Nonstop flight route between Christmas Island, Australia and Asunción, Paraguay:
Departure Airport:
(10°27'2"S by 105°41'25"E)
Arrival Airport:
(25°14'22"S by 57°31'9"W)
Distance from XCH to ASU:
9,724.05 miles (15,649.31 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Christmas Island Airport (XCH), Christmas Island, Australia and Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU), Asunción, Paraguay would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,724 miles (or 15,649 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 Christmas Island Airport and Silvio Pettirossi 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 Christmas Island Airport and Silvio Pettirossi 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: | XCH / YPXM |
| Airport Name: | Christmas Island Airport |
| Location: | Christmas Island, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°27'2"S by 105°41'25"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Toll Remote Logistics |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 916 feet (279 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XCH |
| More Information: | XCH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASU / SGAS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Asunción, Paraguay |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°14'22"S by 57°31'9"W |
| Area Served: | Asunción |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 291 feet (89 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ASU |
| More Information: | ASU Maps & Info |
Facts about Christmas Island Airport (XCH):
- The furthest airport from Christmas Island Airport (XCH) is Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ), which is nearly antipodal to Christmas Island Airport (meaning Christmas Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,944 kilometers) away in Barranquilla, Colombia.
- Because of Christmas Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 916 feet, planes can take off or land at Christmas Island 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 Christmas Island Airport (XCH) is Cibeureum Airfield (TSY), which is located 276 miles (445 kilometers) NE of XCH.
- The airport's location at the top of a hill, with a 2% mid-runway gradient, makes it a challenging landing for pilots.
- Christmas Island Airport handled 27,286 passengers last year.
- Although located on Australian territory, the airport is classified as a Category 4 international airport for all arrivals, including those from Australia.
- Christmas Island Airport (XCH) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU):
- Because of Silvio Pettirossi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 291 feet, planes can take off or land at Silvio Pettirossi 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 terminal building splits into domestic and international concourses, with 2 gates and 4 gates respectively.
- The closest airport to Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU) is Clorinda Airport (CLX), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) WSW of ASU.
- Silvio Pettirossi International Airport handled 835,323 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Silvio Pettirossi International Airport", another name for ASU is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Asunción Silvio Pettirossi".
- The furthest airport from Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU) is Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA), which is nearly antipodal to Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (meaning Silvio Pettirossi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport)), and is located 12,378 miles (19,920 kilometers) away in Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China.
- Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 276.45 miles (444.90 km) NE | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia |     |
| 2 | 277.04 miles (445.86 km) NNE | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 300.52 miles (483.64 km) NNE | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 300.72 miles (483.96 km) NE | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 306.03 miles (492.51 km) NNE | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 320.99 miles (516.58 km) NE | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 327.59 miles (527.20 km) NE | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 361.54 miles (581.84 km) N | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 372.08 miles (598.81 km) ENE | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 400.10 miles (643.90 km) NE | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 404.30 miles (650.65 km) N | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 458.82 miles (738.39 km) ENE | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 509.81 miles (820.45 km) ENE | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 509.93 miles (820.65 km) NNW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 526.08 miles (846.63 km) N | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,392.74 miles (19,944.12 km) NE | Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) | Barranquilla, Colombia | |
| 2 | 12,390.27 miles (19,940.16 km) N | Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) | Santa Marta, Colombia | |
| 3 | 12,364.75 miles (19,899.08 km) W | Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport (VUP) | Valledupar, Colombia | |
| 4 | 12,355.03 miles (19,883.45 km) E | Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 5 | 12,334.93 miles (19,851.10 km) NE | Las Brujas Airport (CZU) | Corozal, Colombia | |
| 6 | 12,317.08 miles (19,822.37 km) NW | Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH) | Riohacha, Colombia | |
| 7 | 12,302.01 miles (19,798.12 km) WNW | La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ) | Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia | |
| 8 | 12,284.15 miles (19,769.38 km) NE | Los Garzones Airport (MTR) | Montería, Córdoba, Colombia | |
| 9 | 12,278.93 miles (19,760.97 km) NNE | Ayapel Airport (AYA) | Ayapel, Colombia | |
| 10 | 12,261.24 miles (19,732.50 km) W | La Chinita International Airport (MAR) | Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
| 11 | 12,254.90 miles (19,722.30 km) NNE | Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) | Caucasia, Antioquia, Colombia | |
| 12 | 12,246.04 miles (19,708.04 km) WNW | Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB) | Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 12,236.67 miles (19,692.97 km) N | El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport (EBG) | El Bagre, Colombia | |
| 14 | 12,233.62 miles (19,688.05 km) W | Oro Negro Airport (CBS) | Cabimas, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 12,230.26 miles (19,682.64 km) NW | La Fría Airport (LFR) | La Fria, Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.20 miles (22.86 km) WSW | Clorinda Airport (CLX) | Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina | |
| 2 | 80.42 miles (129.42 km) SSW | Formosa International Airport (FMA) | Formosa, Argentina | |
| 3 | 123.79 miles (199.21 km) SSW | Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL) | Pilar, Paraguay | |
| 4 | 167.74 miles (269.96 km) E | Guaraní International Airport (AGT) | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay | |
| 5 | 170.86 miles (274.97 km) SSW | Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ) | Corrientes, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 6 | 176.59 miles (284.20 km) SSE | Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (JSM) | José de San Martín, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 7 | 176.59 miles (284.20 km) SSE | Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS) | Posadas, Argentina | |
| 8 | 179.92 miles (289.55 km) SSW | Resistencia International Airport (RES) | Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 9 | 190.97 miles (307.34 km) E | Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IGU) | Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 10 | 193.04 miles (310.67 km) E | Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR) | Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 11 | 196.59 miles (316.38 km) ESE | Eldorado Airport (ELO) | Eldorado, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 12 | 208.83 miles (336.07 km) NNE | Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport (PJC) | Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay | |
| 13 | 218.43 miles (351.52 km) NNE | Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG) | Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 223.99 miles (360.47 km) ENE | Guaíra Municipal Airport (QGA) | Guaíra, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 15 | 251.84 miles (405.29 km) E | Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC) | Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,377.51 miles (19,919.62 km) E | Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) | Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 2 | 12,374.95 miles (19,915.50 km) NNW | Yonaguni Airport (OGN) | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 3 | 12,357.38 miles (19,887.23 km) E | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) | Taoyuan County (near Taipei), Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 4 | 12,336.78 miles (19,854.07 km) NNE | Hualien Airport (HUN) | Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 5 | 12,320.33 miles (19,827.60 km) NW | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 6 | 12,313.20 miles (19,816.13 km) WNW | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 7 | 12,302.03 miles (19,798.15 km) ENE | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (TXG) | Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 8 | 12,302.03 miles (19,798.15 km) ENE | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (RMQ) | Taichung, Taiwan, Taiwan | |
| 9 | 12,267.61 miles (19,742.76 km) W | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 10 | 12,267.38 miles (19,742.38 km) ENE | Nangan Airport (LZN) | Nangan, Matsu Islands, Taiwan | |
| 11 | 12,257.79 miles (19,726.95 km) W | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 12 | 12,256.77 miles (19,725.30 km) NE | Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport) (CYI) | Chiayi, Taiwan | |
| 13 | 12,254.77 miles (19,722.09 km) ENE | Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC) | Fuzhou, Fujian, China | |
| 14 | 12,248.28 miles (19,711.65 km) NNE | Lyudao Airport (Green Island Airport) (GNI) | Lyudao (Green Island), Taiwan | |
| 15 | 12,244.30 miles (19,705.24 km) NNE | Taitung Airport (TTT) | Taitung, Taiwan, Republic of China | |