Nonstop flight route between Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands and Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(14°10'27"N by 145°14'33"E)
Arrival Airport:
(68°8'0"N by 151°44'35"W)
Distance from ROP to AKP:
4,627.60 miles (7,447.38 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rota International Airport (ROP), Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands and Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP), Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,628 miles (or 7,447 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 Anaktuvuk Pass 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 Anaktuvuk Pass 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: | AKP / PAKP |
| Airport Name: | Anaktuvuk Pass Airport |
| Location: | Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 68°8'0"N by 151°44'35"W |
| Area Served: | Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | North Slope Borough |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2102 feet (641 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AKP |
| More Information: | AKP Maps & Info |
Facts about Rota International Airport (ROP):
- In addition to being known as "Rota International Airport", another name for ROP is "GRO".
- 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.
- Rota International Airport covers an area of 820 acres which contains one paved runway measuring 6,000 x 150 ft.
- Rota International Airport, also known as Benjamin Taisacan Manglona International Airport, is a public airport located on Rota Island in the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, near the village of Sinapalo.
- 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.
- Rota International Airport (ROP) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP):
- The closest airport to Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP) is Galbraith Lake Airport (GBH), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) ENE of AKP.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 3,832 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 3,856 enplanements in 2009, and 4,031 in 2010.
- Anaktuvuk Pass Airport resides at elevation of 2,102 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,089 miles (16,237 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 62.32 miles (100.29 km) ENE | Galbraith Lake Airport (GBH) | Galbraith Lake, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 73.06 miles (117.58 km) SE | Coldfoot Airport (CXF) | Coldfoot, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 84.46 miles (135.93 km) S | Bettles Airport (BTT) | Bettles, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 86.06 miles (138.50 km) N | Umiat Airport (UMT) | Umiat, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 95.49 miles (153.68 km) ESE | Chandalar Lake Airport (WCR) | Chandalar Lake, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 95.70 miles (154.01 km) SSE | Prospect Creek Airport (PPC) | Prospect Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 111.76 miles (179.85 km) SSW | Allakaket Airport (AET) | Allakaket, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 144.60 miles (232.71 km) N | Nuiqsut Airport (NUI) | Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 153.98 miles (247.80 km) N | Alpine Airstrip (DQH) | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 157.04 miles (252.72 km) SSW | Indian Mountain LRRS Airport (UTO) | Utopia Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 158.62 miles (255.28 km) E | Arctic Village Airport (ARC) | Arctic Village, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 159.07 miles (256.00 km) WSW | Dahl Creek Airport (DCK) | Dahl Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 159.79 miles (257.15 km) SSW | Hughes Airport (HUS) | Hughes, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 160.10 miles (257.66 km) WSW | Kobuk Airport (OBU) | Kobuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 160.63 miles (258.51 km) NNE | Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) | Kuparuk, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,088.99 miles (16,236.61 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 10,075.02 miles (16,214.13 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,067.43 miles (16,201.92 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,046.96 miles (16,168.98 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,045.59 miles (16,166.76 km) SSE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,011.66 miles (16,112.16 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,908.81 miles (15,946.64 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 8 | 9,860.02 miles (15,868.12 km) S | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 9,794.43 miles (15,762.56 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 9,790.84 miles (15,756.79 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 9,787.94 miles (15,752.12 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 9,785.13 miles (15,747.60 km) S | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 9,776.17 miles (15,733.18 km) S | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,772.99 miles (15,728.06 km) S | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 9,764.71 miles (15,714.74 km) S | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |