Nonstop flight route between Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands and Paphos, Cyprus:
Departure Airport:
(15°7'8"N by 145°43'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(34°43'5"N by 32°29'5"E)
Distance from SPN to PFO:
6,873.04 miles (11,061.06 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Saipan International Airport (SPN), Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands and Paphos International Airport (PFO), Paphos, Cyprus would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,873 miles (or 11,061 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 Paphos 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 Saipan International Airport and Paphos 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: | 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: | PFO / LCPH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Paphos, Cyprus |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°43'5"N by 32°29'5"E |
| Area Served: | Paphos, Coral Bay, Polis |
| Operator/Owner: | Republic of Cyprus |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 41 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PFO |
| More Information: | PFO Maps & Info |
Facts about Saipan International Airport (SPN):
- Saipan International Airport (SPN) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- In 2005, Japan Airlines suspended its services from Japan to SPN.
- In addition to being known as "Saipan International Airport", other names for SPN include "Francisco C. Ada Airport" and "GSN".
- 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.
- The IJNAS assigned two squadrons of Mitsubishi A6M5a-52 Zeros to the airfield in mid-June 1944.
- On 12 October 1944 the first B-29 Joltin Josie The Pacific Pioneer piloted by Brigadier General Haywood S.
Facts about Paphos International Airport (PFO):
- The furthest airport from Paphos International Airport (PFO) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,557 miles (18,598 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Paphos International Airport handled 224,279 passengers last year.
- Paphos International Airport (PFO) currently has only 1 runway.
- A new four-lane road is being planned to link the airport and Paphos so passengers and staff can avoid using the B6 Main road and the E603 secondary road which are often heavily congested.
- On 10 January 2012, Ryanair announced they were to open their 50th base in Paphos.
- In addition to being known as "Paphos International Airport", another name for PFO is "Διεθνής Αερολιμένας ΠάφουBaf Uluslararası Havaalanı".
- According to the airport operator, Paphos Airport served 1,744,011 passengers in 2007.
- There is a limited bus service to Paphos Airport.
- The closest airport to Paphos International Airport (PFO) is RAF Akrotiri (AKT), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) ESE of PFO.
- Because of Paphos International Airport's relatively low elevation of 41 feet, planes can take off or land at Paphos 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.
| 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 | 29.91 miles (48.13 km) ESE | RAF Akrotiri (AKT) | Akrotiri, Cyprus | |
| 2 | 65.92 miles (106.09 km) E | Larnaca International Airport (LCA) | Larnaca, Cyprus | |
| 3 | 178.09 miles (286.61 km) NNW | Antalya Airport (AYT) | Antalya, Turkey | |
| 4 | 182.34 miles (293.44 km) ESE | Beirut Air Base (BEY) | Beirut, Lebanon | |
| 5 | 191.00 miles (307.38 km) WNW | Kastellorizo Public Airport (KZS) | Kastelorizo, Greece | |
| 6 | 197.43 miles (317.73 km) SE | Haifa Airport (HFA) | Haifa, Israel | |
| 7 | 200.61 miles (322.86 km) E | Rene Mouawad Air Base (KYE) | Kleyate / Tripoli, Lebanon | |
| 8 | 201.47 miles (324.24 km) ENE | Bassel al-Assad International Airport (LTK) | Latakia, Syria | |
| 9 | 206.28 miles (331.98 km) ESE | Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW) | Kiryat Shmona (Qiryat Shemona), Israel | |
| 10 | 221.26 miles (356.09 km) NE | Adana Şakirpaşa Airport (ADA) | Adana, Turkey | |
| 11 | 223.52 miles (359.72 km) SE | Sde Dov Airport (SDV) | Tel Aviv, Israel | |
| 12 | 225.33 miles (362.63 km) N | Konya Airport (KYA) | Konya, Turkey | |
| 13 | 232.74 miles (374.56 km) SE | Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) | Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel | |
| 14 | 241.81 miles (389.15 km) ENE | Hatay Airport (HTY) | Hatay, Turkey | |
| 15 | 246.93 miles (397.40 km) NNW | Isparta Süleyman Demirel Airport (ISE) | Isparta, Turkey | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,556.54 miles (18,598.41 km) SSE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,350.00 miles (18,266.01 km) SE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,329.86 miles (18,233.60 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,329.85 miles (18,233.57 km) SW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,264.32 miles (18,128.13 km) SSE | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 11,244.03 miles (18,095.46 km) S | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,243.68 miles (18,094.90 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,241.25 miles (18,090.99 km) SE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 9 | 11,238.36 miles (18,086.35 km) S | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,235.28 miles (18,081.39 km) SE | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 11 | 11,230.35 miles (18,073.45 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,217.93 miles (18,053.46 km) SSW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,172.25 miles (17,979.95 km) S | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,161.57 miles (17,962.76 km) SSW | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,147.21 miles (17,939.65 km) SSE | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |