Nonstop flight route between Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands and Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname:
Departure Airport:
(15°7'8"N by 145°43'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(5°57'20"N by 57°2'21"W)
Distance from SPN to ICK:
10,303.56 miles (16,581.93 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Saipan International Airport (SPN), Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands and Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK), Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,304 miles (or 16,582 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 Majoor Henry Fernandes 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 Saipan International Airport and Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport. 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: | ICK / SMNI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°57'20"N by 57°2'21"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ICK |
| More Information: | ICK Maps & Info |
Facts about Saipan International Airport (SPN):
- In 2005, Japan Airlines suspended its services from Japan to SPN.
- The closest airport to Saipan International Airport (SPN) is Tinian International Airport (TIQ), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SW of 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 covers an area of 734 acres which contains one paved runway measuring 8,700 x 200 ft.
- 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.
- Saipan International Airport (SPN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Saipan International Airport", other names for SPN include "Francisco C. Ada Airport" and "GSN".
- Once in American hands, Isely Field was expanded considerably to support Twentieth Air Force B-29 Superfortress operations.
Facts about Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK):
- The closest airport to Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) is Wageningen Airstrip (AGI), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) ESE of ICK.
- The furthest airport from Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) is Betoambari Airport (BUW), which is nearly antipodal to Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (meaning Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Betoambari Airport), and is located 12,395 miles (19,947 kilometers) away in Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia.
- Because of Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Majoor Henry Fernandes 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.
- In addition to being known as "Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport", another name for ICK is "Majoor Henry Fernandes Vliegveld".
- Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) 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 | 30.81 miles (49.59 km) ESE | Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) | Wageningen, Suriname | |
| 2 | 49.32 miles (79.37 km) E | Totness Airstrip (TOT) | Totness, Coronie, Suriname | |
| 3 | 49.61 miles (79.83 km) S | Washabo Airstrip (WSO) | Washabo, Suriname | |
| 4 | 91.46 miles (147.19 km) WNW | Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 5 | 93.94 miles (151.18 km) NW | Ogle Airport (OGL) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 6 | 127.50 miles (205.18 km) E | Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG) | Paramaribo, Suriname | |
| 7 | 131.96 miles (212.36 km) ESE | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) | Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname | |
| 8 | 156.62 miles (252.06 km) SE | Laduani Airstrip (LDO) | Ladouanie, Suriname | |
| 9 | 162.46 miles (261.46 km) SE | Botopasi Airstrip (BTO) | Botopasi, Suriname | |
| 10 | 172.18 miles (277.10 km) SE | Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE) | Djumu (Djoemoe), Suriname | |
| 11 | 174.13 miles (280.23 km) SE | Cayana Airstrip (AAJ) | Awaradam, Suriname | |
| 12 | 206.91 miles (332.98 km) SE | Drietabbetje Airstrip (DRJ) | Drietabbetje, Suriname | |
| 13 | 207.74 miles (334.32 km) E | Albina Airstrip (ABN) | Albina, Suriname | |
| 14 | 211.21 miles (339.92 km) SSE | Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM) | Paloemeu, Suriname | |
| 15 | 211.85 miles (340.93 km) ESE | Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip (SMZ) | Stoelmans Eiland, Suriname | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,394.71 miles (19,947.30 km) SE | Betoambari Airport (BUW) | Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,302.05 miles (19,798.18 km) SSE | Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI) | Kendari, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,249.17 miles (19,713.08 km) SW | Alor Island Airport (ARD) | Alor Island, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,244.77 miles (19,705.99 km) SSE | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,244.75 miles (19,705.96 km) SSE | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,217.93 miles (19,662.80 km) SSE | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,206.15 miles (19,643.84 km) SE | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,194.52 miles (19,625.14 km) ESE | Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) | Makassar, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,185.94 miles (19,611.32 km) SW | Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL) | Dili, East Timor (Timor-Leste) | |
| 10 | 12,175.70 miles (19,594.83 km) SSE | Soroako Airport (SQR) | Soroako, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,168.28 miles (19,582.91 km) SSW | Haliwen Airport (ABU) | Atambua, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,163.12 miles (19,574.60 km) SE | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,143.38 miles (19,542.82 km) SW | Baucau Airport (BCH) | Baucau, East Timor | |
| 14 | 12,141.49 miles (19,539.78 km) S | El Tari Airport (KOE) | Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,141.34 miles (19,539.54 km) WSW | Namrole Airport (NRE) | Buru, Indonesia | |