Nonstop flight route between Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands and Rhodes, Greece:
Departure Airport:
(15°7'8"N by 145°43'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(36°24'19"N by 28°5'10"E)
Distance from SPN to RHO:
7,038.55 miles (11,327.41 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Saipan International Airport (SPN), Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands and Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" (RHO), Rhodes, Greece would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,039 miles (or 11,327 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 Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras", 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 Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras". 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: | RHO / LGRP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Rhodes, Greece |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°24'19"N by 28°5'10"E |
| Area Served: | Rodos |
| Operator/Owner: | Greek Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RHO |
| More Information: | RHO 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.
- With the end of the war the wing's four bomb groups were all returned to the United States, with their B-29s either being flown to Clark Air Base in the Philippines for scrapping, or were flown to storage facilities in Texas or Arizona.
- 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.
- The IJNAS assigned two squadrons of Mitsubishi A6M5a-52 Zeros to the airfield in mid-June 1944.
- 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.
- Japanese tourists began visiting Saipan in large numbers during the 1970s.
Facts about Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" (RHO):
- The closest airport to Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" (RHO) is Dalaman International Airport (DLM), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) ENE of RHO.
- Rhodes International Airport, "Diagoras" or Diagoras International Airport is located on the West side of the island of Rhodes in Greece.
- The new "Diagoras" airport was built in 1977.
- The furthest airport from Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" (RHO) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,471 miles (18,460 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras"", another name for RHO is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Ρόδου "Διαγόρας»".
- Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" (RHO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras"'s relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" 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.
- Annual Passenger Throughput – 13-year history
| 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 | 44.66 miles (71.87 km) ENE | Dalaman International Airport (DLM) | Muğla, Turkey | |
| 2 | 55.76 miles (89.74 km) NNW | Imsik Airport (BXN) | Bodrum, Turkey | |
| 3 | 61.33 miles (98.70 km) WNW | Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates (KGS) | Kos Island, Greece | |
| 4 | 62.89 miles (101.20 km) NNW | Milas–Bodrum Airport (BJV) | Muğla, Turkey | |
| 5 | 84.98 miles (136.77 km) ESE | Kastellorizo Public Airport (KZS) | Kastelorizo, Greece | |
| 6 | 85.99 miles (138.39 km) SW | Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) | Karpathos, Greece | |
| 7 | 89.22 miles (143.59 km) NW | Leros Municipal Airport (LRS) | Leros, Greece | |
| 8 | 94.63 miles (152.29 km) SW | Kasos Island Public Airport (KSJ) | Kasos Island, Greece | |
| 9 | 95.77 miles (154.12 km) W | Astypalaia Island National Airport (JTY) | Astypalaia Island, Greece | |
| 10 | 109.87 miles (176.82 km) NW | Samos International Airport "Aristarchos of Samos" (SMI) | Samos Island, Greece | |
| 11 | 130.33 miles (209.75 km) NW | Ikaria Island National Airport (JIK) | Ikaria, Greece | |
| 12 | 130.43 miles (209.91 km) NE | Çardak Airport (DNZ) | Denizli, Turkey | |
| 13 | 138.27 miles (222.53 km) SW | Sitia Airport (JSH) | Sitia, Crete, Greece | |
| 14 | 139.84 miles (225.05 km) NNW | İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB) | İzmir, Turkey | |
| 15 | 144.97 miles (233.30 km) W | Santorini National Airport (JTR) | Santorini, Thira, Greece | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,470.77 miles (18,460.36 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,371.70 miles (18,300.94 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,283.98 miles (18,159.76 km) SSE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 11,265.76 miles (18,130.43 km) SSE | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 11,239.96 miles (18,088.92 km) SSE | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 11,126.91 miles (17,906.97 km) S | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,123.24 miles (17,901.07 km) S | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,089.82 miles (17,847.29 km) SW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,073.31 miles (17,820.71 km) S | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,065.88 miles (17,808.77 km) SW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,063.22 miles (17,804.49 km) SSW | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,057.54 miles (17,795.33 km) S | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,056.23 miles (17,793.24 km) S | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,049.05 miles (17,781.68 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,010.47 miles (17,719.59 km) SW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |