Nonstop flight route between Agana, Guam and Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu:
Departure Airport:
(13°34'51"N by 144°55'27"E)
Arrival Airport:
(16°53'27"S by 168°33'3"E)
Distance from UAM to TGH:
2,651.80 miles (4,267.65 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Andersen Air Force Base (UAM), Agana, Guam and Tongoa Airport (TGH), Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,652 miles (or 4,268 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 Andersen Air Force Base and Tongoa 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 Andersen Air Force Base and Tongoa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UAM / PGUA |
| Airport Name: | Andersen Air Force Base |
| Location: | Agana, Guam |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°34'51"N by 144°55'27"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from UAM |
| More Information: | UAM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TGH / NVST |
| Airport Name: | Tongoa Airport |
| Location: | Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°53'27"S by 168°33'3"E |
| Area Served: | Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from TGH |
| More Information: | TGH Maps & Info |
Facts about Andersen Air Force Base (UAM):
- Andersen Air Force Base was established on 3 December 1944 and is named for Brigadier General James Roy Andersen.
- The Strategic Air Command continued its 90-day unit rotational training program, and began to take over control over the base from the FEAF.
- The closest airport to Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) is Guam International Airport (GUM), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SW of UAM.
- The 19th Bombardment Wing was formed at North AFB in 1948 from the resources of the former North Guam Air Force Base Command.
- The furthest airport from Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Andersen Air Force Base (meaning Andersen Air Force Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,214 miles (19,656 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
- With the start of Operation Arc Light in June 1965, B-52s and KC-135s began regular bombing missions over Vietnam, and continued in that capacity until 1973, with a break between August 1970 and early 1972.
- Andersen Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 4 miles northeast of Yigo near Agafo Gumas in the United States territory of Guam.
Facts about Tongoa Airport (TGH):
- The furthest airport from Tongoa Airport (TGH) is Kiffa Airport (KFA), which is nearly antipodal to Tongoa Airport (meaning Tongoa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kiffa Airport), and is located 12,416 miles (19,981 kilometers) away in Kiffa, Mauritania.
- The closest airport to Tongoa Airport (TGH) is Siwo Airport (EAE), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) SW of TGH.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.87 miles (17.49 km) SW | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam |     |
| 2 | 46.21 miles (74.37 km) NNE | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 3 | 108.47 miles (174.56 km) NNE | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 4 | 119.13 miles (191.72 km) NNE | Saipan International Airport (SPN) | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 5 | 425.53 miles (684.82 km) SW | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 6 | 542.19 miles (872.57 km) WSW | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 7 | 631.99 miles (1,017.08 km) SE | Chuuk International Airport (TKK) | Weno, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 8 | 808.81 miles (1,301.66 km) NNW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 9 | 825.31 miles (1,328.20 km) WSW | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 10 | 946.66 miles (1,523.50 km) NE | Minamitorishima Air Field (MUS) | Minami-Tori-shima, Japan | |
| 11 | 1,011.05 miles (1,627.13 km) ESE | Pohnpei International Airport (PNI) | Kolonia, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 12 | 1,094.32 miles (1,761.13 km) S | Momote Airport (MAS) | Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 1,107.25 miles (1,781.94 km) SSE | Emirau Airport (EMI) | Emirau, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 1,155.24 miles (1,859.18 km) SSW | Batom Airport (BXM) | Batom, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 1,156.58 miles (1,861.33 km) SSW | Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) | Jayapura, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,213.54 miles (19,655.74 km) ESE | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,212.40 miles (19,653.90 km) SE | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,158.33 miles (19,566.89 km) ESE | Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) | Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,151.95 miles (19,556.62 km) S | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,104.71 miles (19,480.59 km) SE | Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) | Porto Seguro, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,059.77 miles (19,408.27 km) S | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,039.20 miles (19,375.16 km) ESE | Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) | Vitória da Conquista, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,012.80 miles (19,332.68 km) E | Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) | Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,997.15 miles (19,307.49 km) S | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,992.08 miles (19,299.33 km) S | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,963.03 miles (19,252.58 km) SE | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,920.20 miles (19,183.65 km) E | Guanambi Airport (GNM) | Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,906.53 miles (19,161.65 km) S | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,876.43 miles (19,113.22 km) E | Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ) | Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,866.23 miles (19,096.79 km) ESE | Barra Airport (BQQ) | Barra, Bahia, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.46 miles (31.33 km) SW | Siwo Airport (EAE) | Sangafa, Emae, Shéfa, Vanuatu | |
| 2 | 33.50 miles (53.91 km) NW | Lamen Bay Airport (LNB) | Lamen Bay, Epi Island, Shéfa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 3 | 57.36 miles (92.31 km) WNW | Malekoula Airport (LPM) | Lamap, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 57.88 miles (93.15 km) SSW | Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) | Port Vila, Vanuatu | |
| 5 | 59.95 miles (96.47 km) NW | Craig Cove Airport (CCV) | Craig Cove, Ambrym Island, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 75.18 miles (121.00 km) NNW | Lonorore Airport (LNE) | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 7 | 94.62 miles (152.28 km) NW | Norsup Airport (NUS) | Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 101.64 miles (163.57 km) NNW | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 116.13 miles (186.90 km) NNW | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 130.17 miles (209.49 km) NW | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 11 | 133.12 miles (214.23 km) SSE | Dillon's Bay Airport (DLY) | Dillon's Bay, Erromango, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 134.53 miles (216.50 km) NNW | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 144.07 miles (231.86 km) SSE | Ipota Airport (IPA) | Ipota, Erromango, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 175.97 miles (283.20 km) SSE | Aniwa Airport (AWD) | Aniwa Island, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 195.51 miles (314.65 km) NNW | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,415.78 miles (19,981.22 km) N | Kiffa Airport (KFA) | Kiffa, Mauritania | |
| 2 | 12,388.84 miles (19,937.85 km) WNW | Tamchakett Airport (THT) | Tamchakett, Mauritania | |
| 3 | 12,345.54 miles (19,868.17 km) NE | Letfotar Airport (MOM) | Moudjeria, Mauritania | |
| 4 | 12,320.79 miles (19,828.33 km) N | Tidjikja Airport (TIY) | Tidjikja, Mauritania | |
| 5 | 12,316.36 miles (19,821.21 km) W | Aioun el Atrouss Airport (AEO) | Aioun El Atrouss, Mauritania | |
| 6 | 12,308.26 miles (19,808.17 km) NNE | Sélibaby Airport (SEY) | Sélibaby, Mauritania | |
| 7 | 12,301.94 miles (19,798.01 km) NNW | Yélimané Airport (EYL) | Yélimané, Mali | |
| 8 | 12,291.37 miles (19,780.99 km) ENE | Kaédi Airport (KED) | Kaédi, Mauritania | |
| 9 | 12,283.54 miles (19,768.39 km) NE | Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX) | Matam, Senegal | |
| 10 | 12,280.17 miles (19,762.97 km) NNE | Bakel Airport (BXE) | Bakel, Senegal | |
| 11 | 12,270.26 miles (19,747.02 km) N | Kayes Airport (KYS) | Kayes, Mali | |
| 12 | 12,270.14 miles (19,746.83 km) NW | Tichitt Airport (THI) | Tichitt, Mauritania | |
| 13 | 12,267.98 miles (19,743.35 km) NW | Nioro Airport (NIX) | Nioro, Mali | |
| 14 | 12,253.92 miles (19,720.73 km) E | Abbaye Airport (BGH) | Boghe (Bogué), Mauritania | |
| 15 | 12,218.80 miles (19,664.20 km) ENE | Boutilimit Airport (OTL) | Boutilimit, Mauritania | |