Nonstop flight route between Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands and Macas, Ecuador:
Departure Airport:
(14°10'27"N by 145°14'33"E)
Arrival Airport:
(2°17'57"S by 78°7'14"W)
Distance from ROP to XMS:
9,367.15 miles (15,074.93 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rota International Airport (ROP), Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands and Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS), Macas, Ecuador would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,367 miles (or 15,075 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 Rota International Airport and Col. Edmundo Carvajal 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 Rota International Airport and Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ROP / PGRO |
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| Location: | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°10'27"N by 145°14'33"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Commonwealth Ports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 607 feet (185 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ROP |
| More Information: | ROP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XMS / SEMC |
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| Location: | Macas, Ecuador |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°17'57"S by 78°7'14"W |
| Area Served: | Macas, Ecuador |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3452 feet (1,052 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XMS |
| More Information: | XMS Maps & Info |
Facts about Rota International Airport (ROP):
- In addition to being known as "Rota International Airport", another name for ROP is "GRO".
- The closest airport to Rota International Airport (ROP) is Andersen Air Force Base (UAM), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SSW of ROP.
- Because of Rota International Airport's relatively low elevation of 607 feet, planes can take off or land at Rota 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 furthest airport from Rota International Airport (ROP) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Rota International Airport (meaning Rota International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,182 miles (19,605 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
- Rota International Airport (ROP) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS):
- The closest airport to Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) is Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) N of XMS.
- Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport", another name for XMS is "Aeropuerto "Coronel Edmundo Carvajal"".
- The furthest airport from Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) is Melaka International Airport (MKZ), which is nearly antipodal to Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (meaning Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Melaka International Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,973 kilometers) away in Batu Berendam, Malaysia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.21 miles (74.37 km) SSW | Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) | Agana, Guam |     |
| 2 | 56.29 miles (90.59 km) SSW | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |
| 3 | 62.31 miles (100.28 km) NNE | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 4 | 72.92 miles (117.36 km) NNE | Saipan International Airport (SPN) | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 5 | 466.91 miles (751.42 km) SW | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 6 | 581.93 miles (936.52 km) WSW | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 7 | 644.59 miles (1,037.36 km) SE | Chuuk International Airport (TKK) | Weno, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 8 | 776.09 miles (1,249.00 km) NNW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 9 | 864.74 miles (1,391.67 km) WSW | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 10 | 901.16 miles (1,450.27 km) NE | Minamitorishima Air Field (MUS) | Minami-Tori-shima, Japan | |
| 11 | 1,010.48 miles (1,626.21 km) ESE | Pohnpei International Airport (PNI) | Kolonia, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 12 | 1,131.73 miles (1,821.33 km) S | Momote Airport (MAS) | Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 1,139.80 miles (1,834.32 km) SSE | Emirau Airport (EMI) | Emirau, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 1,167.55 miles (1,878.98 km) E | Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) | Enewetak, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 1,200.95 miles (1,932.74 km) SSW | Batom Airport (BXM) | Batom, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,181.86 miles (19,604.76 km) ESE | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,166.73 miles (19,580.41 km) SE | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,147.37 miles (19,549.25 km) E | Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) | Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,109.17 miles (19,487.77 km) ESE | Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) | Porto Seguro, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,107.62 miles (19,485.28 km) SSE | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,025.67 miles (19,353.38 km) E | Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) | Vitória da Conquista, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,018.77 miles (19,342.28 km) S | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,983.46 miles (19,285.46 km) ESE | Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) | Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,953.49 miles (19,237.23 km) S | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,951.00 miles (19,233.21 km) S | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,920.84 miles (19,184.69 km) SE | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,901.37 miles (19,153.35 km) E | Guanambi Airport (GNM) | Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,880.33 miles (19,119.49 km) SE | Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX) | Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,864.69 miles (19,094.32 km) S | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,857.56 miles (19,082.84 km) SE | Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR) | Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 55.00 miles (88.51 km) N | Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) | Shell Mera, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 72.23 miles (116.23 km) SW | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 81.39 miles (130.98 km) NNW | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 102.09 miles (164.29 km) NNW | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador | |
| 5 | 122.10 miles (196.50 km) W | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 145.57 miles (234.28 km) SW | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 7 | 149.12 miles (239.98 km) NNE | Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC) | Coca, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 150.27 miles (241.84 km) WSW | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 151.92 miles (244.49 km) N | Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) | Quito, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 178.39 miles (287.09 km) WSW | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 11 | 184.17 miles (296.39 km) WNW | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 186.49 miles (300.13 km) NNE | Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ) | Nueva Loja, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 190.76 miles (307.00 km) SW | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 198.12 miles (318.84 km) W | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 199.87 miles (321.66 km) WNW | Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,410.90 miles (19,973.36 km) W | Melaka International Airport (MKZ) | Batu Berendam, Malaysia | |
| 2 | 12,403.66 miles (19,961.71 km) NNE | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) | Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 3 | 12,380.06 miles (19,923.72 km) NNE | Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,377.60 miles (19,919.76 km) NNE | KA01 KJ15 MR1 Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) 吉隆坡中环广场 (XKL) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 12,374.94 miles (19,915.49 km) NNE | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) | Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 6 | 12,306.28 miles (19,804.99 km) NNE | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,305.01 miles (19,802.95 km) WNW | Senai International Airport (JHB) | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 12,299.97 miles (19,794.83 km) W | Mersing Airport (MEP) | Johor, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 12,299.88 miles (19,794.68 km) NW | Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan (KUA) | Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 12,295.62 miles (19,787.84 km) WNW | Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) | Tengah, Singapore | |
| 11 | 12,286.55 miles (19,773.24 km) WNW | Seletar Airport (XSP) | Seletar, Singapore | |
| 12 | 12,282.31 miles (19,766.42 km) WNW | Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) | Paya Lebar, Singapore | |
| 13 | 12,281.30 miles (19,764.79 km) NNE | Sitiawan Airport (SWY) | Perak, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 12,277.25 miles (19,758.27 km) WNW | Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) | Changi, Singapore | |
| 15 | 12,275.32 miles (19,755.16 km) WNW | Tioman Airport (TOD) | Tioman Island, Malaysia | |