Nonstop flight route between Massawa, Eritrea and Changhai, China:
Departure Airport:
(15°40'59"N by 39°22'5"E)
Arrival Airport:
(39°15'59"N by 122°40'0"E)
Distance from MSW to CNI:
5,185.06 miles (8,344.52 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Massawa International Airport (MSW), Massawa, Eritrea and Changhai Airport (CNI), Changhai, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,185 miles (or 8,345 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: | CNI / ZYCH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Changhai, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°15'59"N by 122°40'0"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from CNI |
| More Information: | CNI Maps & Info |
Facts about Massawa International Airport (MSW):
- Massawa International Airport (MSW) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 is an airport in Massawa, a major city in the Northern Red Sea region of Eritrea.
- The Eritrea Investment Centre has proposed a new $60 million development project at the airport.
- The closest airport to Massawa International Airport (MSW) is Asmara International Airport (ASM), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) SW of MSW.
- In the colonial period, a 1970 km line was established between Massawa-Djibouti-Berbera-Galadi-Mogadishu.
- 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.
Facts about Changhai Airport (CNI):
- In addition to being known as "Changhai Airport", other names for CNI include "长海大长山岛机场" and "Zhǎnghǎi Dàzhǎngshāndǎo Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Changhai Airport (CNI) is Miramar Airport (MJR), which is nearly antipodal to Changhai Airport (meaning Changhai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Miramar Airport), and is located 12,359 miles (19,890 kilometers) away in Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Changhai Airport (CNI) is Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) WSW of CNI.
| 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 | 63.97 miles (102.95 km) WSW | Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) | Dalian, Liaoning, China | |
| 2 | 127.41 miles (205.04 km) N | Anshan Teng'ao Airport (AOG) | Anshan, Liaoning, China | |
| 3 | 145.63 miles (234.37 km) S | Weihai Dashuibo Airport (WEH) | Weihai, Shandong, China | |
| 4 | 146.72 miles (236.12 km) SSW | Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT) | Yantai, Shandong, China | |
| 5 | 152.49 miles (245.41 km) NNW | Jinzhou Xiaolingzi Airport (JNZ) | Jinzhou, Liaoning, China | |
| 6 | 160.71 miles (258.64 km) E | Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) | Pyongyang, North Korea | |
| 7 | 163.60 miles (263.28 km) WNW | Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) | Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China | |
| 8 | 169.53 miles (272.82 km) NNE | Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) | Shenyang, China | |
| 9 | 196.01 miles (315.45 km) NW | Chaoyang Airport (CHG) | Chaoyang, Liaoning, China | |
| 10 | 239.34 miles (385.18 km) ESE | Incheon International Airport (ICN) | Incheon (near Seoul), South Korea | |
| 11 | 242.16 miles (389.72 km) SSW | Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) | Qingdao, Shandong, China | |
| 12 | 251.16 miles (404.21 km) W | Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS) | Tangshan, Hebei, China | |
| 13 | 252.49 miles (406.35 km) ESE | Gimpo International Airport (GMP) | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 14 | 252.49 miles (406.35 km) ESE | Gimpo International Airport (SEL) | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 15 | 260.48 miles (419.20 km) NE | Tonghua Sanyuanpu Airport (TNH) | Tonghua, Jilin, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,359.28 miles (19,890.28 km) SSE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,343.84 miles (19,865.44 km) S | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,340.35 miles (19,859.82 km) ESE | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,295.50 miles (19,787.64 km) S | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,264.44 miles (19,737.66 km) ESE | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,262.29 miles (19,734.19 km) SE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,209.76 miles (19,649.66 km) SE | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,195.47 miles (19,626.65 km) SSE | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 9 | 12,174.45 miles (19,592.84 km) E | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,159.80 miles (19,569.24 km) ESE | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,138.49 miles (19,534.96 km) S | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,122.66 miles (19,509.49 km) SSE | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,122.55 miles (19,509.30 km) SSW | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 12,117.39 miles (19,501.01 km) ESE | Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,107.98 miles (19,485.86 km) SSW | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |