Nonstop flight route between Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands and Enugu, Nigeria:
Departure Airport:
(15°7'8"N by 145°43'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°28'27"N by 7°33'42"E)
Distance from SPN to ENU:
9,207.38 miles (14,817.81 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Saipan International Airport (SPN), Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands and Akanu Ibiam International Airport ( AIIA ) (ENU), Enugu, Nigeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,207 miles (or 14,818 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 Saipan International Airport and Akanu Ibiam International Airport ( AIIA ), 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 Saipan International Airport and Akanu Ibiam International Airport ( AIIA ). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ENU / DNEN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Enugu, Nigeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°28'27"N by 7°33'42"E |
| Area Served: | Enugu, Nigeria |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1466 feet (447 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ENU |
| More Information: | ENU Maps & Info |
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 closest airport to Saipan International Airport (SPN) is Tinian International Airport (TIQ), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SW of SPN.
- 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.
- After several months of disappointing high level bombing attacks from Isely, General Curtis LeMay, Commander of Twentieth Air Force issued a new directive that the high-altitude, daylight attacks be phased out and replaced by low-altitude, high-intensity incendiary raids at nighttime, being followed up with high explosive bombs once the targets were set ablaze.
- 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.
- Saipan International Airport covers an area of 734 acres which contains one paved runway measuring 8,700 x 200 ft.
- Saipan International Airport (SPN) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Akanu Ibiam International Airport ( AIIA ) (ENU):
- The closest airport to Akanu Ibiam International Airport ( AIIA ) (ENU) is Asaba International Airport (ABB), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) WSW of ENU.
- Akanu Ibiam International Airport ( AIIA ) handled 366,592 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Akanu Ibiam International Airport ( AIIA )", another name for ENU is "Enugu Airport".
- The furthest airport from Akanu Ibiam International Airport ( AIIA ) (ENU) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Akanu Ibiam International Airport ( AIIA ) (meaning Akanu Ibiam International Airport ( AIIA ) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,176 miles (19,595 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- Akanu Ibiam International Airport ( AIIA ) (ENU) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 64.78 miles (104.25 km) WSW | Asaba International Airport (ABB) | Asaba, Delta, Niger | |
| 2 | 76.38 miles (122.93 km) SSW | Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (QOW) | Owerri, Nigeria | |
| 3 | 109.24 miles (175.80 km) SSW | Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa (PHC) | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | |
| 4 | 111.44 miles (179.34 km) NE | Makurdi Airport (MDI) | Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria | |
| 5 | 116.44 miles (187.39 km) SSE | Akwa Ibom International Airport (QUO) | Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria | |
| 6 | 116.75 miles (187.89 km) SSE | Margaret Ekpo International Airport (CBQ) | Calabar, Nigeria | |
| 7 | 131.08 miles (210.95 km) ESE | Mamfe Airport (MMF) | Mamfe, Cameroon | |
| 8 | 135.19 miles (217.56 km) W | Benin Airport (BNI) | Benin City, Nigeria | |
| 9 | 164.03 miles (263.99 km) WNW | Akure Airport (AKR) | Akure, Nigeria | |
| 10 | 174.45 miles (280.74 km) ESE | Bali Airport (BAJ) | Bali, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 174.45 miles (280.74 km) ESE | Bali Airport (BLC) | Bali, Cameroon | |
| 12 | 176.18 miles (283.53 km) N | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) | Abuja, Nigeria | |
| 13 | 178.41 miles (287.13 km) E | Bamenda Airport (BPC) | Bamenda, Cameroon | |
| 14 | 186.25 miles (299.74 km) ESE | Dschang Airport (DSC) | Dschang, Cameroon | |
| 15 | 202.52 miles (325.92 km) ESE | Bafoussam Airport (BFX) | Bafoussam, Cameroon | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,175.88 miles (19,595.13 km) S | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,950.84 miles (19,232.97 km) S | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 3 | 11,934.48 miles (19,206.63 km) S | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 4 | 11,927.74 miles (19,195.79 km) S | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,925.10 miles (19,191.54 km) S | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,902.22 miles (19,154.72 km) SSE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 7 | 11,884.75 miles (19,126.60 km) SSW | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,871.87 miles (19,105.88 km) SSW | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,865.30 miles (19,095.30 km) SSW | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,864.05 miles (19,093.28 km) SSW | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 11 | 11,846.52 miles (19,065.08 km) ESE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 12 | 11,774.03 miles (18,948.42 km) SE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 13 | 11,772.09 miles (18,945.30 km) SSE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 14 | 11,649.36 miles (18,747.79 km) ESE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 15 | 11,609.92 miles (18,684.30 km) WSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |