Nonstop flight route between Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands and Abuja, Nigeria:
Departure Airport:
(14°10'27"N by 145°14'33"E)
Arrival Airport:
(9°0'24"N by 7°15'47"E)
Distance from ROP to ABV:
9,141.35 miles (14,711.53 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rota International Airport (ROP), Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV), Abuja, Nigeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,141 miles (or 14,712 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 Rota International Airport and Nnamdi Azikiwe 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 Rota International Airport and Nnamdi Azikiwe 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: | ROP / PGRO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°10'27"N by 145°14'33"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Commonwealth Ports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 607 feet (185 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ROP |
| More Information: | ROP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABV / DNAA |
| Airport Name: | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport |
| Location: | Abuja, Nigeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°0'24"N by 7°15'47"E |
| Area Served: | Abuja |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1123 feet (342 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ABV |
| More Information: | ABV Maps & Info |
Facts about Rota International Airport (ROP):
- The closest airport to Rota International Airport (ROP) is Andersen Air Force Base (UAM), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SSW of ROP.
- The furthest airport from Rota International Airport (ROP) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Rota International Airport (meaning Rota 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 12,182 miles (19,605 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
- Because of Rota International Airport's relatively low elevation of 607 feet, planes can take off or land at Rota 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 Transportation Security Administration began its Rota operations in March 2006.
- Rota International Airport (ROP) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Rota International Airport", another name for ROP is "GRO".
Facts about Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV):
- The furthest airport from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) is Asau Airport (AAU), which is nearly antipodal to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (meaning Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Asau Airport), and is located 12,126 miles (19,515 kilometers) away in Asau, Samoa.
- The closest airport to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) is Minna Airport (MXJ), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) NW of ABV.
- Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport is an international airport located in Abuja, FCT, Nigeria, and is the main airport serving the Nigerian capital city.
- Plans were invited for the construction of a second runway.
- Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport handled 618,360 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.21 miles (74.37 km) SSW | Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) | Agana, Guam |     |
| 2 | 56.29 miles (90.59 km) SSW | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |
| 3 | 62.31 miles (100.28 km) NNE | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 4 | 72.92 miles (117.36 km) NNE | Saipan International Airport (SPN) | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 5 | 466.91 miles (751.42 km) SW | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 6 | 581.93 miles (936.52 km) WSW | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 7 | 644.59 miles (1,037.36 km) SE | Chuuk International Airport (TKK) | Weno, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 8 | 776.09 miles (1,249.00 km) NNW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 9 | 864.74 miles (1,391.67 km) WSW | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 10 | 901.16 miles (1,450.27 km) NE | Minamitorishima Air Field (MUS) | Minami-Tori-shima, Japan | |
| 11 | 1,010.48 miles (1,626.21 km) ESE | Pohnpei International Airport (PNI) | Kolonia, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 12 | 1,131.73 miles (1,821.33 km) S | Momote Airport (MAS) | Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 1,139.80 miles (1,834.32 km) SSE | Emirau Airport (EMI) | Emirau, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 1,167.55 miles (1,878.98 km) E | Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) | Enewetak, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 1,200.95 miles (1,932.74 km) SSW | Batom Airport (BXM) | Batom, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,181.86 miles (19,604.76 km) ESE | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,166.73 miles (19,580.41 km) SE | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,147.37 miles (19,549.25 km) E | Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) | Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,109.17 miles (19,487.77 km) ESE | Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) | Porto Seguro, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,107.62 miles (19,485.28 km) SSE | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,025.67 miles (19,353.38 km) E | Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) | Vitória da Conquista, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,018.77 miles (19,342.28 km) S | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,983.46 miles (19,285.46 km) ESE | Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) | Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,953.49 miles (19,237.23 km) S | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,951.00 miles (19,233.21 km) S | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,920.84 miles (19,184.69 km) SE | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,901.37 miles (19,153.35 km) E | Guanambi Airport (GNM) | Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,880.33 miles (19,119.49 km) SE | Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX) | Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,864.69 miles (19,094.32 km) S | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,857.56 miles (19,082.84 km) SE | Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR) | Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 70.49 miles (113.45 km) NW | Minna Airport (MXJ) | Minna, Nigeria | |
| 2 | 116.76 miles (187.91 km) N | Kaduna Airport (KAD) | Kaduna, Nigeria | |
| 3 | 117.89 miles (189.72 km) ENE | Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) | Jos, Nigeria | |
| 4 | 128.97 miles (207.55 km) SE | Makurdi Airport (MDI) | Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria | |
| 5 | 149.49 miles (240.57 km) N | Zaria Airport (ZAR) | Zaria, Nigeria | |
| 6 | 176.18 miles (283.53 km) S | Akanu Ibiam International Airport ( AIIA ) (ENU) | Enugu, Nigeria | |
| 7 | 181.12 miles (291.48 km) SW | Akure Airport (AKR) | Akure, Nigeria | |
| 8 | 193.09 miles (310.75 km) WSW | Ilorin International Airport (ILR) | Ilorin, Nigeria | |
| 9 | 198.09 miles (318.80 km) SSW | Asaba International Airport (ABB) | Asaba, Delta, Niger | |
| 10 | 217.99 miles (350.81 km) SSW | Benin Airport (BNI) | Benin City, Nigeria | |
| 11 | 226.89 miles (365.14 km) NNE | Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) | Kano, Nigeria | |
| 12 | 247.38 miles (398.11 km) S | Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (QOW) | Owerri, Nigeria | |
| 13 | 251.75 miles (405.14 km) WSW | Ibadan Airport (IBA) | Ibadan, Nigeria | |
| 14 | 267.67 miles (430.77 km) SSE | Mamfe Airport (MMF) | Mamfe, Cameroon | |
| 15 | 276.63 miles (445.18 km) S | Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa (PHC) | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,125.92 miles (19,514.72 km) S | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 2 | 12,108.01 miles (19,485.91 km) S | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 3 | 12,099.94 miles (19,472.91 km) S | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 4 | 12,095.56 miles (19,465.88 km) SSW | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 5 | 12,060.32 miles (19,409.16 km) SE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 6 | 12,047.32 miles (19,388.24 km) SSW | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 12,023.24 miles (19,349.48 km) SSW | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 8 | 12,015.11 miles (19,336.40 km) SSW | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 9 | 12,012.78 miles (19,332.65 km) SSW | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 10 | 12,000.03 miles (19,312.13 km) S | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 11 | 11,943.01 miles (19,220.36 km) SSE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 12 | 11,922.73 miles (19,187.72 km) SE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 13 | 11,884.95 miles (19,126.93 km) E | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 14 | 11,715.83 miles (18,854.75 km) SSW | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 15 | 11,694.96 miles (18,821.17 km) SE | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |