Nonstop flight route between Praia, Cape Verde and Haikou, Hainan, China:
Departure Airport:
(14°55'27"N by 23°29'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(19°56'4"N by 110°27'32"E)
Distance from RAI to HAK:
8,489.14 miles (13,661.92 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Praia International Airport (RAI), Praia, Cape Verde and Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK), Haikou, Hainan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,489 miles (or 13,662 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 Praia International Airport and Haikou Meilan International 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 Praia International Airport and Haikou Meilan International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RAI / GVNP |
| Airport Name: | Praia International Airport |
| Location: | Praia, Cape Verde |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°55'27"N by 23°29'38"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos Segurança Aérea (ASA) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 230 feet (70 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RAI |
| More Information: | RAI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HAK / ZJHK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Haikou, Hainan, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°56'4"N by 110°27'32"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Meilan Airport Company Limited |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HAK |
| More Information: | HAK Maps & Info |
Facts about Praia International Airport (RAI):
- Praia International Airport (RAI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Praia International Airport (RAI) is Maio Airport (MMO), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NE of RAI.
- The furthest airport from Praia International Airport (RAI) is Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY), which is nearly antipodal to Praia International Airport (meaning Praia International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bellona/Anua Airport), and is located 12,103 miles (19,477 kilometers) away in Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands.
- Because of Praia International Airport's relatively low elevation of 230 feet, planes can take off or land at Praia 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.
Facts about Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK):
- Because of Haikou Meilan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Haikou Meilan 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 closest airport to Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) is Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) N of HAK.
- The furthest airport from Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) is Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ), which is nearly antipodal to Haikou Meilan International Airport (meaning Haikou Meilan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Diego Aracena International Airport), and is located 12,378 miles (19,921 kilometers) away in Iquique, Chile.
- Haikou Meilan International Airport handled 10,167,818 passengers last year.
- Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Haikou Meilan International Airport", other names for HAK include "海口美兰国际机场", "Hǎikǒu Měilán Guójì Jīchǎng" and "ZJHK[1]".
- A new, international terminal opened on August 14, 2013.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.59 miles (39.57 km) NE | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde |     |
| 2 | 57.09 miles (91.87 km) W | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 65.90 miles (106.06 km) W | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 92.99 miles (149.65 km) NNE | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 126.38 miles (203.39 km) NNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 130.77 miles (210.45 km) NNE | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 167.88 miles (270.18 km) NW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 189.82 miles (305.49 km) NNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 401.20 miles (645.67 km) E | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 10 | 471.30 miles (758.48 km) ESE | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 11 | 474.54 miles (763.70 km) E | Saint-Louis Airport (XLS) | Saint-Louis, Senegal | |
| 12 | 485.14 miles (780.75 km) ESE | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 13 | 500.65 miles (805.72 km) E | Kaolack Airport (KLC) | Kaolack, Senegal | |
| 14 | 510.92 miles (822.24 km) ESE | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 15 | 531.64 miles (855.60 km) ENE | Richard Toll Airport (RDT) | Richard Toll, Senegal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,102.59 miles (19,477.17 km) SW | Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY) | Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 2 | 12,053.83 miles (19,398.71 km) SE | Misima Airport (MIS) | Misima Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 12,014.31 miles (19,335.11 km) SSW | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 11,994.17 miles (19,302.70 km) SSW | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 11,987.80 miles (19,292.45 km) SSW | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 11,978.18 miles (19,276.96 km) S | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 11,976.06 miles (19,273.55 km) SSE | Guasopa Airport (GAZ) | Guasopa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 11,964.57 miles (19,255.07 km) S | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 11,959.70 miles (19,247.23 km) SW | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 10 | 11,939.91 miles (19,215.37 km) SW | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 11,927.88 miles (19,196.02 km) SW | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 11,922.31 miles (19,187.05 km) SSW | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 11,921.99 miles (19,186.53 km) SSW | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 11,919.63 miles (19,182.73 km) SW | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 15 | 11,914.14 miles (19,173.90 km) S | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 88.87 miles (143.03 km) N | Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) | Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China | |
| 2 | 131.83 miles (212.16 km) SSW | Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) | Sanya, Hainan, China | |
| 3 | 134.01 miles (215.67 km) NW | Beihai Fucheng Airport (BHY) | Beihai, Guangxi, China | |
| 4 | 236.20 miles (380.12 km) NW | Nanning Wuxu International Airport (NNG) | Nanning, Guangxi, China | |
| 5 | 236.47 miles (380.55 km) NE | Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH) | Zhuhai, Guangdong, China | |
| 6 | 248.56 miles (400.02 km) NNE | Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport (WUZ) | Wuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| 7 | 249.45 miles (401.45 km) WNW | Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) | Haiphong, Vietnam | |
| 8 | 253.40 miles (407.81 km) NE | Macau International Airport (MFM) | Taipa, Macau | |
| 9 | 274.74 miles (442.15 km) NE | Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) | Foshan, Guangdong, China | |
| 10 | 276.58 miles (445.12 km) NE | Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) | Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong | |
| 11 | 285.44 miles (459.37 km) NE | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | |
| 12 | 288.31 miles (463.99 km) NE | Shun Tak Heliport (HHP) | Sheung Wan, China | |
| 13 | 300.53 miles (483.66 km) NE | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 14 | 303.03 miles (487.68 km) NNW | Liuzhou Bailian Airport (LZH) | Liuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| 15 | 303.83 miles (488.97 km) SW | Phu Bai International Airport (HUI) | Huế, Thừa Thiên–Huế, Vietnam | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,378.11 miles (19,920.58 km) SE | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,315.46 miles (19,819.76 km) SSE | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,315.46 miles (19,819.76 km) SSE | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 4 | 12,258.20 miles (19,727.62 km) WSW | Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | |
| 5 | 12,255.55 miles (19,723.35 km) SSW | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,242.26 miles (19,701.95 km) SE | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,239.64 miles (19,697.75 km) SSE | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,187.46 miles (19,613.76 km) SSE | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 9 | 12,184.38 miles (19,608.81 km) SSW | El Alto International Airport (LPB) | La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 12,156.36 miles (19,563.72 km) SW | Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB) | Cochabamba, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 12,154.63 miles (19,560.93 km) SSE | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 12 | 12,152.47 miles (19,557.46 km) WSW | Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport (SRE) | Sucre, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 12,125.45 miles (19,513.97 km) S | Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) | Juliaca, Peru | |
| 14 | 12,104.66 miles (19,480.51 km) WSW | Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA) | Tarija, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 12,074.95 miles (19,432.69 km) SSW | Apolo Airport (APB) | Apolo, La Paz, Bolivia | |