Nonstop flight route between Lewoleba, Indonesia and Seward, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(8°38'26"S by 122°14'12"E)
Arrival Airport:
(60°7'36"N by 149°25'8"W)
Distance from LWE to SWD:
6,678.84 miles (10,748.52 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wonopito Airport (LWE), Lewoleba, Indonesia and Seward Airport (SWD), Seward, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,679 miles (or 10,749 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 Wonopito Airport and Seward 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 Wonopito Airport and Seward Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWE / WATW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lewoleba, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°38'26"S by 122°14'12"E |
| Area Served: | Lewoleba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LWE |
| More Information: | LWE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SWD / PAWD |
| Airport Name: | Seward Airport |
| Location: | Seward, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 60°7'36"N by 149°25'8"W |
| Area Served: | Seward, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SWD |
| More Information: | SWD Maps & Info |
Facts about Wonopito Airport (LWE):
- In addition to being known as "Wonopito Airport", another name for LWE is "Bandar Udara Wai Oti".
- Wonopito Airport (LWE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Wonopito Airport (LWE) is Frans Seda Airport (MOF), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) SSE of LWE.
- Because of Wonopito Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Wonopito 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 Wonopito Airport (LWE) is Ogle Airport (OGL), which is nearly antipodal to Wonopito Airport (meaning Wonopito Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ogle Airport), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Guyana.
Facts about Seward Airport (SWD):
- Seward Airport (SWD) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Seward Airport (SWD) is Chenega Bay Airport (NCN), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) E of SWD.
- The furthest airport from Seward Airport (SWD) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,617 miles (17,086 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The airport was built during World War II.
- Because of Seward Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Seward 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 0.02 miles (0.04 km) SSE | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia |     |
| 2 | 41.90 miles (67.43 km) WSW | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 80.35 miles (129.31 km) W | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 125.63 miles (202.17 km) S | Tardamu Airport (SAU) | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 144.04 miles (231.81 km) SE | El Tari Airport (KOE) | Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 149.89 miles (241.23 km) WSW | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 160.74 miles (258.69 km) W | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 165.16 miles (265.80 km) ENE | Alor Island Airport (ARD) | Alor Island, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 187.95 miles (302.48 km) ESE | Haliwen Airport (ABU) | Atambua, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 219.02 miles (352.48 km) N | Betoambari Airport (BUW) | Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 224.72 miles (361.66 km) E | Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL) | Dili, East Timor (Timor-Leste) | |
| 12 | 242.59 miles (390.41 km) W | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 282.96 miles (455.38 km) E | Viqueque Airport (VIQ) | Viqueque, East Timor | |
| 14 | 284.60 miles (458.01 km) E | Baucau Airport (BCH) | Baucau, East Timor | |
| 15 | 308.22 miles (496.03 km) NW | Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) | Makassar, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,307.97 miles (19,807.72 km) N | Ogle Airport (OGL) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 2 | 12,285.02 miles (19,770.77 km) NNE | Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 3 | 12,244.77 miles (19,705.99 km) NNW | Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) | Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname | |
| 4 | 12,223.66 miles (19,672.03 km) NNW | Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) | Wageningen, Suriname | |
| 5 | 12,221.30 miles (19,668.23 km) NNW | Totness Airstrip (TOT) | Totness, Coronie, Suriname | |
| 6 | 12,199.08 miles (19,632.47 km) N | Washabo Airstrip (WSO) | Washabo, Suriname | |
| 7 | 12,173.52 miles (19,591.34 km) NW | Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG) | Paramaribo, Suriname | |
| 8 | 12,165.36 miles (19,578.19 km) NE | A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB) | Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 9 | 12,158.40 miles (19,567.00 km) ENE | Piarco International Airport (POS) | Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 10 | 12,154.50 miles (19,560.72 km) NW | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) | Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname | |
| 11 | 12,141.37 miles (19,539.58 km) ENE | El Dorado Airport (EOR) | El Dorado, Venezuela | |
| 12 | 12,108.74 miles (19,487.08 km) NNE | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 13 | 12,103.05 miles (19,477.93 km) NW | Albina Airstrip (ABN) | Albina, Suriname | |
| 14 | 12,100.66 miles (19,474.08 km) NNW | Laduani Airstrip (LDO) | Ladouanie, Suriname | |
| 15 | 12,099.34 miles (19,471.96 km) ENE | Güiria Airport (GUI) | Guiria, Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 49.26 miles (79.28 km) E | Chenega Bay Airport (NCN) | Chenega, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 60.43 miles (97.25 km) WNW | Soldotna Airport (SXQ) | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 69.61 miles (112.03 km) WNW | Kenai Municipal Airport (ENA) | Kenai, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 74.97 miles (120.65 km) NNW | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 76.45 miles (123.03 km) N | Merrill Field (MRI) | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 78.70 miles (126.66 km) WSW | Homer Airport (HOM) | Homer, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 78.79 miles (126.80 km) N | Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 78.86 miles (126.92 km) N | Bryant Army Airfield (FRN) | Fort Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 87.78 miles (141.26 km) NW | Tyonek Airport (TYE) | Tyonek, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 90.87 miles (146.24 km) NW | Beluga Airport (BVU) | Beluga, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 92.46 miles (148.80 km) WSW | Seldovia Airport (SOV) | Seldovia, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 98.27 miles (158.15 km) N | Big Lake Airport (BGQ) | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 99.75 miles (160.54 km) WSW | Port Graham Airport (PGM) | Port Graham, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 99.92 miles (160.81 km) N | Wasilla Airport (WWA) | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 102.04 miles (164.22 km) N | Palmer Municipal Airport (PAQ) | Palmer, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,616.64 miles (17,085.78 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,594.47 miles (17,050.10 km) SSE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,593.15 miles (17,047.98 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,560.72 miles (16,995.79 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,550.26 miles (16,978.95 km) SSE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,460.13 miles (16,833.91 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,414.58 miles (16,760.60 km) S | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,345.77 miles (16,649.86 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 9 | 10,340.78 miles (16,641.83 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 10,335.79 miles (16,633.80 km) S | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 10,335.73 miles (16,633.70 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,330.80 miles (16,625.77 km) S | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 13 | 10,328.60 miles (16,622.23 km) S | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,313.37 miles (16,597.73 km) S | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 10,304.43 miles (16,583.34 km) S | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |