Nonstop flight route between Lovelock, Nevada, United States and Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena:
Departure Airport:
(40°3'59"N by 118°33'53"W)
Arrival Airport:
(7°58'9"S by 14°23'38"W)
Distance from LOL to ASI:
7,320.41 miles (11,781.03 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Derby Field (LOL), Lovelock, Nevada, United States and RAF Ascension (ASI), Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,320 miles (or 11,781 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 Derby Field 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 Derby Field 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: | LOL / KLOL |
| Airport Name: | Derby Field |
| Location: | Lovelock, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°3'59"N by 118°33'53"W |
| Area Served: | Lovelock, Nevada |
| Operator/Owner: | Pershing County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3907 feet (1,191 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LOL |
| More Information: | LOL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASI / FHAW |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Derby Field (LOL):
- Derby Field (LOL) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Derby Field (LOL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,103 miles (17,868 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Derby Field (LOL) is Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) SSW of LOL.
Facts about RAF Ascension (ASI):
- RAF Ascension, more commonly known as RAF Ascension Island, and sometimes known as Wideawake Airfield or Ascension Island Base, is a British Royal Air Force station on Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean, near the Equator.
- 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.
- RAF Ascension Island was re-garrisoned by the RAF in 1982 and used extensively as a staging base during the Falklands War.
- The closest airport to RAF Ascension (ASI) is Sasstown Airport (SAZ), which is located 965 miles (1,553 kilometers) NNE of ASI.
- In addition to being known as "RAF Ascension", another name for ASI is "Wideawake Airbase/Field".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 40.39 miles (65.00 km) SSW | Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX) | Fallon, Nevada, United States |     |
| 2 | 44.92 miles (72.29 km) S | Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL) | Fallon, Nevada, United States | |
| 3 | 69.88 miles (112.45 km) NE | Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC) | Winnemucca, Nevada, United States | |
| 4 | 74.94 miles (120.61 km) WSW | Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) | Reno, Nevada, United States | |
| 5 | 83.57 miles (134.49 km) ESE | Austin Airport (ASQ) | Austin, Nevada, United States | |
| 6 | 84.84 miles (136.54 km) W | Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip (AHC) | Herlong, California, United States | |
| 7 | 85.28 miles (137.24 km) SSE | Gabbs Airport (GAB) | Gabbs, Nevada, United States | |
| 8 | 86.72 miles (139.56 km) SW | Carson Airport (CSN) | Carson City, Nevada, United States | |
| 9 | 96.28 miles (154.95 km) ENE | Battle Mountain Airport (BAM) | Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States | |
| 10 | 97.06 miles (156.20 km) SW | Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) | Minden, Nevada, United States | |
| 11 | 98.31 miles (158.22 km) WSW | Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) | Truckee, California, United States | |
| 12 | 105.22 miles (169.34 km) S | Hawthorne Industrial Airport (HTH) | Hawthorne, Nevada, United States | |
| 13 | 108.05 miles (173.90 km) WNW | Susanville Municipal Airport (SVE) | Susanville, California, United States | |
| 14 | 111.27 miles (179.07 km) SW | Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) | South Lake Tahoe, California, United States | |
| 15 | 126.49 miles (203.56 km) WSW | Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport (BLU) | Emigrant Gap, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,102.99 miles (17,868.48 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,094.24 miles (17,854.40 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,066.64 miles (17,809.99 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,062.06 miles (17,802.62 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,028.96 miles (17,749.34 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 11,000.68 miles (17,703.84 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,923.09 miles (17,578.96 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,898.92 miles (17,540.07 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,802.26 miles (17,384.51 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,801.91 miles (17,383.95 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,786.31 miles (17,358.83 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,758.36 miles (17,313.86 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,749.15 miles (17,299.03 km) SSE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,732.67 miles (17,272.52 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,709.50 miles (17,235.23 km) SE | Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) | Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar | |
| 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 | |