Nonstop flight route between Obock, Djibouti and Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States:
Departure Airport:
(11°58'5"N by 43°16'42"E)
Arrival Airport:
(35°39'15"N by 105°8'32"W)
Distance from OBC to LVS:
8,553.80 miles (13,765.97 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Obock Airport (OBC), Obock, Djibouti and Las Vegas Municipal Airport (LVS), Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,554 miles (or 13,766 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 Obock Airport and Las Vegas Municipal 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 Obock Airport and Las Vegas Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OBC / HDOB |
| Airport Name: | Obock Airport |
| Location: | Obock, Djibouti |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°58'5"N by 43°16'42"E |
| Area Served: | Obock, Djibouti |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 69 feet (21 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from OBC |
| More Information: | OBC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LVS / KLVS |
| Airport Name: | Las Vegas Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°39'15"N by 105°8'32"W |
| Area Served: | Las Vegas, New Mexico |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Las Vegas |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6877 feet (2,096 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LVS |
| More Information: | LVS Maps & Info |
Facts about Obock Airport (OBC):
- Because of Obock Airport's relatively low elevation of 69 feet, planes can take off or land at Obock 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 Obock Airport (OBC) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Obock Airport (meaning Obock Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,219 miles (19,665 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Obock Airport (OBC) is Moucha Airport (MHI), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) SSW of OBC.
Facts about Las Vegas Municipal Airport (LVS):
- Las Vegas Municipal Airport (LVS) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Las Vegas Municipal Airport (LVS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,135 miles (17,920 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Las Vegas Municipal Airport (LVS) is Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) W of LVS.
- Because of Las Vegas Municipal Airport's high elevation of 6,877 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LVS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LVS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Continental Airlines stopped there until around 1952, one DC-3 a day each way between Denver and Albuquerque, but LVS may not have seen an airliner since then.
- The airport appeared in the 2011 film Haywire.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.16 miles (29.23 km) SSW | Moucha Airport (MHI) | Moucha Island, Djibouti |     |
| 2 | 31.31 miles (50.39 km) SSW | Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (JIB) | Djibouti, Djibouti | |
| 3 | 68.15 miles (109.67 km) SW | Ali-Sabieh Airport (AII) | Ali-Sabieh, Djibouti | |
| 4 | 87.40 miles (140.65 km) NNW | Assab International Airport (ASA) | Assab, Eritrea | |
| 5 | 132.07 miles (212.55 km) NNE | Ta'izz International Airport (TAI) | Ta'izz, Yemen | |
| 6 | 132.25 miles (212.83 km) ENE | Aden International Airport (ADE) | Aden, Yemen | |
| 7 | 140.03 miles (225.35 km) S | Borama Airport (BXX) | Borama, Somalia | |
| 8 | 156.85 miles (252.43 km) SE | Berbera Airport (BBO) | Berbera, Somalia | |
| 9 | 177.99 miles (286.45 km) SSE | Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) | Hargeisa, Somalia | |
| 10 | 183.93 miles (296.01 km) S | Wilwal International Airport (JIJ) | Jijiga, Ethiopia | |
| 11 | 188.61 miles (303.53 km) SSW | Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) | Dire Dawa, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 193.47 miles (311.36 km) N | Hodeida International Airport (HOD) | Al Hudaydah (Hodeida), Yemen | |
| 13 | 229.81 miles (369.85 km) SE | Burao Airport (BUO) | Burao, Somalia | |
| 14 | 249.13 miles (400.94 km) WSW | Combolcha Airport (DSE) | Dessie / Kombolcha, Ethiopia | |
| 15 | 250.48 miles (403.10 km) NNE | El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (SAH) | Sana'a, Yemen | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,219.37 miles (19,665.12 km) SE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,051.01 miles (19,394.17 km) SE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,999.19 miles (19,310.77 km) S | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,959.09 miles (19,246.24 km) SE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,929.47 miles (19,198.57 km) SSE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,913.21 miles (19,172.40 km) SSE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,873.55 miles (19,108.58 km) SE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,816.45 miles (19,016.69 km) S | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,785.25 miles (18,966.48 km) ESE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,774.76 miles (18,949.59 km) ESE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,773.32 miles (18,947.27 km) ESE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,741.71 miles (18,896.40 km) ESE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,740.47 miles (18,894.41 km) ESE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,734.67 miles (18,885.07 km) ESE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,659.32 miles (18,763.81 km) S | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 53.24 miles (85.68 km) W | Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF) | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | |
| 2 | 56.72 miles (91.28 km) WNW | Ohkay Owingeh Airport (ESO) | Española, New Mexico, United States | |
| 3 | 62.94 miles (101.29 km) NNW | Taos Regional Airport (TSM) | Taos, New Mexico, United States | |
| 4 | 65.03 miles (104.65 km) WNW | Los Alamos Airport (LAM) | Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States | |
| 5 | 83.19 miles (133.88 km) NNE | Raton Municipal Airport (RTN) | Raton, New Mexico, United States | |
| 6 | 92.60 miles (149.02 km) ESE | Tucumcari Municipal Airport (TCC) | Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States | |
| 7 | 93.01 miles (149.69 km) WSW | Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | |
| 8 | 96.09 miles (154.65 km) SSE | Fort Sumner Municipal Airport (FSU) | Fort Sumner, New Mexico, United States | |
| 9 | 119.52 miles (192.35 km) NNE | Perry Stokes Airport (TAD) | Trinidad, Colorado, United States | |
| 10 | 124.05 miles (199.63 km) ENE | Clayton Municipal Airpark (CAO) | Clayton, New Mexico, United States | |
| 11 | 129.44 miles (208.31 km) NNW | San Luis Valley Regional Airport (ALS) | Alamosa, Colorado, United States | |
| 12 | 135.37 miles (217.85 km) SE | Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS) | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | |
| 13 | 144.33 miles (232.28 km) SE | Clovis Municipal Airport (CVN) | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | |
| 14 | 147.57 miles (237.50 km) E | Dalhart Municipal Airport (DHT) | Dalhart, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 155.03 miles (249.49 km) NW | Stevens Field (FAA: PSO) (PGO) | Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,134.96 miles (17,919.94 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,957.09 miles (17,633.68 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,901.75 miles (17,544.63 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,884.89 miles (17,517.50 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,626.95 miles (17,102.38 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,551.85 miles (16,981.51 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,497.84 miles (16,894.60 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,494.84 miles (16,889.76 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,464.61 miles (16,841.12 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,436.07 miles (16,795.18 km) ESE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,402.67 miles (16,741.44 km) ESE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,354.65 miles (16,664.16 km) SE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,350.70 miles (16,657.80 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,333.69 miles (16,630.43 km) ESE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,329.69 miles (16,623.98 km) ESE | Tsiroanomandidy Airport (WTS) | Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar | |