Nonstop flight route between Massawa, Eritrea and Maumere, Indonesia:
Departure Airport:
(15°40'59"N by 39°22'5"E)
Arrival Airport:
(8°38'27"S by 122°14'12"E)
Distance from MSW to MOF:
5,911.08 miles (9,512.95 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Massawa International Airport (MSW), Massawa, Eritrea and Frans Seda Airport (MOF), Maumere, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,911 miles (or 9,513 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 Frans Seda 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 Massawa International Airport and Frans Seda Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | MOF / WATC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Maumere, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°38'27"S by 122°14'12"E |
| Area Served: | Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 115 feet (35 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MOF |
| More Information: | MOF Maps & Info |
Facts about Massawa International Airport (MSW):
- The Eritrea Investment Centre has proposed a new $60 million development project at the airport.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Massawa International Airport (MSW) is Asmara International Airport (ASM), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) SW of MSW.
- 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 Frans Seda Airport (MOF):
- Because of Frans Seda Airport's relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Frans Seda 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 Frans Seda Airport (MOF) is Wonopito Airport (LWE), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) NNW of MOF.
- Frans Seda Airport (MOF) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Frans Seda Airport", another name for MOF is "Bandar Udara Frans Seda".
- The furthest airport from Frans Seda Airport (MOF) is Ogle Airport (OGL), which is nearly antipodal to Frans Seda Airport (meaning Frans Seda Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ogle Airport), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Guyana.
| 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 | 0.02 miles (0.04 km) NNW | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 41.90 miles (67.44 km) WSW | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 80.36 miles (129.33 km) W | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 125.61 miles (202.14 km) S | Tardamu Airport (SAU) | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 144.02 miles (231.77 km) SE | El Tari Airport (KOE) | Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 149.89 miles (241.23 km) WSW | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 160.75 miles (258.70 km) W | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 165.15 miles (265.79 km) ENE | Alor Island Airport (ARD) | Alor Island, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 187.94 miles (302.46 km) ESE | Haliwen Airport (ABU) | Atambua, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 219.04 miles (352.51 km) N | Betoambari Airport (BUW) | Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 224.72 miles (361.64 km) E | Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL) | Dili, East Timor (Timor-Leste) | |
| 12 | 242.60 miles (390.43 km) W | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 282.95 miles (455.36 km) E | Viqueque Airport (VIQ) | Viqueque, East Timor | |
| 14 | 284.59 miles (458.00 km) E | Baucau Airport (BCH) | Baucau, East Timor | |
| 15 | 308.24 miles (496.06 km) NW | Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) | Makassar, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,307.95 miles (19,807.68 km) N | Ogle Airport (OGL) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 2 | 12,285.00 miles (19,770.74 km) NNE | Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 3 | 12,244.75 miles (19,705.96 km) NNW | Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) | Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname | |
| 4 | 12,223.65 miles (19,672.00 km) NNW | Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) | Wageningen, Suriname | |
| 5 | 12,221.29 miles (19,668.21 km) NNW | Totness Airstrip (TOT) | Totness, Coronie, Suriname | |
| 6 | 12,199.06 miles (19,632.44 km) N | Washabo Airstrip (WSO) | Washabo, Suriname | |
| 7 | 12,173.52 miles (19,591.33 km) NW | Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG) | Paramaribo, Suriname | |
| 8 | 12,165.36 miles (19,578.20 km) NE | A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB) | Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 9 | 12,158.40 miles (19,567.00 km) ENE | Piarco International Airport (POS) | Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 10 | 12,154.49 miles (19,560.71 km) NW | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) | Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname | |
| 11 | 12,141.35 miles (19,539.56 km) ENE | El Dorado Airport (EOR) | El Dorado, Venezuela | |
| 12 | 12,108.75 miles (19,487.10 km) NNE | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 13 | 12,103.05 miles (19,477.92 km) NW | Albina Airstrip (ABN) | Albina, Suriname | |
| 14 | 12,100.65 miles (19,474.06 km) NNW | Laduani Airstrip (LDO) | Ladouanie, Suriname | |
| 15 | 12,099.34 miles (19,471.95 km) ENE | Güiria Airport (GUI) | Guiria, Venezuela | |