Nonstop flight route between Sal Island, Cape Verde and Forest City, Iowa, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from SID to FXY:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- SID Airport Information
- FXY Airport Information
- Facts about SID
- Facts about FXY
- Map of Nearest Airports to SID
- List of Nearest Airports to SID
- Map of Furthest Airports from SID
- List of Furthest Airports from SID
- Map of Nearest Airports to FXY
- List of Nearest Airports to FXY
- Map of Furthest Airports from FXY
- List of Furthest Airports from FXY
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID), Sal Island, Cape Verde and Forest City Municipal Airport (FXY), Forest City, Iowa, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,467 miles (or 7,188 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 Amílcar Cabral International Airport and Forest City Municipal 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 Amílcar Cabral International Airport and Forest City Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SID / GVAC |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Sal Island, Cape Verde |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°44'32"N by 22°56'53"W |
Area Served: | Espargos |
Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos Seguranca Aera (ASA) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 177 feet (54 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SID |
More Information: | SID Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FXY / KFXY |
Airport Name: | Forest City Municipal Airport |
Location: | Forest City, Iowa, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°14'4"N by 93°37'27"W |
Area Served: | Forest City, Iowa |
Operator/Owner: | City of Forest City |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1229 feet (375 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from FXY |
More Information: | FXY Maps & Info |
Facts about Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID):
- Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) has 2 runways.
- The head office of Halcyonair is located in the first floor of the Concourse Hall.
- The first airport on Sal Island was built in 1939 by Italy, as a fuel and provisions stopping-point on routes from Rome to South America.
- In 2011, the airport served 576.323 passengers.
- The closest airport to Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) is Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) S of SID.
- The furthest airport from Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) is Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY), which is nearly antipodal to Amílcar Cabral International Airport (meaning Amílcar Cabral International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bellona/Anua Airport), and is located 12,018 miles (19,341 kilometers) away in Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands.
- Amílcar Cabral International Airport handled 576 passengers last year.
- Because of Amílcar Cabral International Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Amílcar Cabral 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.
- In addition to being known as "Amílcar Cabral International Airport", another name for SID is "Aeroporto Internacional Amílcar Cabral".
Facts about Forest City Municipal Airport (FXY):
- The furthest airport from Forest City Municipal Airport (FXY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,768 miles (17,329 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Forest City Municipal Airport (FXY) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Forest City Municipal Airport (FXY) is Mason City Municipal Airport (MCW), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) ESE of FXY.