Nonstop flight route between Canton Island, Kiribati and San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Canton Island Airport (CIS), Canton Island, Kiribati and Las Flecheras Airport (SFD), San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,220 miles (or 11,620 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 Canton Island Airport and Las Flecheras 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 Canton Island Airport and Las Flecheras Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CIS / PCIS |
Airport Name: | Canton Island Airport |
Location: | Canton Island, Kiribati |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°46'9"S by 171°42'19"W |
Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CIS |
More Information: | CIS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SFD / SVSR |
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Location: | San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°52'59"N by 67°26'38"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 154 feet (47 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SFD |
More Information: | SFD Maps & Info |
Facts about Canton Island Airport (CIS):
- Because of Canton Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Canton 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.
- During World War II, Kanton Island was considered part of the British-controlled Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony.
- The closest airport to Canton Island Airport (CIS) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is located 741 miles (1,193 kilometers) WSW of CIS.
- The Pan American pioneered central air route, Hawaii to the Philippines and Asia by way of stations at Midway, Wake and Guam passed through the Japanese controlled islands with serious concerns about its safety growing in 1941 even as the Army had reinforced the Philippines with a flight of B-17 bombers by way of Midway, Wake and Port Moresby in September.
- Canton Island Airport is an airport located on Kanton Island, in the Phoenix Islands, in the Republic of Kiribati.
- The furthest airport from Canton Island Airport (CIS) is Malabo International Airport (SSG), which is nearly antipodal to Canton Island Airport (meaning Canton Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Malabo International Airport), and is located 12,363 miles (19,896 kilometers) away in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.
- The political status of the island was uncertain at first, with American and British settlers occupying two separate camps on the island.
- Canton Island Airport (CIS) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Las Flecheras Airport (SFD):
- Las Flecheras Airport (SFD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Las Flecheras Airport's relatively low elevation of 154 feet, planes can take off or land at Las Flecheras 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 furthest airport from Las Flecheras Airport (SFD) is Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG), which is nearly antipodal to Las Flecheras Airport (meaning Las Flecheras Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport), and is located 12,426 miles (19,997 kilometers) away in Malang, East Java, Indonesia.
- In addition to being known as "Las Flecheras Airport", another name for SFD is "Aeropuerto Las Flecheras".
- The closest airport to Las Flecheras Airport (SFD) is Calabozo Airport (CLZ), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) N of SFD.