Nonstop flight route between Massawa, Eritrea and Qaisumah, Hafar Al-Batin, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia:
Departure Airport:
(15°40'59"N by 39°22'5"E)
Arrival Airport:
(28°20'6"N by 46°7'30"E)
Distance from MSW to AQI:
974.84 miles (1,568.85 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Massawa International Airport (MSW), Massawa, Eritrea and Qaisumah Domestic Airport (AQI), Qaisumah, Hafar Al-Batin, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia would travel a Great Circle distance of 975 miles (or 1,569 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 relatively short distance between Massawa International Airport and Qaisumah Domestic Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | AQI / OEPA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Qaisumah, Hafar Al-Batin, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°20'6"N by 46°7'30"E |
| Area Served: | Qaisumah, Hafar Al-Batin |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1174 feet (358 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AQI |
| More Information: | AQI Maps & Info |
Facts about Massawa International Airport (MSW):
- 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.
- As of 2014, the airport only hosts domestic flights since the companies that formed it do not have an international license.
- Massawa International Airport (MSW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Massawa International Airport (MSW) is Asmara International Airport (ASM), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) SW of MSW.
- 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.
Facts about Qaisumah Domestic Airport (AQI):
- The furthest airport from Qaisumah Domestic Airport (AQI) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is nearly antipodal to Qaisumah Domestic Airport (meaning Qaisumah Domestic Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Totegegie Airport), and is located 12,069 miles (19,423 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Qaisumah Domestic Airport (AQI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Qaisumah Domestic Airport", another name for AQI is "مطار القيصومة المحلي".
- The closest airport to Qaisumah Domestic Airport (AQI) is Kuwait International Airport (KWI), which is located 128 miles (206 kilometers) ENE of AQI.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 1,174 feet above mean sea level.
| 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 | 128.12 miles (206.18 km) ENE | Kuwait International Airport (KWI) | Kuwait City, Kuwait | |
| 2 | 178.76 miles (287.68 km) NNE | Basrah International AirportBasrah Airport (BSR) | Basrah, Iraq | |
| 3 | 189.19 miles (304.47 km) NE | Abadan International Airport (ABD) | Abadan, Iran | |
| 4 | 201.35 miles (324.04 km) SW | Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (ELQ) | Buraidah, Saudi Arabia | |
| 5 | 236.02 miles (379.83 km) S | King Khalid International Airport (RUH) | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |
| 6 | 238.14 miles (383.25 km) NE | Mahshahr Airport (MRX) | Mahshahr, Iran | |
| 7 | 259.48 miles (417.59 km) ESE | King Fahd International Airport (DMM) | Dammam, Saudi Arabia | |
| 8 | 260.77 miles (419.67 km) NE | Ahwaz International Airport (AWZ) | Ahwaz, Iran | |
| 9 | 267.97 miles (431.25 km) NE | Omidiyeh Air Base (OMI) | Omidiyeh, Iran | |
| 10 | 272.63 miles (438.76 km) NNW | Al Najaf International Airport (NJF) | Al Najaf, Iraq | |
| 11 | 278.06 miles (447.50 km) WSW | Ha'il Regional Airport (HAS) | Ha'il, Saudi Arabia | |
| 12 | 285.59 miles (459.61 km) ESE | King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA) | Dhahran, Saudi Arabia | |
| 13 | 288.66 miles (464.55 km) E | Bushehr Airport (BUZ) | Bushehr, Iran | |
| 14 | 295.49 miles (475.54 km) SE | Al-Ahsa International Airport (HOF) | Hofuf, Saudi Arabia | |
| 15 | 295.69 miles (475.87 km) SSW | Dawadmi Domestic Airport (DWD) | Dawadmi, Saudi Arabia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,068.61 miles (19,422.50 km) S | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,836.99 miles (19,049.74 km) SSE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,739.31 miles (18,892.54 km) SSE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,715.17 miles (18,853.69 km) SSE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,598.16 miles (18,665.39 km) SE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,463.11 miles (18,448.04 km) SSE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,425.93 miles (18,388.20 km) SE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,413.82 miles (18,368.72 km) SE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,377.37 miles (18,310.05 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,303.42 miles (18,191.04 km) SE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,272.75 miles (18,141.69 km) ESE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,245.63 miles (18,098.03 km) SE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,219.53 miles (18,056.04 km) SE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,198.68 miles (18,022.48 km) SE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,191.18 miles (18,010.41 km) ESE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |