Nonstop flight route between Yangambi, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena:
Departure Airport:
(0°48'0"N by 24°26'59"E)
Arrival Airport:
(7°58'9"S by 14°23'38"W)
Distance from YAN to ASI:
2,743.47 miles (4,415.17 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yangambi Airport (YAN), Yangambi, Democratic Republic of the Congo and RAF Ascension (ASI), Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,743 miles (or 4,415 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 Yangambi Airport and RAF Ascension, 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 Yangambi Airport and RAF Ascension. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YAN / FZIR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Yangambi, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°48'0"N by 24°26'59"E |
| Elevation: | 1348 feet (411 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from YAN |
| More Information: | YAN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASI / FHAW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°58'9"S by 14°23'38"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from ASI |
| More Information: | ASI Maps & Info |
Facts about Yangambi Airport (YAN):
- The closest airport to Yangambi Airport (YAN) is Bangoka International Airport (FKI), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) ESE of YAN.
- In addition to being known as "Yangambi Airport", another name for YAN is "Yangambi Airport".
- The furthest airport from Yangambi Airport (YAN) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Yangambi Airport (meaning Yangambi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,208 miles (19,646 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
Facts about RAF Ascension (ASI):
- The station comes under the overall jurisdiction of the Commander British Forces South Atlantic Islands, an officer of one-star rank.
- The Target Tracking Radar Station was a Nike Zeus test facility for tracking reentry vehicles from Cape Canaveral missile launches.
- Ascension Island Auxiliary Field was being built by 181 men from Saint Helena by 1957
- The furthest airport from RAF Ascension (ASI) is Ujae Airport (UJE), which is nearly antipodal to RAF Ascension (meaning RAF Ascension is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ujae Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands.
- Ascension serves as a diversion airport for ETOPS aircraft crossing the Atlantic.
- The closest airport to RAF Ascension (ASI) is Sasstown Airport (SAZ), which is located 965 miles (1,553 kilometers) NNE of ASI.
- In addition to being known as "RAF Ascension", another name for ASI is "Wideawake Airbase/Field".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 65.18 miles (104.89 km) ESE | Bangoka International Airport (FKI) | Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo |     |
| 2 | 141.46 miles (227.65 km) N | Buta Zega Airport (BZU) | Buta Zega, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 159.99 miles (257.48 km) SSW | Ikela Airport (IKL) | Ikela, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 224.89 miles (361.93 km) WNW | Lisala Airport (LIQ) | Lisala, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | 257.56 miles (414.50 km) WSW | Boende Airport (BNB) | Boende, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | 258.05 miles (415.29 km) ENE | Matari Airport (IRP) | Isiro, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | 276.18 miles (444.47 km) SSE | Kindu Airport (KND) | Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 293.77 miles (472.78 km) N | Zemio Airport (IMO) | Zemio, Central African Republic | |
| 9 | 298.20 miles (479.90 km) SSW | Lodja Airport (LJA) | Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 10 | 298.45 miles (480.31 km) NNW | Bangassou Airport (BGU) | Bangassou, Central African Republic | |
| 11 | 323.33 miles (520.36 km) W | Basankusu Airport (BSU) | Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | 329.45 miles (530.20 km) NNE | M'Boki Airport (MKI) | Obo, Central African Republic | |
| 13 | 338.29 miles (544.42 km) NW | Gbadolite Airport (BDT) | Gbadolite, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 347.44 miles (559.15 km) E | Beni Airport (BNC) | Beni, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 15 | 356.77 miles (574.16 km) NNW | Bakouma Airport (BMF) | Bakouma, Central African Republic | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,207.64 miles (19,646.24 km) NNE | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,676.35 miles (18,791.22 km) SSE | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,358.37 miles (18,279.47 km) SSW | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,333.90 miles (18,240.09 km) SSW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,325.44 miles (18,226.48 km) SSW | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,312.91 miles (18,206.32 km) E | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 7 | 11,301.18 miles (18,187.44 km) SSW | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,296.66 miles (18,180.16 km) SSW | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,293.49 miles (18,175.07 km) SW | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,267.42 miles (18,133.11 km) SSW | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,241.03 miles (18,090.64 km) SSW | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,218.44 miles (18,054.29 km) SSW | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,210.73 miles (18,041.87 km) SSW | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,185.75 miles (18,001.67 km) SSW | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,142.33 miles (17,931.80 km) WSW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 964.90 miles (1,552.85 km) NNE | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 2 | 970.07 miles (1,561.18 km) NNE | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 3 | 970.61 miles (1,562.04 km) NNE | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 4 | 1,004.06 miles (1,615.87 km) NNE | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 5 | 1,016.52 miles (1,635.93 km) NNE | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 6 | 1,019.92 miles (1,641.40 km) NNE | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 7 | 1,057.48 miles (1,701.85 km) NNE | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 8 | 1,060.22 miles (1,706.26 km) NNE | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 9 | 1,078.81 miles (1,736.16 km) N | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone | |
| 10 | 1,099.23 miles (1,769.04 km) N | Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) | Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone | |
| 11 | 1,108.19 miles (1,783.46 km) NNE | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 1,114.35 miles (1,793.37 km) N | Bo Airport (KBS) | Bo, Sierra Leone | |
| 13 | 1,118.49 miles (1,800.03 km) NNE | Kenema Airport (KEN) | Kenema, Sierra Leone | |
| 14 | 1,131.83 miles (1,821.51 km) NNE | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 15 | 1,133.99 miles (1,824.97 km) N | Hastings Airport (HGS) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,369.71 miles (19,907.06 km) N | Ujae Airport (UJE) | Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 2 | 12,357.05 miles (19,886.69 km) NW | Lae Airport (LML) | Lae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 12,310.77 miles (19,812.22 km) NW | Elenak Airport (EAL) | Elenak, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 12,282.52 miles (19,766.74 km) WNW | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 12,282.50 miles (19,766.72 km) WNW | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 12,282.14 miles (19,766.14 km) N | Wotho Airport (WTO) | Wotho, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 12,254.29 miles (19,721.32 km) W | Majkin Airport (MJE) | Majkin, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 12,232.07 miles (19,685.57 km) W | Woja Airport (WJA) | Woja, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 12,217.96 miles (19,662.86 km) W | Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 12,205.53 miles (19,642.85 km) W | Jabot Airport (JAT) | Jabat Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 12,205.39 miles (19,642.62 km) W | Jeh Airport (JEJ) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 12,200.28 miles (19,634.41 km) NW | Namorik Airport (NDK) | Namorik Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 12,199.88 miles (19,633.75 km) NNW | Rongelap Airport (RNP) | Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 12,191.27 miles (19,619.90 km) N | Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) | Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 12,180.68 miles (19,602.86 km) NE | Kosrae International Airport (KSA) | Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia | |