Nonstop flight route between Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands and Pama, Burkina Faso:
Departure Airport:
(15°7'8"N by 145°43'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(11°15'18"N by 0°41'53"E)
Distance from SPN to XPA:
9,428.96 miles (15,174.40 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Saipan International Airport (SPN), Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands and Pama Airport (XPA), Pama, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,429 miles (or 15,174 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 Pama 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 Pama 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: | XPA / DFEP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Pama, Burkina Faso |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°15'18"N by 0°41'53"E |
| Area Served: | Pama |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 699 feet (213 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XPA |
| More Information: | XPA Maps & Info |
Facts about Saipan International Airport (SPN):
- Once in American hands, Isely Field was expanded considerably to support Twentieth Air Force B-29 Superfortress operations.
- The closest airport to Saipan International Airport (SPN) is Tinian International Airport (TIQ), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SW of SPN.
- In addition to being known as "Saipan International Airport", other names for SPN include "Francisco C. Ada Airport" and "GSN".
- 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.
- Japanese tourists began visiting Saipan in large numbers during the 1970s.
- 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.
- SPN was a sugarcane field before the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service constructed a temporary landing field on the site in 1933.
Facts about Pama Airport (XPA):
- The furthest airport from Pama Airport (XPA) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Pama Airport (meaning Pama Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,222 miles (19,670 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- In addition to being known as "Pama Airport", another name for XPA is "Pama Airport (Pama)".
- Because of Pama Airport's relatively low elevation of 699 feet, planes can take off or land at Pama 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.
- Pama Airport (XPA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Pama Airport (XPA) is Arly Airport (ARL), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) ENE of XPA.
| 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 | 57.99 miles (93.32 km) ENE | Arly Airport (ARL) | Arly, Burkina Faso | |
| 2 | 58.78 miles (94.60 km) NNW | Fada N'Gourma Airport (FNG) | Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso | |
| 3 | 75.51 miles (121.53 km) SE | Boundétingou Airport (NAE) | Natitingou, Benin | |
| 4 | 81.69 miles (131.47 km) WNW | Tenkodogo Airport (TEG) | Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso | |
| 5 | 89.35 miles (143.79 km) W | Zabré Airport (XZA) | Zabré, Burkina Faso | |
| 6 | 92.21 miles (148.40 km) NE | Diapaga Airport (DIP) | Diapaga, Burkina Faso | |
| 7 | 99.37 miles (159.92 km) NNE | Kantchari Airport (XKA) | Kantchari, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 106.09 miles (170.73 km) SSE | Niamtougou International Airport (LRL) | Niamtougou, Togo | |
| 9 | 125.27 miles (201.60 km) W | Pô Airport (PUP) | Pô, Burkina Faso | |
| 10 | 125.44 miles (201.88 km) SSE | Djougou Airport (DJA) | Djougou, Benin | |
| 11 | 129.34 miles (208.15 km) NW | Boulsa Airport (XBO) | Boulsa, Burkina Faso | |
| 12 | 132.69 miles (213.54 km) NNW | Bogandé Airport (XBG) | Bogande, Burkina Faso | |
| 13 | 152.16 miles (244.88 km) E | Kandi Airport (KDC) | Kandi, Benin | |
| 14 | 152.67 miles (245.70 km) N | Sebba Airport (XSE) | Sebba, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 158.19 miles (254.59 km) SW | Tamale Airport (TML) | Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,222.25 miles (19,669.75 km) SSE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 2 | 12,209.82 miles (19,649.75 km) SSW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 3 | 12,185.45 miles (19,610.54 km) SW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 4 | 12,065.38 miles (19,417.30 km) SSE | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 5 | 12,049.81 miles (19,392.24 km) SW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 6 | 12,007.40 miles (19,323.99 km) SSE | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 7 | 12,001.79 miles (19,314.96 km) SSE | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 8 | 11,988.52 miles (19,293.61 km) S | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 9 | 11,972.27 miles (19,267.46 km) SSE | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 10 | 11,960.37 miles (19,248.29 km) WSW | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,946.50 miles (19,225.98 km) SSE | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 12 | 11,937.76 miles (19,211.91 km) SSE | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 13 | 11,932.26 miles (19,203.06 km) SSE | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 14 | 11,931.61 miles (19,202.02 km) WSW | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 15 | 11,929.15 miles (19,198.07 km) S | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |