Nonstop flight route between Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands and Shell Mera, Ecuador:
Departure Airport:
(21°49'32"N by 71°48'8"W)
Arrival Airport:
(1°30'19"S by 78°3'46"W)
Distance from MDS to PTZ:
1,666.47 miles (2,681.92 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Middle Caicos Airport (MDS), Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands and Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ), Shell Mera, Ecuador would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,666 miles (or 2,682 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 relatively short distance between Middle Caicos Airport and Rio Amazonas Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MDS / MBMC |
| Airport Name: | Middle Caicos Airport |
| Location: | Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°49'32"N by 71°48'8"W |
| Area Served: | Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MDS |
| More Information: | MDS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PTZ / SEPA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Shell Mera, Ecuador |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°30'19"S by 78°3'46"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ecuadorian Military |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3465 feet (1,056 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PTZ |
| More Information: | PTZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Middle Caicos Airport (MDS):
- Middle Caicos Airport (MDS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Middle Caicos Airport (MDS) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to Middle Caicos Airport (meaning Middle Caicos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,058 miles (19,406 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Middle Caicos Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Middle Caicos 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 Middle Caicos Airport (MDS) is North Caicos Airport (NCA), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NW of MDS.
Facts about Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ):
- The closest airport to Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) is Chachoan Airport (ATF), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) WNW of PTZ.
- Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) is Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM), which is nearly antipodal to Rio Amazonas Airport (meaning Rio Amazonas Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pinang Kampai Airport), and is located 12,401 miles (19,958 kilometers) away in Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia.
- In addition to being known as "Rio Amazonas Airport", other names for PTZ include "Areopuerto Rio Amazonas" and "SESM".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.83 miles (17.42 km) NW | North Caicos Airport (NCA) | North Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands |     |
| 2 | 27.71 miles (44.60 km) SE | South Caicos Airport (XSC) | South Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 3 | 29.94 miles (48.19 km) W | Providenciales International Airport (PLS) | Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 4 | 49.93 miles (80.35 km) ESE | JAGS McCartney International Airport (GDT) | Grand Turk Island, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 5 | 86.45 miles (139.13 km) WNW | Mayaguana Airport (MYG) | Abraham's Bay, Mayaguana, Bahamas | |
| 6 | 133.57 miles (214.96 km) WSW | Inagua Airport (IGA) | Matthew Town, Great Inagua Island, Bahamas | |
| 7 | 146.80 miles (236.25 km) S | Hugo Chávez International Airport (CAP) | Cap-Haïtien, Haiti | |
| 8 | 163.57 miles (263.23 km) SSE | Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP) | San Felipe de Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic | |
| 9 | 164.88 miles (265.34 km) WNW | Colonel Hill Airport (CRI) | Colonel Hill, Crooked Island, Bahamas | |
| 10 | 184.25 miles (296.53 km) SSE | Cibao International Airport (STI) | Santiago, Dominican Republic | |
| 11 | 201.38 miles (324.09 km) WSW | Gustavo Rizo Airport (BCA) | Baracoa, Cuba | |
| 12 | 213.48 miles (343.57 km) SSE | Constanza Airport (COZ) | Constanza, Dominican Republic | |
| 13 | 216.61 miles (348.59 km) WSW | Orestes Acosta Airport (MOA) | Moa, Cuba | |
| 14 | 221.42 miles (356.35 km) SE | El Catey International Airport (AZS) | El Catey, Samaná, Dominican Republic | |
| 15 | 226.50 miles (364.52 km) S | Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport (PAP) | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,058.45 miles (19,406.14 km) W | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,030.49 miles (19,361.14 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,995.86 miles (19,305.42 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,968.32 miles (19,261.09 km) W | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,881.18 miles (19,120.85 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,879.37 miles (19,117.94 km) W | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,823.64 miles (19,028.25 km) W | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,823.53 miles (19,028.09 km) W | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,820.38 miles (19,023.00 km) W | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,815.34 miles (19,014.90 km) W | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,806.80 miles (19,001.15 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,788.60 miles (18,971.87 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,757.29 miles (18,921.48 km) W | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,754.94 miles (18,917.69 km) W | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,733.09 miles (18,882.53 km) W | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 40.74 miles (65.57 km) WNW | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 55.00 miles (88.51 km) S | Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) | Macas, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 56.29 miles (90.59 km) NW | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 98.32 miles (158.24 km) NNW | Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) | Quito, Ecuador | |
| 5 | 103.51 miles (166.59 km) NE | Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC) | Coca, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 114.87 miles (184.87 km) SSW | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| 7 | 133.57 miles (214.97 km) WSW | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 137.78 miles (221.74 km) NE | Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ) | Nueva Loja, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 161.80 miles (260.39 km) N | Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) | Tulcán, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 165.76 miles (266.76 km) N | San Luis Airport (IPI) | Ipiales, Colombia | |
| 11 | 169.47 miles (272.74 km) W | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 175.90 miles (283.09 km) NE | Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU) | Puerto Asís, Colombia | |
| 13 | 184.78 miles (297.38 km) WNW | Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 187.76 miles (302.17 km) SW | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 194.35 miles (312.78 km) SSW | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,401.28 miles (19,957.87 km) ENE | Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,380.09 miles (19,923.78 km) NNW | Melaka International Airport (MKZ) | Batu Berendam, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 12,357.01 miles (19,886.63 km) NNE | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,349.68 miles (19,874.83 km) N | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) | Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 5 | 12,322.94 miles (19,831.79 km) N | KA01 KJ15 MR1 Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) 吉隆坡中环广场 (XKL) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 12,321.30 miles (19,829.16 km) NNE | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) | Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 7 | 12,316.74 miles (19,821.82 km) W | Senai International Airport (JHB) | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 12,314.17 miles (19,817.69 km) W | Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) | Tengah, Singapore | |
| 9 | 12,303.31 miles (19,800.21 km) W | Seletar Airport (XSP) | Seletar, Singapore | |
| 10 | 12,300.21 miles (19,795.21 km) W | Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) | Paya Lebar, Singapore | |
| 11 | 12,294.69 miles (19,786.33 km) W | Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) | Changi, Singapore | |
| 12 | 12,290.86 miles (19,780.17 km) WNW | Mersing Airport (MEP) | Johor, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 12,283.80 miles (19,768.80 km) W | Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) | Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,263.50 miles (19,736.14 km) E | Aek Godang Airport (AEG) | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,258.49 miles (19,728.08 km) WNW | Tioman Airport (TOD) | Tioman Island, Malaysia | |