Nonstop flight route between Washabo, Suriname and Hengchun, Taiwan:
Departure Airport:
(5°15'0"N by 57°10'25"W)
Arrival Airport:
(22°2'17"N by 120°43'49"E)
Distance from WSO to HCN:
10,546.04 miles (16,972.16 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Washabo Airstrip (WSO), Washabo, Suriname and Hengchun Airport (HCN), Hengchun, Taiwan would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,546 miles (or 16,972 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 Washabo Airstrip and Hengchun 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 Washabo Airstrip and Hengchun Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WSO / |
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| Location: | Washabo, Suriname |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°15'0"N by 57°10'25"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 145 feet (44 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from WSO |
| More Information: | WSO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HCN / RCKW |
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| Location: | Hengchun, Taiwan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°2'17"N by 120°43'49"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aeronautics Administration |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HCN |
| More Information: | HCN Maps & Info |
Facts about Washabo Airstrip (WSO):
- The furthest airport from Washabo Airstrip (WSO) is Betoambari Airport (BUW), which is nearly antipodal to Washabo Airstrip (meaning Washabo Airstrip is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Betoambari Airport), and is located 12,413 miles (19,976 kilometers) away in Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia.
- Because of Washabo Airstrip's relatively low elevation of 145 feet, planes can take off or land at Washabo Airstrip 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 closest airport to Washabo Airstrip (WSO) is Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) N of WSO.
- In addition to being known as "Washabo Airstrip", another name for WSO is "SMWS".
Facts about Hengchun Airport (HCN):
- In addition to being known as "Hengchun Airport", other names for HCN include "恆春航空站恆春機場" and "Héngchūn HángkōngzhànHéngchūn Jīchǎng".
- Because of Hengchun Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Hengchun 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 closest airport to Hengchun Airport (HCN) is Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) (KHH), which is located 44 miles (72 kilometers) NNW of HCN.
- Mandarin Airlines and TransAsia Airways dropped out from serving the airport due to poor load factor and Hengchun Peninsular's seasonal strong winds which make landing and take off dangerous.
- The furthest airport from Hengchun Airport (HCN) is Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG), which is nearly antipodal to Hengchun Airport (meaning Hengchun Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport), and is located 12,350 miles (19,876 kilometers) away in Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay.
- Hengchun Airport (HCN) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 49.61 miles (79.83 km) N | Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) | Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname |     |
| 2 | 51.53 miles (82.93 km) NE | Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) | Wageningen, Suriname | |
| 3 | 72.09 miles (116.01 km) NE | Totness Airstrip (TOT) | Totness, Coronie, Suriname | |
| 4 | 113.79 miles (183.13 km) NW | Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 5 | 125.20 miles (201.49 km) NNW | Ogle Airport (OGL) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 6 | 135.80 miles (218.55 km) ESE | Laduani Airstrip (LDO) | Ladouanie, Suriname | |
| 7 | 137.34 miles (221.02 km) E | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) | Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname | |
| 8 | 138.51 miles (222.90 km) ESE | Botopasi Airstrip (BTO) | Botopasi, Suriname | |
| 9 | 141.83 miles (228.25 km) ENE | Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG) | Paramaribo, Suriname | |
| 10 | 144.23 miles (232.12 km) SE | Cayana Airstrip (AAJ) | Awaradam, Suriname | |
| 11 | 144.82 miles (233.07 km) SE | Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE) | Djumu (Djoemoe), Suriname | |
| 12 | 176.44 miles (283.96 km) SE | Tepoe Airstrip (KCB) | Kasikasima, Suriname | |
| 13 | 177.62 miles (285.85 km) SE | Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM) | Paloemeu, Suriname | |
| 14 | 189.58 miles (305.09 km) ESE | Drietabbetje Airstrip (DRJ) | Drietabbetje, Suriname | |
| 15 | 199.76 miles (321.48 km) ESE | Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip (SMZ) | Stoelmans Eiland, Suriname | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,412.63 miles (19,976.14 km) SE | Betoambari Airport (BUW) | Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,351.31 miles (19,877.46 km) SSE | Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI) | Kendari, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,223.40 miles (19,671.61 km) SSE | Soroako Airport (SQR) | Soroako, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,211.26 miles (19,652.07 km) E | Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) | Makassar, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,203.54 miles (19,639.64 km) SSW | Alor Island Airport (ARD) | Alor Island, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,199.08 miles (19,632.47 km) S | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,199.06 miles (19,632.44 km) S | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,183.53 miles (19,607.44 km) SE | Andi Jemma Airport (MXB) | Masamba, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,175.60 miles (19,594.69 km) SSE | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,168.74 miles (19,583.64 km) SSE | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,153.15 miles (19,558.56 km) WSW | Namrole Airport (NRE) | Buru, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,145.73 miles (19,546.60 km) S | Syukuran Aminuddin Amir Airport (LUW) | Luwuk, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,143.33 miles (19,542.74 km) SW | Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL) | Dili, East Timor (Timor-Leste) | |
| 14 | 12,136.35 miles (19,531.51 km) S | Bolaang Airport (BJG) | Bolaang, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,135.82 miles (19,530.66 km) SE | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.47 miles (71.56 km) NNW | Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) (KHH) | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | |
| 2 | 51.04 miles (82.15 km) E | Lanyu Airport (KYD) | Orchid Island, Taitung County, Taiwan | |
| 3 | 54.91 miles (88.36 km) NNE | Taitung Airport (TTT) | Taitung, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 4 | 64.35 miles (103.56 km) NE | Lyudao Airport (Green Island Airport) (GNI) | Lyudao (Green Island), Taiwan | |
| 5 | 71.38 miles (114.87 km) NNW | Tainan Airport (TNN) | Tainan City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 6 | 100.13 miles (161.15 km) NNW | Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport) (CYI) | Chiayi, Taiwan | |
| 7 | 116.62 miles (187.68 km) NW | Qimei Airport (CMJ) | Cimei, Taiwan | |
| 8 | 120.73 miles (194.30 km) NW | Wang-an Airport (WOT) | Wang-an, Penghu (Pescadores), Republic of China | |
| 9 | 126.75 miles (203.98 km) NNW | Magong Airport (MZG) | Magong, Taiwan | |
| 10 | 136.00 miles (218.86 km) SE | Basco Airport (BSO) | Basco, Batanes, Philippines | |
| 11 | 148.30 miles (238.67 km) NNE | Hualien Airport (HUN) | Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 12 | 154.00 miles (247.84 km) N | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (RMQ) | Taichung, Taiwan, Taiwan | |
| 13 | 154.00 miles (247.84 km) N | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (TXG) | Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 14 | 212.24 miles (341.57 km) N | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) | Taoyuan County (near Taipei), Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 15 | 215.81 miles (347.31 km) NNE | Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) | Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,350.21 miles (19,875.69 km) E | Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG) | Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay | |
| 2 | 12,213.05 miles (19,654.94 km) WSW | Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport (PJC) | Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay | |
| 3 | 12,206.03 miles (19,643.66 km) W | Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG) | Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,205.34 miles (19,642.54 km) SSW | Puerto Suárez International Airport (PSZ) | Puerto Suárez, Bolivia | |
| 5 | 12,203.54 miles (19,639.65 km) SSW | Corumbá International Airport (CMG) | Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,191.09 miles (19,619.61 km) SSW | Clorinda Airport (CLX) | Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,189.40 miles (19,616.88 km) SSW | Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU) | Asunción, Paraguay | |
| 8 | 12,158.52 miles (19,567.19 km) W | Francisco de Matos Pereira Airport (DOU) | Dourados, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,156.04 miles (19,563.20 km) E | Yacuiba Airport (BYC) | Yacuiba, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 12,144.92 miles (19,545.31 km) E | Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG) | Tartagal, Salta, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,140.97 miles (19,538.95 km) SSW | Formosa International Airport (FMA) | Formosa, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,128.42 miles (19,518.75 km) ESE | Camiri Airport (CAM) | Camiri, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 12,121.44 miles (19,507.51 km) WSW | Campo Grande International Airport (CGR) | Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,110.70 miles (19,490.23 km) E | Bermejo Airport (BJO) | Bermejo, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 12,105.02 miles (19,481.09 km) ESE | Orán Airport (ORA) | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina | |