Nonstop flight route between Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia and Dire Dawa, Ethiopia:
Departure Airport:
(22°14'8"S by 114°5'18"E)
Arrival Airport:
(9°37'27"N by 41°51'15"E)
Distance from LEA to DIR:
5,359.80 miles (8,625.74 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAAF Learmonth (LEA), Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia and Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR), Dire Dawa, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,360 miles (or 8,626 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LEA / YPLM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°14'8"S by 114°5'18"E |
| Area Served: | Exmouth, Western Australia |
| Operator/Owner: | RAAF/Shire of Exmouth |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LEA |
| More Information: | LEA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DIR / HADR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Dire Dawa, Ethiopia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°37'27"N by 41°51'15"E |
| Area Served: | Dire Dawa, Ethiopia |
| Operator/Owner: | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 3829 feet (1,167 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DIR |
| More Information: | DIR Maps & Info |
Facts about RAAF Learmonth (LEA):
- In addition to being known as "RAAF Learmonth", another name for LEA is "Learmonth Airport".
- During World War II a little-known landing field was constructed on the western shore of Exmouth Gulf.
- The closest airport to RAAF Learmonth (LEA) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is located 127 miles (204 kilometers) NE of LEA.
- RAAF Learmonth (LEA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of RAAF Learmonth's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at RAAF Learmonth 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.
- Learmonth Airport was ranked 49th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2012-2013.
- RAAF Learmonth handled 90,861 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from RAAF Learmonth (LEA) is Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG), which is nearly antipodal to RAAF Learmonth (meaning RAAF Learmonth is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport), and is located 12,175 miles (19,594 kilometers) away in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Facts about Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR):
- The closest airport to Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) is Wilwal International Airport (JIJ), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) ESE of DIR.
- The furthest airport from Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (meaning Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,919 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport", another name for DIR is "አባ ጤና ደጃዝማች ይልማ ዓለም አቀፍ የአየር ማረፊያ".
- Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport resides at an elevation of 3,829 feet above mean sea level.
- Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 126.94 miles (204.28 km) NE | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia |     |
| 2 | 184.63 miles (297.13 km) S | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 202.18 miles (325.37 km) ENE | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 234.91 miles (378.05 km) E | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 237.08 miles (381.55 km) E | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 241.88 miles (389.27 km) ESE | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 243.88 miles (392.49 km) E | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 254.76 miles (410.00 km) S | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 304.86 miles (490.63 km) E | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 319.04 miles (513.44 km) ENE | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 325.62 miles (524.03 km) E | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 372.91 miles (600.14 km) ESE | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 377.11 miles (606.91 km) S | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 412.36 miles (663.62 km) SE | Meekatharra Airport (MKR) | Meekatharra, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 432.68 miles (696.34 km) SSE | Cue Airport (CUY) | Cue, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,175.40 miles (19,594.36 km) N | Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 2 | 12,175.05 miles (19,593.80 km) N | Dorado Airport (DDP) | Dorado, Puerto Rico | |
| 3 | 12,174.41 miles (19,592.76 km) N | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 4 | 12,170.66 miles (19,586.73 km) N | Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE) | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | |
| 5 | 12,166.56 miles (19,580.14 km) NNE | Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) | Aguadilla, Puerto Rico | |
| 6 | 12,164.93 miles (19,577.52 km) N | Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ) | Fajardo, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 7 | 12,162.94 miles (19,574.31 km) N | Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico | |
| 8 | 12,160.66 miles (19,570.64 km) NNW | Cyril E. King Airport (STT) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 9 | 12,160.33 miles (19,570.10 km) NNW | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands | |
| 10 | 12,160.28 miles (19,570.03 km) NNW | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 11 | 12,157.85 miles (19,566.11 km) NNW | Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ) | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | |
| 12 | 12,153.58 miles (19,559.24 km) N | Humacao Airport (HUC) | Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 13 | 12,152.15 miles (19,556.94 km) N | Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) | Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 14 | 12,150.34 miles (19,554.03 km) NNE | Eugenio María de Hostos Airport (MAZ) | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | |
| 15 | 12,141.66 miles (19,540.07 km) N | Mercedita Airport (PSE) | Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 74.83 miles (120.43 km) ESE | Wilwal International Airport (JIJ) | Jijiga, Ethiopia | |
| 2 | 91.03 miles (146.50 km) ENE | Borama Airport (BXX) | Borama, Somalia | |
| 3 | 120.61 miles (194.10 km) NNE | Ali-Sabieh Airport (AII) | Ali-Sabieh, Djibouti | |
| 4 | 152.43 miles (245.31 km) E | Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) | Hargeisa, Somalia | |
| 5 | 158.54 miles (255.14 km) NNE | Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (JIB) | Djibouti, Djibouti | |
| 6 | 171.04 miles (275.25 km) NNE | Moucha Airport (MHI) | Moucha Island, Djibouti | |
| 7 | 177.08 miles (284.99 km) NW | Combolcha Airport (DSE) | Dessie / Kombolcha, Ethiopia | |
| 8 | 187.81 miles (302.24 km) SSW | Ghinnir Airport (GNN) | Ghinnir, Ethiopia | |
| 9 | 188.61 miles (303.53 km) NNE | Obock Airport (OBC) | Obock, Djibouti | |
| 10 | 212.75 miles (342.38 km) SW | Robe Airport (GOB) | Goba, Ethiopia | |
| 11 | 213.02 miles (342.83 km) WSW | Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 216.58 miles (348.56 km) ENE | Berbera Airport (BBO) | Berbera, Somalia | |
| 13 | 224.92 miles (361.97 km) WNW | Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia | |
| 14 | 244.13 miles (392.89 km) NNE | Assab International Airport (ASA) | Assab, Eritrea | |
| 15 | 253.05 miles (407.24 km) E | Burao Airport (BUO) | Burao, Somalia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,376.90 miles (19,918.64 km) E | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,970.62 miles (19,264.80 km) SSE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,905.82 miles (19,160.51 km) SSE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,832.93 miles (19,043.21 km) S | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,829.58 miles (19,037.82 km) SE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,823.53 miles (19,028.08 km) SSE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,806.58 miles (19,000.80 km) ESE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,796.19 miles (18,984.09 km) ESE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,768.01 miles (18,938.73 km) S | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,763.70 miles (18,931.80 km) SE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,745.78 miles (18,902.96 km) SE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,744.42 miles (18,900.77 km) SE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,709.23 miles (18,844.14 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,666.13 miles (18,774.76 km) S | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,636.92 miles (18,727.76 km) ESE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |