Nonstop flight route between Quito, Ecuador and Sirte, Libya:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO), Quito, Ecuador and Ghardabiya Air Base (SRX), Sirte, Libya would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,517 miles (or 10,487 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 Mariscal Sucre International Airport and Ghardabiya Air Base, 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 Mariscal Sucre International Airport and Ghardabiya Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UIO / SEQM |
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Location: | Quito, Ecuador |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°6'47"S by 78°21'30"W |
Area Served: | Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador |
Operator/Owner: | Quiport, CORPAQ |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7874 feet (2,400 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UIO |
More Information: | UIO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SRX / HLGD |
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Location: | Sirte, Libya |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°3'38"N by 16°36'42"E |
Operator/Owner: | Libyan National Army |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 266 feet (81 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SRX |
More Information: | SRX Maps & Info |
Facts about Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO):
- The new Quito International Airport is located on the Oyambaro plain near the town of Tababela, about 18 kilometers east of Quito, Ecuador.
- Because of Mariscal Sucre International Airport's high elevation of 7,874 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at UIO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make UIO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Mariscal Sucre International Airport", another name for UIO is "Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre".
- The closest airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) is Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) SSW of UIO.
- Mayor Barrera also stated that this airport will be a remarkable leap in economic development of the city of Quito and that the strategic alliance allows Quiport achieved with the resources generated by the new airport will be for all the people of Quito.
- Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) is Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU), which is nearly antipodal to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (meaning Mariscal Sucre International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,971 kilometers) away in Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Facts about Ghardabiya Air Base (SRX):
- The furthest airport from Ghardabiya Air Base (SRX) is Rarotonga International Airport (RAR), which is located 11,720 miles (18,862 kilometers) away in Avarua, Cook Islands.
- Because of Ghardabiya Air Base's relatively low elevation of 266 feet, planes can take off or land at Ghardabiya Air Base 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 Ghardabiya Air Base (SRX) is Misrata International Airport (MRA), which is located 126 miles (203 kilometers) NW of SRX.
- Due to the 2011 Libyan civil war all flights were suspended however since the end of the conflict Libyan Airlines have resumed service, it is currently unknown if Air Libya Tibesti is using the airport.
- Ghardabiya Air Base (SRX) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Ghardabiya Air Base", other names for SRX include "Gardabya Airport" and "SRX [1]".