang, China | |
| 3 | 274.42 miles (441.64 km) NNE | Altai Airport (LTI) | Altai, Govi-Altai, Mongolia | |
| 4 | 318.14 miles (512.00 km) SE | Jiayuguan Airport (JGN) | Jiayuguan, Gansu, China | |
| 5 | 319.63 miles (514.40 km) WNW | Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) | Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China | |
| 6 | 340.18 miles (547.47 km) NW | Fuyun Airport (FYN) | Fuyun, Xinjiang, China | |
| 7 | 367.28 miles (591.07 km) NNW | Khovd Airport (HVD) | Khovd, Mongolia | |
| 8 | 378.09 miles (608.48 km) E | Ejin Banner Taolai Airport (EJN) | Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 9 | 394.12 miles (634.27 km) W | Korla Airport (KRL) | Korla, Xinjiang, China | |
| 10 | 415.55 miles (668.77 km) NE | Bayankhongor Airport (BYN) | Bayankhongor, Mongolia | |
| 11 | 434.12 miles (698.65 km) NW | Altay Airport (AAT) | Altay, Xinjiang, China | |
| 12 | 449.03 miles (722.64 km) S | Golmud Airport (GOQ) | Golmud, Qinghai, China | |
| 13 | 460.28 miles (740.75 km) SE | Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY) | Zhangye, Gansu, China | |
| 14 | 461.37 miles (742.50 km) NNW | Ölgii Airport (ULG) | Bayan-Ölgii Province, Mongolia | |
| 15 | 468.29 miles (753.63 km) WNW | Karamay Airport (KRY) | Karamay, Xinjiang, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,799.02 miles (18,988.64 km) W | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,794.79 miles (18,981.83 km) W | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,794.33 miles (18,981.09 km) W | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,752.48 miles (18,913.73 km) W | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,747.47 miles (18,905.67 km) W | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,746.07 miles (18,903.42 km) W | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,736.17 miles (18,887.49 km) W | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,715.16 miles (18,853.68 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,708.34 miles (18,842.69 km) WSW | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,701.52 miles (18,831.72 km) WSW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,684.48 miles (18,804.31 km) WSW | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,680.10 miles (18,797.25 km) W | El Bolsón Airport (EHL) | El Bolsón, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,674.13 miles (18,787.64 km) WSW | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,669.00 miles (18,779.39 km) W | Esquel Airport (EQS) | Esquel, Chubut Province, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,668.40 miles (18,778.43 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 964.90 miles (1,552.85 km) NNE | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 2 | 970.07 miles (1,561.18 km) NNE | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 3 | 970.61 miles (1,562.04 km) NNE | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 4 | 1,004.06 miles (1,615.87 km) NNE | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 5 | 1,016.52 miles (1,635.93 km) NNE | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 6 | 1,019.92 miles (1,641.40 km) NNE | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 7 | 1,057.48 miles (1,701.85 km) NNE | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 8 | 1,060.22 miles (1,706.26 km) NNE | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 9 | 1,078.81 miles (1,736.16 km) N | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone | |
| 10 | 1,099.23 miles (1,769.04 km) N | Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) | Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone | |
| 11 | 1,108.19 miles (1,783.46 km) NNE | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 1,114.35 miles (1,793.37 km) N | Bo Airport (KBS) | Bo, Sierra Leone | |
| 13 | 1,118.49 miles (1,800.03 km) NNE | Kenema Airport (KEN) | Kenema, Sierra Leone | |
| 14 | 1,131.83 miles (1,821.51 km) NNE | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 15 | 1,133.99 miles (1,824.97 km) N | Hastings Airport (HGS) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,369.71 miles (19,907.06 km) N | Ujae Airport (UJE) | Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 2 | 12,357.05 miles (19,886.69 km) NW | Lae Airport (LML) | Lae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 12,310.77 miles (19,812.22 km) NW | Elenak Airport (EAL) | Elenak, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 12,282.52 miles (19,766.74 km) WNW | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 12,282.50 miles (19,766.72 km) WNW | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 12,282.14 miles (19,766.14 km) N | Wotho Airport (WTO) | Wotho, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 12,254.29 miles (19,721.32 km) W | Majkin Airport (MJE) | Majkin, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 12,232.07 miles (19,685.57 km) W | Woja Airport (WJA) | Woja, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 12,217.96 miles (19,662.86 km) W | Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 12,205.53 miles (19,642.85 km) W | Jabot Airport (JAT) | Jabat Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 12,205.39 miles (19,642.62 km) W | Jeh Airport (JEJ) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 12,200.28 miles (19,634.41 km) NW | Namorik Airport (NDK) | Namorik Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 12,199.88 miles (19,633.75 km) NNW | Rongelap Airport (RNP) | Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 12,191.27 miles (19,619.90 km) N | Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) | Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 12,180.68 miles (19,602.86 km) NE | Kosrae International Airport (KSA) | Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia | |