Nonstop flight route between Massawa, Eritrea and Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina:
Departure Airport:
(15°40'59"N by 39°22'5"E)
Arrival Airport:
(31°56'43"S by 65°8'47"W)
Distance from MSW to VDR:
7,624.56 miles (12,270.50 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Massawa International Airport (MSW), Massawa, Eritrea and Villa Dolores Airport (VDR), Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,625 miles (or 12,271 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 Villa Dolores 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 Villa Dolores 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: | VDR / SAOD |
| Airport Name: | Villa Dolores Airport |
| Location: | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°56'43"S by 65°8'47"W |
| Area Served: | Villa Dolores |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 1915 feet (584 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VDR |
| More Information: | VDR 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.
- 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.
- In the colonial period, a 1970 km line was established between Massawa-Djibouti-Berbera-Galadi-Mogadishu.
- 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.
Facts about Villa Dolores Airport (VDR):
- The furthest airport from Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) is Fuyang Xiguan Airport (FUG), which is nearly antipodal to Villa Dolores Airport (meaning Villa Dolores Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fuyang Xiguan Airport), and is located 12,354 miles (19,882 kilometers) away in Fuyang, Anhui, China.
- Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) is Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR), which is located 71 miles (113 kilometers) NE of VDR.
| 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 | 70.51 miles (113.48 km) NE | Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) | Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 2 | 74.33 miles (119.62 km) NNE | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 3 | 115.57 miles (185.99 km) SW | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 4 | 193.73 miles (311.78 km) W | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 202.45 miles (325.82 km) NNW | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 6 | 221.37 miles (356.27 km) WSW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 7 | 234.41 miles (377.24 km) N | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 8 | 238.61 miles (384.00 km) NE | Ceres Airport (CRR) | Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 9 | 262.17 miles (421.92 km) SW | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 10 | 262.85 miles (423.01 km) ESE | Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) | Rosario, Argentina | |
| 11 | 271.12 miles (436.33 km) SSE | General Pico Airport (GPO) | General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina | |
| 12 | 273.97 miles (440.91 km) E | General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA) | Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 13 | 293.86 miles (472.92 km) N | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| 14 | 302.65 miles (487.07 km) SE | Junín Airport (JNI) | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 15 | 324.84 miles (522.78 km) S | Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) | Santa Rosa, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,354.17 miles (19,882.06 km) NW | Fuyang Xiguan Airport (FUG) | Fuyang, Anhui, China | |
| 2 | 12,347.96 miles (19,872.06 km) NNE | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) | Wuhan, Hubei, China | |
| 3 | 12,292.89 miles (19,783.43 km) W | Hefei Luogang International Airport (HFE) | Hefei, Anhui, China | |
| 4 | 12,287.99 miles (19,775.55 km) ENE | Nanyang Jiangying Airport (NNY) | Nanyang, Henan, China | |
| 5 | 12,286.03 miles (19,772.41 km) E | Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN) | Xiangfan, Hubei, China | |
| 6 | 12,279.98 miles (19,762.66 km) WNW | Bengbu Airport (BFU) | Bengbu, Anhui, China | |
| 7 | 12,276.49 miles (19,757.05 km) NW | Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG) | Anqing, Anhui, China | |
| 8 | 12,257.21 miles (19,726.01 km) NNW | Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU) | Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 9 | 12,250.04 miles (19,714.48 km) WNW | Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport (JUH) | Chizhou and Tongling, Anhui, China | |
| 10 | 12,249.54 miles (19,713.68 km) NNE | Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) | Zhengzhou, Henan, China | |
| 11 | 12,247.73 miles (19,710.75 km) NE | Shashi Airport (SHS) | Jingzhou, Hubei, China | |
| 12 | 12,222.72 miles (19,670.51 km) NW | Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) | Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 13 | 12,215.64 miles (19,659.12 km) ENE | Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) | Yichang, Hubei, China | |
| 14 | 12,215.03 miles (19,658.14 km) NNW | Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN) | Nanchang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 15 | 12,209.89 miles (19,649.87 km) NW | Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (JDZ) | Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China | |