Nonstop flight route between Kolonia, Federated States of Micronesia and Ghinnir, Ethiopia:
Departure Airport:
(6°59'6"N by 158°12'32"E)
Arrival Airport:
(7°9'0"N by 40°43'1"E)
Distance from PNI to GNN:
8,019.79 miles (12,906.57 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pohnpei International Airport (PNI), Kolonia, Federated States of Micronesia and Ghinnir Airport (GNN), Ghinnir, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,020 miles (or 12,907 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 Pohnpei International Airport and Ghinnir 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 Pohnpei International Airport and Ghinnir Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PNI / PTPN |
| Airport Name: | Pohnpei International Airport |
| Location: | Kolonia, Federated States of Micronesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°59'6"N by 158°12'32"E |
| Area Served: | Pohnpei |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PNI |
| More Information: | PNI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GNN / HAGH |
| Airport Name: | Ghinnir Airport |
| Location: | Ghinnir, Ethiopia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°9'0"N by 40°43'1"E |
| Area Served: | Ghinnir |
| Elevation: | 6499 feet (1,981 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from GNN |
| More Information: | GNN Maps & Info |
Facts about Pohnpei International Airport (PNI):
- Because of Pohnpei International Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Pohnpei 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.
- Like many islands within the region, commercial air service is rather limited due to small population and tourist traffic.
- The closest airport to Pohnpei International Airport (PNI) is Kosrae International Airport (KSA), which is located 345 miles (555 kilometers) ESE of PNI.
- Pohnpei International Airport (PNI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Pohnpei International Airport (PNI) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is located 11,926 miles (19,192 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
Facts about Ghinnir Airport (GNN):
- The furthest airport from Ghinnir Airport (GNN) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Ghinnir Airport (meaning Ghinnir Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,255 miles (19,722 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Because of Ghinnir Airport's high elevation of 6,499 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GNN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GNN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Ghinnir Airport (GNN) is Robe Airport (GOB), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) W of GNN.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 345.09 miles (555.37 km) ESE | Kosrae International Airport (KSA) | Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia |     |
| 2 | 411.74 miles (662.62 km) NE | Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) | Enewetak, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 437.58 miles (704.22 km) W | Chuuk International Airport (TKK) | Weno, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 4 | 534.00 miles (859.38 km) ENE | Ujae Airport (UJE) | Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 567.28 miles (912.94 km) ENE | Lae Airport (LML) | Lae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 576.17 miles (927.26 km) ENE | Wotho Airport (WTO) | Wotho, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 591.55 miles (952.00 km) ENE | Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) | Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 612.30 miles (985.40 km) ENE | Elenak Airport (EAL) | Elenak, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 658.45 miles (1,059.66 km) ENE | Rongelap Airport (RNP) | Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 662.68 miles (1,066.48 km) E | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 662.74 miles (1,066.57 km) E | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 687.39 miles (1,106.25 km) E | Namorik Airport (NDK) | Namorik Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 691.10 miles (1,112.21 km) E | Majkin Airport (MJE) | Majkin, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 709.55 miles (1,141.91 km) E | Woja Airport (WJA) | Woja, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 723.14 miles (1,163.78 km) E | Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,925.51 miles (19,192.21 km) W | RAF Ascension (ASI) | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena | |
| 2 | 11,673.93 miles (18,787.31 km) ESE | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,534.57 miles (18,563.04 km) E | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,533.96 miles (18,562.07 km) E | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,509.87 miles (18,523.29 km) E | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,469.68 miles (18,458.62 km) E | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,464.28 miles (18,449.93 km) ESE | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,360.01 miles (18,282.12 km) E | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,358.15 miles (18,279.12 km) ESE | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,264.23 miles (18,127.98 km) E | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,247.54 miles (18,101.12 km) NNW | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone | |
| 12 | 11,245.32 miles (18,097.55 km) SW | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 13 | 11,240.25 miles (18,089.38 km) ESE | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,233.71 miles (18,078.86 km) SW | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 15 | 11,230.59 miles (18,073.83 km) SW | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.12 miles (74.22 km) W | Robe Airport (GOB) | Goba, Ethiopia | |
| 2 | 145.09 miles (233.50 km) SSW | Neghelle Airport (EGL) | Negele Boran, Ethiopia | |
| 3 | 152.11 miles (244.80 km) W | Awasa International Airport (AWA) | Awasa, Ethiopia | |
| 4 | 182.09 miles (293.04 km) NW | Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 187.81 miles (302.24 km) NNE | Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) | Dire Dawa, Ethiopia | |
| 6 | 212.63 miles (342.19 km) NE | Wilwal International Airport (JIJ) | Jijiga, Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 213.61 miles (343.76 km) ESE | Gode Airport (GDE) | Gode, Ethiopia | |
| 8 | 227.90 miles (366.77 km) WSW | Arba Minch Airport (AMH) | Arba Minch, Ethiopia | |
| 9 | 243.45 miles (391.79 km) E | Kabri Dar Airport (ABK) | Kabri Dar (Kabre Dare), Ethiopia | |
| 10 | 254.87 miles (410.16 km) NE | Borama Airport (BXX) | Borama, Somalia | |
| 11 | 269.62 miles (433.91 km) W | Aba Segud Airport (JIM) | Jimma, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 277.71 miles (446.92 km) SSW | Moyale Airport (MYS) | Moyale, Ethiopia | |
| 13 | 280.23 miles (450.99 km) NNW | Combolcha Airport (DSE) | Dessie / Kombolcha, Ethiopia | |
| 14 | 281.37 miles (452.82 km) NNW | Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia | |
| 15 | 282.68 miles (454.92 km) NE | Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) | Hargeisa, Somalia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,254.93 miles (19,722.35 km) S | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,828.03 miles (19,035.33 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,785.26 miles (18,966.49 km) SSE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,754.56 miles (18,917.09 km) SE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,746.45 miles (18,904.04 km) SE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,720.99 miles (18,863.05 km) SSE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,688.62 miles (18,810.96 km) SE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,685.69 miles (18,806.24 km) SE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,680.81 miles (18,798.40 km) SE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,673.72 miles (18,786.99 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,651.77 miles (18,751.66 km) S | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,616.48 miles (18,694.86 km) SSE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,604.53 miles (18,675.63 km) SE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,597.65 miles (18,664.56 km) S | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,494.44 miles (18,498.46 km) S | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |