Nonstop flight route between Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname and Freetown, Sierra Leone:
Departure Airport:
(5°57'20"N by 57°2'21"W)
Arrival Airport:
(8°23'39"N by 13°7'41"W)
Distance from ICK to HGS:
3,013.46 miles (4,849.68 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK), Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname and Hastings Airport (HGS), Freetown, Sierra Leone would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,013 miles (or 4,850 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 Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport and Hastings 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 Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport and Hastings Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ICK / SMNI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°57'20"N by 57°2'21"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ICK |
| More Information: | ICK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HGS / GFHA |
| Airport Name: | Hastings Airport |
| Location: | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°23'39"N by 13°7'41"W |
| Area Served: | Freetown |
| Elevation: | 60 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HGS |
| More Information: | HGS Maps & Info |
Facts about Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK):
- Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport", another name for ICK is "Majoor Henry Fernandes Vliegveld".
- Because of Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Majoor Henry Fernandes 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 Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) is Betoambari Airport (BUW), which is nearly antipodal to Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (meaning Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Betoambari Airport), and is located 12,395 miles (19,947 kilometers) away in Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) is Wageningen Airstrip (AGI), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) ESE of ICK.
Facts about Hastings Airport (HGS):
- Because of Hastings Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Hastings 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 Hastings Airport (HGS) is Ulawa Airport (RNA), which is nearly antipodal to Hastings Airport (meaning Hastings Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ulawa Airport), and is located 12,088 miles (19,454 kilometers) away in Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands.
- The closest airport to Hastings Airport (HGS) is Lungi International Airport (FNA), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NNW of HGS.
- Hastings Airport (HGS) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.81 miles (49.59 km) ESE | Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) | Wageningen, Suriname |     |
| 2 | 49.32 miles (79.37 km) E | Totness Airstrip (TOT) | Totness, Coronie, Suriname | |
| 3 | 49.61 miles (79.83 km) S | Washabo Airstrip (WSO) | Washabo, Suriname | |
| 4 | 91.46 miles (147.19 km) WNW | Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 5 | 93.94 miles (151.18 km) NW | Ogle Airport (OGL) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 6 | 127.50 miles (205.18 km) E | Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG) | Paramaribo, Suriname | |
| 7 | 131.96 miles (212.36 km) ESE | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) | Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname | |
| 8 | 156.62 miles (252.06 km) SE | Laduani Airstrip (LDO) | Ladouanie, Suriname | |
| 9 | 162.46 miles (261.46 km) SE | Botopasi Airstrip (BTO) | Botopasi, Suriname | |
| 10 | 172.18 miles (277.10 km) SE | Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE) | Djumu (Djoemoe), Suriname | |
| 11 | 174.13 miles (280.23 km) SE | Cayana Airstrip (AAJ) | Awaradam, Suriname | |
| 12 | 206.91 miles (332.98 km) SE | Drietabbetje Airstrip (DRJ) | Drietabbetje, Suriname | |
| 13 | 207.74 miles (334.32 km) E | Albina Airstrip (ABN) | Albina, Suriname | |
| 14 | 211.21 miles (339.92 km) SSE | Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM) | Paloemeu, Suriname | |
| 15 | 211.85 miles (340.93 km) ESE | Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip (SMZ) | Stoelmans Eiland, Suriname | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,394.71 miles (19,947.30 km) SE | Betoambari Airport (BUW) | Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,302.05 miles (19,798.18 km) SSE | Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI) | Kendari, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,249.17 miles (19,713.08 km) SW | Alor Island Airport (ARD) | Alor Island, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,244.77 miles (19,705.99 km) SSE | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,244.75 miles (19,705.96 km) SSE | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,217.93 miles (19,662.80 km) SSE | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,206.15 miles (19,643.84 km) SE | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,194.52 miles (19,625.14 km) ESE | Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) | Makassar, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,185.94 miles (19,611.32 km) SW | Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL) | Dili, East Timor (Timor-Leste) | |
| 10 | 12,175.70 miles (19,594.83 km) SSE | Soroako Airport (SQR) | Soroako, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,168.28 miles (19,582.91 km) SSW | Haliwen Airport (ABU) | Atambua, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,163.12 miles (19,574.60 km) SE | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,143.38 miles (19,542.82 km) SW | Baucau Airport (BCH) | Baucau, East Timor | |
| 14 | 12,141.49 miles (19,539.78 km) S | El Tari Airport (KOE) | Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,141.34 miles (19,539.54 km) WSW | Namrole Airport (NRE) | Buru, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.01 miles (25.77 km) NNW | Lungi International Airport (FNA) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 2 | 65.21 miles (104.95 km) SE | Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) | Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone | |
| 3 | 72.76 miles (117.09 km) SE | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone | |
| 4 | 88.11 miles (141.81 km) NNW | Conakry International Airport (CKY) | Conakry, Guinea | |
| 5 | 98.52 miles (158.55 km) ESE | Bo Airport (KBS) | Bo, Sierra Leone | |
| 6 | 138.04 miles (222.15 km) ESE | Kenema Airport (KEN) | Kenema, Sierra Leone | |
| 7 | 138.46 miles (222.82 km) NNW | Fria Airport (FIG) | Fria, Guinea | |
| 8 | 139.67 miles (224.78 km) NE | Kabala Airport (KBA) | Kabala, Sierra Leone | |
| 9 | 143.03 miles (230.18 km) E | Yengema Airport (WYE) | Yengema, Kono District, Sierra Leone | |
| 10 | 194.24 miles (312.59 km) NNW | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |
| 11 | 196.80 miles (316.71 km) NE | Faranah Airport (FAA) | Faranah, Guinea | |
| 12 | 198.39 miles (319.27 km) E | Foya Airport (FOY) | Foya, Liberia | |
| 13 | 211.24 miles (339.96 km) NNE | Tata Airport (LEK) | Labé, Guinea | |
| 14 | 211.84 miles (340.92 km) ENE | Kissidougou Airport (KSI) | Kissidougou, Guinea | |
| 15 | 218.00 miles (350.84 km) SE | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,088.13 miles (19,453.91 km) ESE | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 2 | 12,069.30 miles (19,423.60 km) ESE | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 12,068.16 miles (19,421.78 km) S | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 12,057.05 miles (19,403.90 km) S | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 5 | 12,035.12 miles (19,368.60 km) E | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 12,031.52 miles (19,362.80 km) S | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 7 | 12,028.62 miles (19,358.14 km) E | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 12,013.29 miles (19,333.47 km) E | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 11,973.32 miles (19,269.14 km) S | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 11,966.04 miles (19,257.43 km) E | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 11,953.51 miles (19,237.25 km) S | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 11,947.95 miles (19,228.32 km) ESE | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 11,944.88 miles (19,223.38 km) S | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 11,940.27 miles (19,215.96 km) S | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 11,937.65 miles (19,211.74 km) E | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |