Nonstop flight route between N'zerekore, Guinea and Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands:
Departure Airport:
(7°48'47"N by 8°42'9"W)
Arrival Airport:
(19°16'56"N by 166°38'12"E)
Distance from NZE to AWK:
10,537.97 miles (16,959.17 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nzérékoré Airport (NZE), N'zerekore, Guinea and Wake Island Airfield (AWK), Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,538 miles (or 16,959 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 Nzérékoré Airport and Wake Island Airfield, 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 Nzérékoré Airport and Wake Island Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NZE / GUNZ |
| Airport Name: | Nzérékoré Airport |
| Location: | N'zerekore, Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°48'47"N by 8°42'9"W |
| Area Served: | Nzérékoré |
| View all routes: | Routes from NZE |
| More Information: | NZE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AWK / PWAK |
| Airport Name: | Wake Island Airfield |
| Location: | Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°16'56"N by 166°38'12"E |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AWK |
| More Information: | AWK Maps & Info |
Facts about Nzérékoré Airport (NZE):
- The furthest airport from Nzérékoré Airport (NZE) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is located 11,965 miles (19,256 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
- The closest airport to Nzérékoré Airport (NZE) is Nimba Airport (NIA), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) SSE of NZE.
Facts about Wake Island Airfield (AWK):
- The closest airport to Wake Island Airfield (AWK) is Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) SE of AWK.
- Because of Wake Island Airfield's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Wake Island Airfield 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.
- After pioneering air service into Wake Island in 1935, Pan American World Airways continued to serve the airfield for many years.
- Wake Island Airfield (AWK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Wake Island Airfield (AWK) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is located 11,652 miles (18,752 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 23.67 miles (38.09 km) SSE | Nimba Airport (NIA) | Nimba, Liberia |     |
| 2 | 72.16 miles (116.12 km) NW | Macenta Airport (MCA) | Macenta, Guinea | |
| 3 | 81.10 miles (130.51 km) WNW | Voinjama Airport (VOI) | Voinjama, Liberia | |
| 4 | 85.03 miles (136.85 km) ESE | Man Airport (MJC) | Man, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 5 | 110.69 miles (178.14 km) WNW | Foya Airport (FOY) | Foya, Liberia | |
| 6 | 119.74 miles (192.70 km) SE | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 7 | 127.81 miles (205.69 km) SSE | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 8 | 134.56 miles (216.55 km) NW | Kissidougou Airport (KSI) | Kissidougou, Guinea | |
| 9 | 142.46 miles (229.27 km) NNE | Odienné Airport (KEO) | Odienné, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 10 | 157.67 miles (253.74 km) SW | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 11 | 161.39 miles (259.73 km) SW | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 12 | 168.26 miles (270.79 km) ESE | Daloa Airport (DJO) | Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 13 | 169.23 miles (272.34 km) W | Kenema Airport (KEN) | Kenema, Sierra Leone | |
| 14 | 169.64 miles (273.01 km) WNW | Yengema Airport (WYE) | Yengema, Kono District, Sierra Leone | |
| 15 | 175.96 miles (283.18 km) SW | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,964.85 miles (19,255.52 km) SSE | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 2 | 11,947.79 miles (19,228.06 km) SSE | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 3 | 11,927.80 miles (19,195.89 km) SSE | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 11,914.98 miles (19,175.25 km) SW | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 5 | 11,894.80 miles (19,142.78 km) SSE | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 11,894.35 miles (19,142.05 km) W | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 7 | 11,885.22 miles (19,127.37 km) SW | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 8 | 11,872.18 miles (19,106.37 km) SSE | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 11,866.57 miles (19,097.34 km) SSE | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 11,861.15 miles (19,088.62 km) SSW | Aranuka Airport (AAK) | Aranuka, Kiribati | |
| 11 | 11,851.20 miles (19,072.62 km) SSE | Nauru International Airport (INU) | Yaren, Nauru | |
| 12 | 11,841.71 miles (19,057.34 km) SSE | Lonorore Airport (LNE) | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 11,838.10 miles (19,051.52 km) SSE | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 11,837.13 miles (19,049.97 km) SSW | Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 15 | 11,810.02 miles (19,006.33 km) SSE | Craig Cove Airport (CCV) | Craig Cove, Ambrym Island, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 168.82 miles (271.69 km) SE | Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) | Quoin Hill, Vanuatu | |
| 2 | 540.85 miles (870.41 km) S | Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) | Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 561.66 miles (903.89 km) S | Rongelap Airport (RNP) | Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 596.65 miles (960.22 km) SSE | Utirik Airport (UTK) | Utirik Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 619.11 miles (996.35 km) SSW | Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) | Enewetak, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 630.80 miles (1,015.18 km) S | Wotho Airport (WTO) | Wotho, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 664.99 miles (1,070.20 km) SSE | Ailuk Airport (AIM) | Ailuk, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 677.49 miles (1,090.31 km) SSE | Likiep Airport (LIK) | Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 682.90 miles (1,099.02 km) SSE | Mejit Airport (MJB) | Mejit Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 688.45 miles (1,107.94 km) S | Elenak Airport (EAL) | Elenak, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 716.29 miles (1,152.76 km) S | Lae Airport (LML) | Lae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 717.81 miles (1,155.20 km) S | Ujae Airport (UJE) | Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 720.21 miles (1,159.06 km) SSE | Wotje Airport (WTE) | Wotje (Wotje Atoll), Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 733.47 miles (1,180.40 km) S | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 733.68 miles (1,180.75 km) S | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,652.10 miles (18,752.18 km) S | RAF Ascension (ASI) | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena | |
| 2 | 10,799.93 miles (17,380.77 km) ESE | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 3 | 10,794.19 miles (17,371.52 km) ESE | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 4 | 10,766.57 miles (17,327.07 km) SE | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 5 | 10,763.27 miles (17,321.77 km) ESE | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 6 | 10,757.15 miles (17,311.91 km) SSW | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 7 | 10,757.03 miles (17,311.72 km) ESE | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 8 | 10,748.45 miles (17,297.91 km) SSW | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 9 | 10,735.92 miles (17,277.75 km) E | Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) | Porto Seguro, Brazil | |
| 10 | 10,731.43 miles (17,270.52 km) S | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 11 | 10,724.39 miles (17,259.18 km) E | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 12 | 10,715.01 miles (17,244.10 km) E | Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) | Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 13 | 10,712.47 miles (17,240.01 km) ESE | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 14 | 10,699.24 miles (17,218.71 km) ESE | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 15 | 10,693.24 miles (17,209.06 km) SSW | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |