Nonstop flight route between Arecibo, Puerto Rico and Aktau, Kazakhstan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE), Arecibo, Puerto Rico and Aktau International Airport (SCO), Aktau, Kazakhstan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,612 miles (or 10,642 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 Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport and Aktau 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 Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport and Aktau International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE):

• The closest airport to Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE) is Dorado Airport (DDP), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) E of ARE.
• The airport was named after a prominent Arecibo born businessman and pilot, who perished along with his wife and two passengers, on a flight from Isla Grande airport in San Juan to Arecibo on Mother's day, 1979.
• Because of Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol 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 Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (meaning Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,222 miles (19,669 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport", another name for ARE is "ABO".
• Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Aktau International Airport (SCO):

• In addition to being known as "Aktau International Airport", other names for SCO include "Ақтау халықаралық әуежайы" and "Международный аэропорт Актау".
• Aktau International Airport (SCO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Aktau International Airport (SCO) is Makhachkala International Airport "Uytash" (MCX), which is located 187 miles (301 kilometers) WSW of SCO.
• Because of Aktau International Airport's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at Aktau 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 new terminal was completed in 2009.
• In 2007 the airport was given a concession period of 30 years TOO ATM Group.
• The furthest airport from Aktau International Airport (SCO) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 10,962 miles (17,641 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• There are only a few international carriers, which are flying to Aktau.