Nonstop flight route between Libreville, Gabon and Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands:
Departure Airport:
(0°27'30"N by 9°24'43"E)
Arrival Airport:
(15°7'8"N by 145°43'45"E)
Distance from LBV to SPN:
9,266.08 miles (14,912.27 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport (LBV), Libreville, Gabon and Saipan International Airport (SPN), Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,266 miles (or 14,912 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 Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport and Saipan 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 Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport and Saipan 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: | LBV / FOOL |
| Airport Name: | Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport |
| Location: | Libreville, Gabon |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°27'30"N by 9°24'43"E |
| Area Served: | Libreville |
| Operator/Owner: | Handling Partners Gabon |
| Airport Type: | Public and military |
| Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LBV |
| More Information: | LBV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPN / PGSN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°7'8"N by 145°43'45"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Commonwealth Ports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 215 feet (66 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SPN |
| More Information: | SPN Maps & Info |
Facts about Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport (LBV):
- Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport handled 721,411 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport (LBV) is Bata Airport (BSG), which is located 104 miles (167 kilometers) NNE of LBV.
- Because of Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Libreville Leon M'ba International 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.
- Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport (LBV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport (LBV) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport (meaning Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,259 miles (19,730 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
Facts about Saipan International Airport (SPN):
- With the end of the war the wing's four bomb groups were all returned to the United States, with their B-29s either being flown to Clark Air Base in the Philippines for scrapping, or were flown to storage facilities in Texas or Arizona.
- The closest airport to Saipan International Airport (SPN) is Tinian International Airport (TIQ), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SW of SPN.
- A Star Marianas plane crashed during takeoff on November 17, 2012 on its return from Tinian.
- Because of Saipan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 215 feet, planes can take off or land at Saipan International 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 Saipan International Airport (SPN) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Saipan International Airport (meaning Saipan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,125 miles (19,514 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Saipan International Airport", other names for SPN include "Francisco C. Ada Airport" and "GSN".
- Saipan International Airport (SPN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airfield was liberated by the United States Army 27th Infantry Division on June 18, 1944 during the Battle of Saipan.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 103.60 miles (166.72 km) NNE | Bata Airport (BSG) | Bata, Equatorial Guinea |     |
| 2 | 171.41 miles (275.86 km) NNE | Kribi Airport (KBI) | Kribi, Cameroon | |
| 3 | 182.06 miles (293.00 km) NE | Bitam Airport (BMM) | Bitam, Gabon | |
| 4 | 186.63 miles (300.35 km) W | São Tomé International Airport (TMS) | São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe | |
| 5 | 195.77 miles (315.05 km) SE | Mouila Airport (MJL) | Mouila, Gabon | |
| 6 | 207.13 miles (333.35 km) NE | Ebolowa Airport (EBW) | Ebolowa, Cameroon | |
| 7 | 229.02 miles (368.57 km) S | Gamba Airport (GAX) | Gamba, Gabon | |
| 8 | 232.88 miles (374.78 km) NNW | Malabo International Airport (SSG) | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | |
| 9 | 238.07 miles (383.14 km) ESE | Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport) (KOU) | Koulamoutou, Gabon | |
| 10 | 240.48 miles (387.02 km) E | Makokou Airport (MKU) | Makokou, Gabon | |
| 11 | 246.01 miles (395.91 km) N | Douala International Airport (DLA) | Douala, Cameroon | |
| 12 | 246.25 miles (396.31 km) N | Limbe Airport (VCC) | Limbe, Cameroon | |
| 13 | 269.64 miles (433.94 km) NNE | Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI) | Yaoundé, Cameroon | |
| 14 | 275.13 miles (442.78 km) NNE | Yaoundé Airport (YAO) | Yaoundé, Cameroon | |
| 15 | 300.07 miles (482.91 km) ESE | Moanda Airport (MFF) | Moanda, Gabon | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,259.48 miles (19,729.67 km) SSE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,553.22 miles (18,593.06 km) E | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,539.61 miles (18,571.16 km) SE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 4 | 11,524.64 miles (18,547.06 km) S | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,511.90 miles (18,526.57 km) S | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,508.66 miles (18,521.35 km) E | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 7 | 11,508.30 miles (18,520.76 km) S | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,507.85 miles (18,520.04 km) S | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,506.82 miles (18,518.38 km) W | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 10 | 11,486.36 miles (18,485.46 km) S | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,486.12 miles (18,485.07 km) SW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 12 | 11,482.92 miles (18,479.93 km) S | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 13 | 11,482.50 miles (18,479.25 km) S | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 14 | 11,481.84 miles (18,478.18 km) S | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 15 | 11,472.04 miles (18,462.42 km) SSE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.06 miles (17.80 km) SW | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 2 | 72.92 miles (117.36 km) SSW | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 3 | 119.13 miles (191.72 km) SSW | Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) | Agana, Guam | |
| 4 | 129.06 miles (207.70 km) SSW | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |
| 5 | 533.30 miles (858.26 km) SW | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 6 | 645.75 miles (1,039.22 km) SW | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 7 | 671.70 miles (1,081.00 km) SE | Chuuk International Airport (TKK) | Weno, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 8 | 726.36 miles (1,168.96 km) NNW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 9 | 829.80 miles (1,335.42 km) NE | Minamitorishima Air Field (MUS) | Minami-Tori-shima, Japan | |
| 10 | 927.56 miles (1,492.75 km) SW | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 11 | 1,015.16 miles (1,633.73 km) ESE | Pohnpei International Airport (PNI) | Kolonia, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 12 | 1,146.10 miles (1,844.46 km) E | Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) | Enewetak, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 1,192.41 miles (1,919.00 km) NW | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 14 | 1,192.72 miles (1,919.50 km) S | Momote Airport (MAS) | Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 1,193.19 miles (1,920.24 km) NW | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,125.20 miles (19,513.57 km) ESE | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,118.20 miles (19,502.30 km) E | Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) | Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,104.44 miles (19,480.16 km) ESE | Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) | Porto Seguro, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,094.54 miles (19,464.23 km) SE | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,036.52 miles (19,370.86 km) SSE | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,996.47 miles (19,306.39 km) E | Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) | Vitória da Conquista, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,951.65 miles (19,234.27 km) S | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,932.95 miles (19,204.17 km) ESE | Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) | Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,905.05 miles (19,159.28 km) SE | Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX) | Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,884.00 miles (19,125.40 km) S | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,883.39 miles (19,124.42 km) SSE | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,866.48 miles (19,097.20 km) E | Guanambi Airport (GNM) | Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,864.21 miles (19,093.54 km) ESE | Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR) | Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,853.53 miles (19,076.36 km) SE | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,834.75 miles (19,046.13 km) SE | Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil | |