Nonstop flight route between Atwater, California, United States and Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire:
Departure Airport:
(37°22'50"N by 120°34'5"W)
Arrival Airport:
(5°25'59"N by 3°16'0"W)
Distance from MER to ABO:
7,446.82 miles (11,984.47 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Castle Airport (MER), Atwater, California, United States and Aboisso Airport (ABO), Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,447 miles (or 11,984 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 Castle Airport and Aboisso 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 Castle Airport and Aboisso Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MER / KMER |
| Airport Name: | Castle Airport |
| Location: | Atwater, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°22'50"N by 120°34'5"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Merced County Department of Commerce, Aviation, and Economic Development |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 191 feet (58 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MER |
| More Information: | MER Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABO / DIAO |
| Airport Name: | Aboisso Airport |
| Location: | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°25'59"N by 3°16'0"W |
| Area Served: | Aboisso |
| Elevation: | 95 feet (29 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from ABO |
| More Information: | ABO Maps & Info |
Facts about Castle Airport (MER):
- Because of Castle Airport's relatively low elevation of 191 feet, planes can take off or land at Castle 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 closest airport to Castle Airport (MER) is Merced Regional Airport (MCE), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SSE of MER.
- The furthest airport from Castle Airport (MER) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,312 miles (18,204 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Since the mid-1940s, aircraft maintenance, fuel management, and fire training activities on the base have generated wastes that consist primarily of waste fuels, oils, solvents, and cleaners.
- Castle Airport (MER) currently has only 1 runway.
- It was estimated that the cost to relocate the 129 RQW to Castle, to include associated military construction costs, could be recouped in seven years.
Facts about Aboisso Airport (ABO):
- Because of Aboisso Airport's relatively low elevation of 95 feet, planes can take off or land at Aboisso 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 closest airport to Aboisso Airport (ABO) is Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) WSW of ABO.
- The furthest airport from Aboisso Airport (ABO) is Arorae Island Airport (AIS), which is nearly antipodal to Aboisso Airport (meaning Aboisso Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Arorae Island Airport), and is located 12,242 miles (19,702 kilometers) away in Arorae Island, Kiribati.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.26 miles (11.68 km) SSE | Merced Regional Airport (MCE) | Merced, California, United States |     |
| 2 | 27.12 miles (43.65 km) NW | Modesto City-County Airport (MOD) | Modesto, California, United States | |
| 3 | 27.51 miles (44.27 km) SW | Los Banos Municipal Airport (LSN) | Los Banos, California, United States | |
| 4 | 29.78 miles (47.92 km) W | NASA Crows Landing Airport (NRC) | Crows Landing, California, United States | |
| 5 | 36.91 miles (59.40 km) SE | Madera Municipal Airport (MAE) | Madera, California, United States | |
| 6 | 45.69 miles (73.53 km) N | Columbia Airport (COA) | Columbia, California, United States | |
| 7 | 51.03 miles (82.13 km) NW | Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK) | Stockton, California, United States | |
| 8 | 57.32 miles (92.24 km) SW | Hollister Municipal Airport (HLI) | Hollister, California, United States | |
| 9 | 60.88 miles (97.98 km) SE | Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old) (FCH) | Fresno, California, United States | |
| 10 | 62.71 miles (100.91 km) SE | Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) | Fresno, California, United States | |
| 11 | 68.82 miles (110.76 km) W | Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV) | San Jose, California, United States | |
| 12 | 71.93 miles (115.77 km) WNW | Livermore Municipal Airport (LVK) | Livermore, California, United States | |
| 13 | 73.96 miles (119.02 km) WSW | Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI) | Watsonville, California, United States | |
| 14 | 74.75 miles (120.29 km) W | Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) | San Jose, California, United States | |
| 15 | 75.76 miles (121.93 km) SW | Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS) | Salinas, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,311.72 miles (18,204.41 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,301.64 miles (18,188.18 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,273.49 miles (18,142.87 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,260.93 miles (18,122.66 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,205.02 miles (18,032.69 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,196.39 miles (18,018.79 km) SSW | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 11,137.28 miles (17,923.67 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,111.96 miles (17,882.92 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,011.03 miles (17,720.49 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,008.37 miles (17,716.22 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,993.21 miles (17,691.82 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,972.89 miles (17,659.11 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,963.56 miles (17,644.10 km) SSE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,945.21 miles (17,614.56 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,920.84 miles (17,575.35 km) SE | Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) | Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.87 miles (75.43 km) WSW | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 2 | 109.17 miles (175.69 km) ESE | Takoradi Airport (TKD) | Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana | |
| 3 | 126.49 miles (203.57 km) NW | Dimbokro Airport (DIM) | Dimbokro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 4 | 145.26 miles (233.77 km) NE | Kumasi Airport (KMS) | Kumasi, Ghana | |
| 5 | 145.70 miles (234.48 km) W | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 6 | 148.00 miles (238.19 km) NNE | Sunyani Airport (NYI) | Sunyani, Ghana | |
| 7 | 176.36 miles (283.83 km) NW | Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK) | Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 8 | 181.88 miles (292.70 km) N | Soko Airport (BDK) | Bondoukou, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 9 | 192.65 miles (310.04 km) WNW | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 10 | 200.29 miles (322.33 km) W | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 201.90 miles (324.92 km) NW | Bouaké Airport (BYK) | Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 213.48 miles (343.56 km) E | Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC) | Accra, Ghana | |
| 13 | 223.75 miles (360.09 km) NNW | Katiola Airport (KTC) | Katiola, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 239.49 miles (385.42 km) WNW | Daloa Airport (DJO) | Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 15 | 264.59 miles (425.82 km) N | Bouna Tehini Airport (BQO) | Bouna, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,242.12 miles (19,701.73 km) S | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 12,164.46 miles (19,576.76 km) SW | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 3 | 12,150.60 miles (19,554.44 km) S | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 11,993.69 miles (19,301.93 km) SSE | Aranuka Airport (AAK) | Aranuka, Kiribati | |
| 5 | 11,981.06 miles (19,281.60 km) SSE | Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 6 | 11,904.86 miles (19,158.97 km) SSE | Bonriki International Airport (TRW) | Tarawa, Kiribati | |
| 7 | 11,876.03 miles (19,112.57 km) SSE | Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF) | Abaiang, Kiribati | |
| 8 | 11,867.08 miles (19,098.17 km) SSE | Marakei Airport (MZK) | Marakei, Kiribati | |
| 9 | 11,788.91 miles (18,972.36 km) SSE | Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG) | Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 10 | 11,728.74 miles (18,875.54 km) SSW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 11 | 11,712.45 miles (18,849.31 km) SW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 12 | 11,680.34 miles (18,797.64 km) ESE | Nauru International Airport (INU) | Yaren, Nauru | |
| 13 | 11,654.28 miles (18,755.71 km) SSW | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 14 | 11,652.33 miles (18,752.56 km) S | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 15 | 11,619.12 miles (18,699.12 km) WSW | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |