Nonstop flight route between Akureyri, Iceland and Guatemala, Cuba:
Departure Airport:
(65°39'35"N by 18°4'21"W)
Arrival Airport:
(20°44'3"N by 75°39'25"W)
Distance from AEY to PST:
4,010.81 miles (6,454.76 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Akureyri Airport (AEY), Akureyri, Iceland and Preston Airport (PST), Guatemala, Cuba would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,011 miles (or 6,455 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 Akureyri Airport and Preston 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 Akureyri Airport and Preston Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AEY / BIAR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Akureyri, Iceland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°39'35"N by 18°4'21"W |
| Area Served: | Akureyri |
| Operator/Owner: | Isavia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AEY |
| More Information: | AEY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PST / |
| Airport Name: | Preston Airport |
| Location: | Guatemala, Cuba |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°44'3"N by 75°39'25"W |
| Area Served: | Guatemala, Holguín Province, Cuba |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PST |
| More Information: | PST Maps & Info |
Facts about Akureyri Airport (AEY):
- In the summer of 2009, Isavia completed an almost two year runway renovation program.
- Because of Akureyri Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Akureyri 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 "Akureyri Airport", another name for AEY is "Akureyrarflugvöllur".
- Akureyri Airport (AEY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Akureyri Airport (AEY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,121 miles (17,897 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Akureyri Airport (AEY) is Húsavík Airport (HZK), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of AEY.
- Scheduled air travel to Akureyri started in 1928 when Flugfélag Íslands began flying on seaplanes to Reykjavík, landing on the fjord of Eyjafjörður near downtown Akureyri.
Facts about Preston Airport (PST):
- The furthest airport from Preston Airport (PST) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,802 miles (18,993 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Preston Airport (PST) is Nicaro Airport (ICR), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) ESE of PST.
- Because of Preston Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Preston 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.
- Preston Airport (PST) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.26 miles (43.87 km) NE | Húsavík Airport (HZK) | Húsavík, Iceland |     |
| 2 | 40.46 miles (65.11 km) NW | Siglufjörður Airport (SIJ) | Siglufjörður, Iceland | |
| 3 | 42.94 miles (69.11 km) W | Sauðárkrókur Airport (SAK) | Sauðárkrókur, Iceland | |
| 4 | 61.28 miles (98.62 km) N | Grímsey Airport (GRY) | Grímsey, Iceland | |
| 5 | 86.21 miles (138.74 km) ENE | Þórshöfn Airport (THO) | Þórshöfn, Iceland | |
| 6 | 91.73 miles (147.63 km) E | Vopnafjörður Airport (VPN) | Vopnafjörður, Iceland | |
| 7 | 94.97 miles (152.84 km) WNW | Gjögur Airport (GJR) | Gjögur, Iceland | |
| 8 | 108.46 miles (174.54 km) ESE | Egilsstaðir Airport (EGS) | Egilsstaðir, Iceland | |
| 9 | 125.68 miles (202.27 km) SE | Hornafjörður Airport (HFN) | Höfn, Iceland | |
| 10 | 145.64 miles (234.38 km) WNW | Ísafjörður Airport (IFJ) | Ísafjörður, Iceland | |
| 11 | 154.97 miles (249.40 km) SW | Reykjavík Airport (RKV) | Reykjavík, Iceland | |
| 12 | 155.88 miles (250.86 km) W | Bíldudalur Airport (BIU) | Bíldudalur, Iceland | |
| 13 | 167.73 miles (269.93 km) SSW | Vestmannaeyjar Airport (VEY) | Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland | |
| 14 | 168.22 miles (270.73 km) W | Patreksfjörður Airport (PFJ) | Patreksfjörður, Iceland | |
| 15 | 176.41 miles (283.90 km) SW | Keflavík International Airport (KEF) | Keflavík (near Reykjavík), Iceland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,120.63 miles (17,896.87 km) SSW | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,085.89 miles (17,840.97 km) SSW | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,038.91 miles (17,765.36 km) SSW | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,996.47 miles (17,697.05 km) SSW | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,987.87 miles (17,683.22 km) SSW | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,969.14 miles (17,653.07 km) SSW | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,966.21 miles (17,648.36 km) SSW | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,963.95 miles (17,644.73 km) SSW | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,919.59 miles (17,573.33 km) SSW | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,901.68 miles (17,544.51 km) SSW | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,892.08 miles (17,529.05 km) SSW | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,887.30 miles (17,521.37 km) SSW | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,872.15 miles (17,496.99 km) SSW | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,852.24 miles (17,464.95 km) SSW | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,813.44 miles (17,402.50 km) SSW | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.72 miles (14.03 km) ESE | Nicaro Airport (ICR) | Nicaro, Cuba | |
| 2 | 42.65 miles (68.63 km) W | Frank País International Airport (HOG) | Holguín, Cuba | |
| 3 | 47.83 miles (76.97 km) E | Orestes Acosta Airport (MOA) | Moa, Cuba | |
| 4 | 54.05 miles (86.98 km) SSW | Antonio Maceo Airport (SCU) | Santiago, Cuba | |
| 5 | 55.27 miles (88.95 km) SE | Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO) | Guantánamo, Cuba | |
| 6 | 66.35 miles (106.78 km) SSE | United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba | |
| 7 | 66.60 miles (107.17 km) WSW | Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport (BYM) | Bayamo, Cuba | |
| 8 | 78.71 miles (126.68 km) ESE | Gustavo Rizo Airport (BCA) | Baracoa, Cuba | |
| 9 | 97.49 miles (156.89 km) WSW | Sierra Maestra Airport (MZO) | Manzanillo, Cuba | |
| 10 | 100.12 miles (161.13 km) N | Duncan Town Airport (DCT) | Duncan Town, Ragged Island, Bahamas | |
| 11 | 129.58 miles (208.53 km) E | Inagua Airport (IGA) | Matthew Town, Great Inagua Island, Bahamas | |
| 12 | 148.95 miles (239.71 km) WNW | Ignacio Agramonte International Airport (CMW) | Camagüey, Cuba | |
| 13 | 168.15 miles (270.61 km) NE | Colonel Hill Airport (CRI) | Colonel Hill, Crooked Island, Bahamas | |
| 14 | 172.72 miles (277.96 km) SE | Jérémie Airport (JEE) | Jérémie, Haiti | |
| 15 | 172.75 miles (278.01 km) NNE | Deadman's Cay Airport (LGI) | Deadman's Cay, Long Island, Bahamas | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,801.81 miles (18,993.13 km) W | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,777.41 miles (18,953.85 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,751.32 miles (18,911.87 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,722.39 miles (18,865.31 km) W | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,720.65 miles (18,862.51 km) S | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,664.93 miles (18,772.83 km) SE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,648.96 miles (18,747.13 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,633.69 miles (18,722.57 km) W | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,581.35 miles (18,638.34 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,570.10 miles (18,620.23 km) W | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,568.03 miles (18,616.89 km) W | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,561.91 miles (18,607.05 km) WSW | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,557.99 miles (18,600.73 km) WSW | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,555.15 miles (18,596.17 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,512.70 miles (18,527.85 km) W | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |