Nonstop flight route between Massawa, Eritrea and Amderma, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(15°40'59"N by 39°22'5"E)
Arrival Airport:
(69°45'47"N by 61°33'47"E)
Distance from MSW to AMV:
3,855.91 miles (6,205.47 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Massawa International Airport (MSW), Massawa, Eritrea and Amderma (AMV), Amderma, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,856 miles (or 6,205 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 Massawa International Airport and Amderma, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MSW / HHMS |
| Airport Name: | Massawa International Airport |
| Location: | Massawa, Eritrea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°40'59"N by 39°22'5"E |
| Area Served: | Massawa |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 206 feet (63 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MSW |
| More Information: | MSW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AMV / ULDD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Amderma, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 69°45'47"N by 61°33'47"E |
| Area Served: | Amderma |
| Operator/Owner: | Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Airport Amderma" |
| Airport Type: | public/military |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AMV |
| More Information: | AMV Maps & Info |
Facts about Massawa International Airport (MSW):
- Massawa International Airport (MSW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Massawa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 206 feet, planes can take off or land at Massawa 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 Eritrea Investment Centre has proposed a new $60 million development project at the airport.
- The Massawa International Airport is a large establishment.
- The furthest airport from Massawa International Airport (MSW) is Fangatau Airport (FGU), which is nearly antipodal to Massawa International Airport (meaning Massawa International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fangatau Airport), and is located 12,417 miles (19,984 kilometers) away in Fangatau, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Massawa International Airport (MSW) is Asmara International Airport (ASM), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) SW of MSW.
Facts about Amderma (AMV):
- Amderma (AMV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Amderma (AMV) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,763 miles (17,321 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Because of Amderma's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Amderma 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 Amderma (AMV) is Varandey Airport (VRI), which is located 104 miles (167 kilometers) SW of AMV.
- In addition to being known as "Amderma", another name for AMV is "Амдерма".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 40.73 miles (65.55 km) SW | Asmara International Airport (ASM) | Asmara, Eritrea |     |
| 2 | 113.92 miles (183.34 km) SSW | Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) | Axum, Ethiopia | |
| 3 | 153.52 miles (247.06 km) S | Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) | Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia | |
| 4 | 203.36 miles (327.28 km) W | Kassala Airport (KSL) | Kassala, Sudan | |
| 5 | 209.73 miles (337.53 km) SW | Humera Airport (HUE) | Humera, Ethiopia | |
| 6 | 238.41 miles (383.69 km) WSW | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 7 | 249.00 miles (400.72 km) ESE | Hodeida International Airport (HOD) | Al Hudaydah (Hodeida), Yemen | |
| 8 | 254.11 miles (408.95 km) SSW | Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) | Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 9 | 257.54 miles (414.47 km) S | Lalibela Airport (LLI) | Lalibela, Ethiopia | |
| 10 | 277.83 miles (447.12 km) SSW | Debre Tabor Airport (DBT) | Debre Tabor, Ethiopia | |
| 11 | 280.06 miles (450.72 km) NE | Abha Regional Airport (AHB) | Abha / Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia | |
| 12 | 284.00 miles (457.05 km) SE | Assab International Airport (ASA) | Assab, Eritrea | |
| 13 | 294.78 miles (474.39 km) NNW | Port Sudan New International Airport (PZU) | Port Sudan, Sudan | |
| 14 | 318.72 miles (512.93 km) S | Combolcha Airport (DSE) | Dessie / Kombolcha, Ethiopia | |
| 15 | 323.21 miles (520.15 km) E | El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (SAH) | Sana'a, Yemen | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,417.40 miles (19,983.82 km) ESE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,311.63 miles (19,813.60 km) ESE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,270.27 miles (19,747.04 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,226.67 miles (19,676.87 km) ESE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,159.41 miles (19,568.62 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 12,137.43 miles (19,533.25 km) SW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 12,101.86 miles (19,476.01 km) E | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 12,093.67 miles (19,462.82 km) ESE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 12,063.86 miles (19,414.86 km) ESE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 12,060.01 miles (19,408.66 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 12,052.00 miles (19,395.77 km) E | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 12,051.62 miles (19,395.15 km) ESE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 12,036.90 miles (19,371.46 km) E | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 12,013.83 miles (19,334.34 km) SSW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,895.41 miles (19,143.76 km) E | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 103.66 miles (166.83 km) SW | Varandey Airport (VRI) | Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 2 | 168.62 miles (271.36 km) SSE | Vorkuta Airport (VKT) | Vorkuta, Russia | |
| 3 | 254.39 miles (409.39 km) SSE | Salekhard Airport (SLY) | Salekhard, Russia | |
| 4 | 257.28 miles (414.05 km) WSW | Naryan-Mar Airport (NNM) | Naryan-Mar, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 5 | 258.93 miles (416.70 km) S | Inta Airport Аэропорт Инта (INA) | Inta, Russia | |
| 6 | 341.34 miles (549.34 km) SSW | Pechora Airport (PEX) | Pechora, Komi Republic, Russia | |
| 7 | 415.31 miles (668.37 km) SE | Nadym Airport (NYM) | Nadym, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 8 | 462.88 miles (744.94 km) ESE | Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX) | Novy Urengoy, Russia | |
| 9 | 477.08 miles (767.78 km) SSW | Ukhta (UCT) | Ukhta / Sosnogorsk, Komi Republic, Russia | |
| 10 | 481.61 miles (775.07 km) NE | Dikson Airport (DKS) | Dikson, Russia | |
| 11 | 536.80 miles (863.89 km) WSW | Leshukonskoye Airport (LDG) | Leshukonskoye, Russia | |
| 12 | 540.68 miles (870.14 km) SSE | Nyagan Airport (NYA) | Nyagan, Tyumen Oblast, Russia | |
| 13 | 585.87 miles (942.86 km) S | Sovetsky Tyumenskaya (OVS) | Sovetsky, Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 14 | 588.55 miles (947.18 km) SE | Noyabrsk Airport (NOJ) | Noyabrsk, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 15 | 618.64 miles (995.60 km) E | Alykel Airport (NSK) | Norilsk, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,762.92 miles (17,321.19 km) WSW | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 10,604.30 miles (17,065.93 km) W | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 3 | 10,560.52 miles (16,995.46 km) WSW | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,532.05 miles (16,949.65 km) W | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 5 | 10,522.13 miles (16,933.68 km) WSW | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,444.26 miles (16,808.36 km) WSW | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 7 | 10,438.26 miles (16,798.71 km) WSW | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 10,429.50 miles (16,784.61 km) WSW | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 10,297.00 miles (16,571.37 km) WSW | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 10 | 10,259.23 miles (16,510.59 km) WSW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,199.53 miles (16,414.51 km) W | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 12 | 10,198.89 miles (16,413.48 km) WSW | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,180.31 miles (16,383.58 km) WSW | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 14 | 10,175.68 miles (16,376.12 km) W | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 10,158.21 miles (16,348.02 km) WSW | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |