Nonstop flight route between Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands and Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States:
Departure Airport:
(15°7'8"N by 145°43'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(21°34'45"N by 158°11'49"W)
Distance from SPN to HDH:
3,685.89 miles (5,931.84 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Saipan International Airport (SPN), Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands and Dillingham Airfield (HDH), Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,686 miles (or 5,932 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 Dillingham Airfield, 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 Dillingham Airfield. 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: | HDH / PHDH |
| Airport Name: | Dillingham Airfield |
| Location: | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°34'45"N by 158°11'49"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HDH |
| More Information: | HDH Maps & Info |
Facts about Saipan International Airport (SPN):
- 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.
- Saipan International Airport, also known as Francisco C.
- The closest airport to Saipan International Airport (SPN) is Tinian International Airport (TIQ), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SW of SPN.
- Saipan International Airport (SPN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2005, Japan Airlines suspended its services from Japan to SPN.
- On 12 October 1944 the first B-29 Joltin Josie The Pacific Pioneer piloted by Brigadier General Haywood S.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Dillingham Airfield (HDH):
- Dillingham Airfield is part of a centralized state structure governing all of the airports and seaports of Hawaii.
- Because of Dillingham Airfield's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Dillingham Airfield 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.
- Dillingham Airfield (HDH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Dillingham Airfield (HDH) is Wheeler AAF (HHI), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) ESE of HDH.
- In 1962, the State of Hawaii leased Dillingham for general aviation use.
- The furthest airport from Dillingham Airfield (HDH) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Dillingham Airfield (meaning Dillingham Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ghanzi Airport), and is located 12,425 miles (19,995 kilometers) away in Ghanzi, Botswana.
- The runway was paved, extended to 9,000 feet long, and a crosswind runway added from 1942-1945.
| 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 | 12.05 miles (19.40 km) ESE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 20.50 miles (33.00 km) SSE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 25.24 miles (40.61 km) SE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 25.24 miles (40.61 km) SE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 76.72 miles (123.47 km) ESE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 78.21 miles (125.87 km) WNW | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 82.73 miles (133.14 km) ESE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 91.09 miles (146.60 km) WNW | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 92.85 miles (149.43 km) WNW | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 97.21 miles (156.45 km) SE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 106.36 miles (171.18 km) WNW | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 106.98 miles (172.16 km) ESE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 123.11 miles (198.13 km) ESE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 150.69 miles (242.51 km) ESE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 176.05 miles (283.33 km) ESE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,424.59 miles (19,995.40 km) SE | Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) | Ghanzi, Botswana | |
| 2 | 12,283.86 miles (19,768.90 km) SW | Maun Airport (MUB) | Maun, Botswana | |
| 3 | 12,270.24 miles (19,746.99 km) S | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 4 | 12,244.90 miles (19,706.20 km) ESE | Gobabis Airport (GOG) | Gobabis, Namibia | |
| 5 | 12,179.24 miles (19,600.53 km) SSE | Dirico Airport (DRC) | Dirico, Angola | |
| 6 | 12,162.35 miles (19,573.36 km) ESE | Grootfontein Airport (GFY) | Grootfontein, Namibia | |
| 7 | 12,158.63 miles (19,567.37 km) SW | Jwaneng Airport (JWA) | Jwaneng, Botswana | |
| 8 | 12,152.18 miles (19,556.99 km) SSE | Rundu Airport (NDU) | Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia | |
| 9 | 12,151.85 miles (19,556.46 km) ESE | Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 10 | 12,126.20 miles (19,515.17 km) ESE | Eros Airport (ERS) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 11 | 12,123.49 miles (19,510.82 km) SSW | Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA) | Katima Mulilo, Namibia | |
| 12 | 12,104.09 miles (19,479.60 km) SW | Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) | Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 13 | 12,097.87 miles (19,469.58 km) SW | Kasane Airport (BBK) | Kasane, Botswana | |
| 14 | 12,084.70 miles (19,448.39 km) SW | Lobatse Airport (LOQ) | Lobatse, Botswana | |
| 15 | 12,080.83 miles (19,442.16 km) SW | Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) | Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | |