Nonstop flight route between Fogo, Cape Verde and Saltillo, Mexico:
Departure Airport:
(14°52'58"N by 24°28'48"W)
Arrival Airport:
(25°32'57"N by 100°55'42"W)
Distance from SFL to SLW:
4,949.43 miles (7,965.31 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between São Filipe Airport (SFL), Fogo, Cape Verde and Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW), Saltillo, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,949 miles (or 7,965 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 São Filipe Airport and Plan de Guadalupe International 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 São Filipe Airport and Plan de Guadalupe International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SFL / GVSF |
| Airport Name: | São Filipe Airport |
| Location: | Fogo, Cape Verde |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°52'58"N by 24°28'48"W |
| Area Served: | São Filipe |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea (ASA) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SFL |
| More Information: | SFL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLW / MMIO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Saltillo, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°32'57"N by 100°55'42"W |
| Area Served: | Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico |
| Operator/Owner: | Administradora Coahuilense de Infraestructura y Transporte Aéreo |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4778 feet (1,456 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SLW |
| More Information: | SLW Maps & Info |
Facts about São Filipe Airport (SFL):
- The closest airport to São Filipe Airport (SFL) is Mosteiros Airport (MTI), which is located only 15 miles (23 kilometers) NE of SFL.
- Because of São Filipe Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at São Filipe 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 São Filipe Airport (SFL) is Misima Airport (MIS), which is nearly antipodal to São Filipe Airport (meaning São Filipe Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Misima Airport), and is located 12,095 miles (19,465 kilometers) away in Misima Island, Papua New Guinea.
- São Filipe Airport (SFL) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW):
- On July 6, 2008, USA Jet Airlines flight 199, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15, crashed at 2:15 a.m.
- Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW) has 2 runways.
- Because of Plan de Guadalupe International Airport's high elevation of 4,778 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SLW. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SLW a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,359 miles (18,281 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The airport has a VIP Aeromar's lounge, the Barra Diamante open to all passengers of the airline.
- The closest airport to Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW) is General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) ENE of SLW.
- In addition to being known as "Plan de Guadalupe International Airport", another name for SLW is "Aeropuerto Internacional Plan de Guadalupe".
- The airport resides at an elevation of 4,778 feet above mean sea level.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.59 miles (23.48 km) NE | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde |     |
| 2 | 65.90 miles (106.06 km) E | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 86.56 miles (139.31 km) ENE | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 118.51 miles (190.72 km) N | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 136.85 miles (220.23 km) NE | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 140.09 miles (225.45 km) NNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 163.94 miles (263.84 km) NE | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 165.35 miles (266.11 km) NNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 467.00 miles (751.56 km) E | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 10 | 535.24 miles (861.38 km) E | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 11 | 539.88 miles (868.85 km) E | Saint-Louis Airport (XLS) | Saint-Louis, Senegal | |
| 12 | 546.60 miles (879.66 km) ESE | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 13 | 566.05 miles (910.96 km) E | Kaolack Airport (KLC) | Kaolack, Senegal | |
| 14 | 573.24 miles (922.53 km) ESE | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 15 | 596.65 miles (960.21 km) ENE | Richard Toll Airport (RDT) | Richard Toll, Senegal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,095.33 miles (19,465.49 km) SSE | Misima Airport (MIS) | Misima Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 12,057.21 miles (19,404.16 km) SW | Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY) | Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 12,009.59 miles (19,327.52 km) SSE | Guasopa Airport (GAZ) | Guasopa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 11,977.63 miles (19,276.09 km) SW | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 11,968.80 miles (19,261.86 km) SSW | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 11,965.63 miles (19,256.77 km) SE | Gurney Airport (GUR) | Alotau, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 11,965.11 miles (19,255.93 km) SSW | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 11,959.30 miles (19,246.58 km) S | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 11,951.22 miles (19,233.58 km) SW | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 10 | 11,920.88 miles (19,184.74 km) S | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 11,915.49 miles (19,176.07 km) SE | Vivigani Airport (VIV) | Vivigani, Goodenough Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 11,908.97 miles (19,165.58 km) SW | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 11,903.57 miles (19,156.90 km) SE | Losuia Airport (Kiriwina Airfield) (LSA) | Losuia, Kiriwina Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 11,899.87 miles (19,150.93 km) SE | Agaun Airport (AUP) | Agaun, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 11,899.15 miles (19,149.77 km) SW | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 53.59 miles (86.25 km) ENE | General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY) | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| 2 | 102.80 miles (165.44 km) NNW | Venustiano Carranza International Airport (LOV) | Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 3 | 154.71 miles (248.98 km) W | Francisco Sarabia International AirportTorreón International Airport (TRC) | Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 4 | 155.51 miles (250.27 km) NNE | Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD) | Nuevo Laredo, Mexico | |
| 5 | 164.95 miles (265.46 km) NNE | Laredo International Airport (LRD) | Laredo, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 170.97 miles (275.15 km) ENE | General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX) | Reynosa, Mexico | |
| 7 | 172.75 miles (278.01 km) ENE | McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE) | McAllen, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 177.77 miles (286.09 km) SE | General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport (CVM) | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| 9 | 208.80 miles (336.03 km) ENE | Valley International Airport (HRL) | Harlingen, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 212.50 miles (341.98 km) E | General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM) | Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| 11 | 214.04 miles (344.47 km) N | Piedras Negras International Airport (PDS) | Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 12 | 214.14 miles (344.62 km) SSW | General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport (ZCL) | Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico | |
| 13 | 219.41 miles (353.11 km) E | Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) | Brownsville, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 226.78 miles (364.97 km) NNE | Cotulla–La Salle County Airport (COT) | Cotulla, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 227.66 miles (366.39 km) S | Ponciano Arriaga International Airport (SLP) | San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,359.11 miles (18,280.67 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,033.00 miles (17,755.85 km) E | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,956.62 miles (17,632.93 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,911.81 miles (17,560.80 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 5 | 10,909.13 miles (17,556.50 km) E | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,652.78 miles (17,143.95 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 7 | 10,592.62 miles (17,047.13 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 8 | 10,507.02 miles (16,909.36 km) SSE | Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) | Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 9 | 10,479.14 miles (16,864.49 km) SSE | Thimarafushi Airport (TMF) | Thimarafushi, Thaa Atoll, Maldives | |
| 10 | 10,470.32 miles (16,850.30 km) E | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,470.28 miles (16,850.24 km) ESE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,469.88 miles (16,849.59 km) E | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,441.58 miles (16,804.05 km) ESE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,435.18 miles (16,793.75 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,407.24 miles (16,748.79 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |