Nonstop flight route between Houston, Texas, United States and Isfahan, Iran:
Departure Airport:
(29°49'5"N by 95°40'20"W)
Arrival Airport:
(32°45'2"N by 51°51'39"E)
Distance from IWS to IFN:
7,619.72 miles (12,262.71 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between West Houston Airport (IWS), Houston, Texas, United States and Isfahan International Airport (IFN), Isfahan, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,620 miles (or 12,263 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 West Houston Airport and Isfahan International 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 West Houston Airport and Isfahan International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IWS / KIWS |
| Airport Name: | West Houston Airport |
| Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°49'5"N by 95°40'20"W |
| Area Served: | Houston, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | West Houston Airport Corp. |
| Airport Type: | Public use |
| Elevation: | 111 feet (34 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IWS |
| More Information: | IWS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IFN / OIFM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Isfahan, Iran |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°45'2"N by 51°51'39"E |
| Area Served: | Isfahan |
| Operator/Owner: | Military of Iran |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 5059 feet (1,542 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IFN |
| More Information: | IFN Maps & Info |
Facts about West Houston Airport (IWS):
- West Houston Airport offers a variety of services, including a VIP lounge with free Wi-Fi, hangars, and airplane covers.
- The closest airport to West Houston Airport (IWS) is Andrau Airpark (AAP), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SE of IWS.
- The furthest airport from West Houston Airport (IWS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,979 miles (17,668 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- West Houston Airport (IWS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of West Houston Airport's relatively low elevation of 111 feet, planes can take off or land at West Houston 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.
Facts about Isfahan International Airport (IFN):
- Isfahan International Airport (IFN) has 2 runways.
- Because of Isfahan International Airport's high elevation of 5,059 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at IFN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make IFN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Isfahan International Airport", another name for IFN is "Esfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport".
- The closest airport to Isfahan International Airport (IFN) is Shahrekord International Airport (CQD), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) WSW of IFN.
- Isfahan International Airport handled 2,103,633 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Isfahan International Airport (IFN) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,653 miles (18,753 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.83 miles (14.21 km) SE | Andrau Airpark (AAP) | Houston, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 13.58 miles (21.86 km) S | Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) | Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States | |
| 3 | 18.29 miles (29.44 km) NNE | David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 22.91 miles (36.88 km) ENE | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 26.46 miles (42.59 km) ESE | William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 34.10 miles (54.88 km) ESE | Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 40.00 miles (64.38 km) NNE | Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 43.21 miles (69.54 km) E | Baytown Airport (HPY) | Baytown, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 48.56 miles (78.15 km) SW | Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) | Wharton, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 50.64 miles (81.50 km) SSE | Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) | Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 59.50 miles (95.76 km) S | Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC) | Bay City, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 61.99 miles (99.76 km) SE | Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) | Galveston, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 64.36 miles (103.58 km) N | Bruce Brothers Huntsville Regional Airport (HTV) | Huntsville, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 67.36 miles (108.40 km) NW | Easterwood Airport (CLL) | College Station, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 73.41 miles (118.14 km) NNW | Coulter Field (CFD) | Bryan, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,978.58 miles (17,668.27 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,952.82 miles (17,626.82 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,653.72 miles (17,145.45 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,634.50 miles (17,114.52 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,622.80 miles (17,095.70 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,615.95 miles (17,084.67 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,610.33 miles (17,075.63 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,609.04 miles (17,073.55 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,604.64 miles (17,066.48 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,598.75 miles (17,056.99 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,586.79 miles (17,037.74 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,582.60 miles (17,030.99 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,567.23 miles (17,006.26 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,561.50 miles (16,997.04 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,558.05 miles (16,991.49 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 67.12 miles (108.02 km) WSW | Shahrekord International Airport (CQD) | Shahrekord, Iran | |
| 2 | 152.64 miles (245.65 km) ESE | Shahid Sadooghi Airport (AZD) | Yazd, Iran | |
| 3 | 188.57 miles (303.47 km) NNW | Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) | Tehran, Iran | |
| 4 | 190.19 miles (306.08 km) SW | Omidiyeh Air Base (OMI) | Omidiyeh, Iran | |
| 5 | 202.79 miles (326.36 km) W | Dezful Airport (DEF) | Dezful, Iran | |
| 6 | 205.41 miles (330.58 km) N | Mehrabad Airport (THR) | Tehran, Iran | |
| 7 | 206.09 miles (331.67 km) WSW | Ahwaz International Airport (AWZ) | Ahwaz, Iran | |
| 8 | 212.45 miles (341.90 km) WNW | Khorramabad Airport (KHD) | Khorramabad, Iran | |
| 9 | 219.94 miles (353.96 km) SW | Mahshahr Airport (MRX) | Mahshahr, Iran | |
| 10 | 226.05 miles (363.79 km) S | Shiraz International Airport (SYZ) | Shiraz, Iran | |
| 11 | 239.77 miles (385.87 km) NW | Hamadan Airport (HDM) | Hamadan, Iran | |
| 12 | 269.77 miles (434.15 km) SW | Abadan International Airport (ABD) | Abadan, Iran | |
| 13 | 269.92 miles (434.40 km) SSW | Bushehr Airport (BUZ) | Bushehr, Iran | |
| 14 | 271.19 miles (436.44 km) N | Bishe Kola Air Base (BSM) | Amol, Iran | |
| 15 | 278.89 miles (448.82 km) NNE | Sari Dasht-e Naz International Airport (SRY) | Sari, Iran | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,652.62 miles (18,753.03 km) SSE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,389.93 miles (18,330.28 km) SE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,297.57 miles (18,181.63 km) SE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,296.15 miles (18,179.34 km) SSE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,253.76 miles (18,111.12 km) WSW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,148.13 miles (17,941.13 km) SE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,020.80 miles (17,736.22 km) SE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,975.34 miles (17,663.06 km) SE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 10,958.69 miles (17,636.25 km) SE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 10,919.70 miles (17,573.52 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 10,850.82 miles (17,462.65 km) ESE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 10,846.14 miles (17,455.12 km) SE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,788.15 miles (17,361.79 km) SE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 10,762.09 miles (17,319.86 km) SE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,742.36 miles (17,288.10 km) SE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |