Nonstop flight route between Massawa, Eritrea and Adrar, Algeria:
Departure Airport:
(15°40'59"N by 39°22'5"E)
Arrival Airport:
(27°50'16"N by 0°11'10"W)
Distance from MSW to AZR:
2,659.88 miles (4,280.66 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Massawa International Airport (MSW), Massawa, Eritrea and Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport (AZR), Adrar, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,660 miles (or 4,281 kilometers).
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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: | AZR / DAUA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Adrar, Algeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°50'16"N by 0°11'10"W |
| Area Served: | Adrar, Algeria |
| Operator/Owner: | EGSA Alger |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 919 feet (280 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AZR |
| More Information: | AZR Maps & Info |
Facts about Massawa International Airport (MSW):
- The closest airport to Massawa International Airport (MSW) is Asmara International Airport (ASM), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) SW of 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.
- 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.
- Massawa International Airport (MSW) currently has only 1 runway.
- In the colonial period, a 1970 km line was established between Massawa-Djibouti-Berbera-Galadi-Mogadishu.
Facts about Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport (AZR):
- Because of Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport's relatively low elevation of 919 feet, planes can take off or land at Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir 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.
- In addition to being known as "Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport", another name for AZR is "Touat Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport (Adrar)".
- The furthest airport from Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport (AZR) is Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU), which is located 11,882 miles (19,122 kilometers) away in Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga.
- The closest airport to Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport (AZR) is In Salah Airport (INZ), which is located 170 miles (274 kilometers) ESE of AZR.
- Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport (AZR) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 170.18 miles (273.87 km) ESE | In Salah Airport (INZ) | In Salah, Algeria | |
| 2 | 263.94 miles (424.76 km) NE | El Golea Airport (ELG) | El Golea, Algeria | |
| 3 | 291.59 miles (469.27 km) NNW | Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (CBH) | Béchar, Algeria | |
| 4 | 379.77 miles (611.17 km) NW | Moulay Ali Cherif Airport (ERH) | Er-Rachidia (Errachidia), Morocco | |
| 5 | 393.99 miles (634.07 km) NE | Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport (GHA) | Ghardaia, Algeria | |
| 6 | 408.94 miles (658.13 km) NNE | Hassi R'Mel Airport (HRM) | Hassi R'Mel, Algeria | |
| 7 | 433.21 miles (697.17 km) W | Gara Djebilet Airport (GBB) | Gara Djebilet, Algeria | |
| 8 | 451.78 miles (727.07 km) S | Bordj Mokhtar Airport (BMW) | Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Algeria | |
| 9 | 457.83 miles (736.81 km) WNW | Ouarzazate Airport (OZZ) | Ouarzazate, Morocco | |
| 10 | 462.70 miles (744.65 km) NE | Oued Irara–Krim Belkacem Airport (HME) | Hassi Messaoud, Algeria | |
| 11 | 490.96 miles (790.12 km) NNW | Angads Airport (OUD) | Oujda, Morocco | |
| 12 | 494.40 miles (795.65 km) SE | Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport (TMR) | Tamanrasset, Algeria | |
| 13 | 507.33 miles (816.46 km) N | Sidi Bel Abbès Airport (BFW) | Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria | |
| 14 | 507.52 miles (816.78 km) NNW | Saïss Airport (FEZ) | Fes, Morocco | |
| 15 | 509.59 miles (820.10 km) N | Ghriss Airport (MUW) | Ghriss, Algeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,882.02 miles (19,122.21 km) SW | Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) | Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga | |
| 2 | 11,821.18 miles (19,024.30 km) S | Vunisea Airport (KDV) | Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji | |
| 3 | 11,817.49 miles (19,018.36 km) SSE | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,806.49 miles (19,000.65 km) SE | Kaitaia Airport (KAT) | Kaitaia, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,803.69 miles (18,996.14 km) SSE | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,803.13 miles (18,995.25 km) SSE | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,802.58 miles (18,994.36 km) SSE | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,796.18 miles (18,984.07 km) S | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 9 | 11,778.38 miles (18,955.42 km) SSE | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,769.24 miles (18,940.72 km) SSE | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,768.69 miles (18,939.82 km) SW | Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) | Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga | |
| 12 | 11,755.39 miles (18,918.42 km) S | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 13 | 11,746.65 miles (18,904.36 km) SSE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,742.08 miles (18,897.00 km) SSE | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,739.08 miles (18,892.16 km) SSE | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |