Nonstop flight route between Port-au-Prince, Haiti and Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands:
Departure Airport:
(18°34'47"N by 72°17'33"W)
Arrival Airport:
(15°7'8"N by 145°43'45"E)
Distance from PAP to SPN:
8,956.24 miles (14,413.64 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport (PAP), Port-au-Prince, Haiti and Saipan International Airport (SPN), Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,956 miles (or 14,414 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PAP / MTPP |
| Airport Name: | Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport |
| Location: | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°34'47"N by 72°17'33"W |
| Area Served: | Port-au-Prince |
| Operator/Owner: | Office National de l'Aviation Civile |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 109 feet (33 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PAP |
| More Information: | PAP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPN / PGSN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°7'8"N by 145°43'45"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Commonwealth Ports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 215 feet (66 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SPN |
| More Information: | SPN Maps & Info |
Facts about Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport (PAP):
- The airport is to be re-designed completely by the year 2015.
- Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport is an international airport located in Tabarre, near Port-au-Prince in Haiti.
- The closest airport to Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport (PAP) is Jacmel Airport (JAK), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SSW of PAP.
- Because of Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport's relatively low elevation of 109 feet, planes can take off or land at Toussaint L'Ouverture 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 Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport (PAP) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,953 miles (19,236 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport (PAP) currently has only 1 runway.
- As of July 2011, Toussaint Louverture serves as operating hub for scheduled domestic airlines Salsa d'Haiti and Tortug' Air.
Facts about Saipan International Airport (SPN):
- In addition to being known as "Saipan International Airport", other names for SPN include "Francisco C. Ada Airport" and "GSN".
- The furthest airport from Saipan International Airport (SPN) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Saipan International Airport (meaning Saipan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,125 miles (19,514 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Saipan International Airport (SPN) is Tinian International Airport (TIQ), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SW of SPN.
- The airfield was liberated by the United States Army 27th Infantry Division on June 18, 1944 during the Battle of Saipan.
- Saipan International Airport covers an area of 734 acres which contains one paved runway measuring 8,700 x 200 ft.
- Once in American hands, Isely Field was expanded considerably to support Twentieth Air Force B-29 Superfortress operations.
- Because of Saipan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 215 feet, planes can take off or land at Saipan 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.
- With the end of the war the wing's four bomb groups were all returned to the United States, with their B-29s either being flown to Clark Air Base in the Philippines for scrapping, or were flown to storage facilities in Texas or Arizona.
- Saipan International Airport (SPN) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.71 miles (44.60 km) SSW | Jacmel Airport (JAK) | Jacmel, Haiti |     |
| 2 | 61.89 miles (99.60 km) SE | Cabo Rojo National Airport (CBJ) | Pedernales, Dominican Republic | |
| 3 | 79.92 miles (128.62 km) N | Hugo Chávez International Airport (CAP) | Cap-Haïtien, Haiti | |
| 4 | 80.13 miles (128.95 km) ESE | María Montez International Airport (BRX) | Barahona, Dominican Republic | |
| 5 | 100.35 miles (161.50 km) WSW | Antoine Simon airport (CYA) | Les Cayes, Haiti | |
| 6 | 105.36 miles (169.57 km) ENE | Constanza Airport (COZ) | Constanza, Dominican Republic | |
| 7 | 123.08 miles (198.08 km) W | Jérémie Airport (JEE) | Jérémie, Haiti | |
| 8 | 124.16 miles (199.82 km) ENE | Cibao International Airport (STI) | Santiago, Dominican Republic | |
| 9 | 138.77 miles (223.34 km) NE | Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP) | San Felipe de Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic | |
| 10 | 151.36 miles (243.59 km) E | La Isabela International Airport (JBQ) | La Isabela, Dominican Republic | |
| 11 | 152.33 miles (245.15 km) E | Herrera International Airport (HEX) | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 12 | 172.21 miles (277.15 km) E | Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) | Punta Caucedo (near Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic | |
| 13 | 173.66 miles (279.48 km) ENE | El Catey International Airport (AZS) | El Catey, Samaná, Dominican Republic | |
| 14 | 188.06 miles (302.66 km) NNW | Inagua Airport (IGA) | Matthew Town, Great Inagua Island, Bahamas | |
| 15 | 189.75 miles (305.38 km) NW | Gustavo Rizo Airport (BCA) | Baracoa, Cuba | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,952.60 miles (19,235.79 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,911.93 miles (19,170.35 km) WSW | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,859.16 miles (19,085.42 km) SSE | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,857.28 miles (19,082.40 km) SW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,828.87 miles (19,036.67 km) WSW | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,807.58 miles (19,002.40 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,748.37 miles (18,907.13 km) WSW | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,738.22 miles (18,890.79 km) WSW | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,719.87 miles (18,861.25 km) WSW | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,715.60 miles (18,854.38 km) WSW | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,714.95 miles (18,853.33 km) WSW | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,682.43 miles (18,801.00 km) SSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,675.10 miles (18,789.20 km) S | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,669.03 miles (18,779.44 km) SSW | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,660.06 miles (18,765.00 km) S | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.06 miles (17.80 km) SW | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 2 | 72.92 miles (117.36 km) SSW | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 3 | 119.13 miles (191.72 km) SSW | Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) | Agana, Guam | |
| 4 | 129.06 miles (207.70 km) SSW | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |
| 5 | 533.30 miles (858.26 km) SW | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 6 | 645.75 miles (1,039.22 km) SW | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 7 | 671.70 miles (1,081.00 km) SE | Chuuk International Airport (TKK) | Weno, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 8 | 726.36 miles (1,168.96 km) NNW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 9 | 829.80 miles (1,335.42 km) NE | Minamitorishima Air Field (MUS) | Minami-Tori-shima, Japan | |
| 10 | 927.56 miles (1,492.75 km) SW | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 11 | 1,015.16 miles (1,633.73 km) ESE | Pohnpei International Airport (PNI) | Kolonia, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 12 | 1,146.10 miles (1,844.46 km) E | Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) | Enewetak, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 1,192.41 miles (1,919.00 km) NW | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 14 | 1,192.72 miles (1,919.50 km) S | Momote Airport (MAS) | Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 1,193.19 miles (1,920.24 km) NW | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,125.20 miles (19,513.57 km) ESE | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,118.20 miles (19,502.30 km) E | Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) | Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,104.44 miles (19,480.16 km) ESE | Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) | Porto Seguro, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,094.54 miles (19,464.23 km) SE | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,036.52 miles (19,370.86 km) SSE | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,996.47 miles (19,306.39 km) E | Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) | Vitória da Conquista, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,951.65 miles (19,234.27 km) S | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,932.95 miles (19,204.17 km) ESE | Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) | Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,905.05 miles (19,159.28 km) SE | Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX) | Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,884.00 miles (19,125.40 km) S | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,883.39 miles (19,124.42 km) SSE | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,866.48 miles (19,097.20 km) E | Guanambi Airport (GNM) | Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,864.21 miles (19,093.54 km) ESE | Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR) | Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,853.53 miles (19,076.36 km) SE | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,834.75 miles (19,046.13 km) SE | Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil | |