Nonstop flight route between Aspen, Colorado, United States and Coca, Ecuador:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE), Aspen, Colorado, United States and Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC), Coca, Ecuador would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,330 miles (or 5,359 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 Aspen–Pitkin County Airport and Francisco de Orellana 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 Aspen–Pitkin County Airport and Francisco de Orellana Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE):

• In addition to being known as "Aspen–Pitkin County Airport", another name for ASE is "Sardy Field".
• Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) currently has only 1 runway.
• Several airport improvements are planned or underway at the Aspen–Pitkin County Airport.
• The furthest airport from Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,971 miles (17,657 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of Aspen–Pitkin County Airport's high elevation of 7,820 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ASE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ASE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Construction on the runway extension project began on April 4, 2011, and was completed on November 2, 2011.
• Per Title X of the Pitkin County Code, the airport has several unique operating limitations.
• The closest airport to Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) is Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) N of ASE.
• Aspen–Pitkin Co./Sardy Field covers an area of 573 acres at an elevation of 7,820 feet above mean sea level.
• Mesaba Airlines operating as Northwest Airlink flew the Avro RJ85, a later version of the BAe 146 jet, on seasonal nonstop flights to Minneapolis/St.

Facts about Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC):

• Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC) is Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) NNE of OCC.
• The furthest airport from Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC) is Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA), which is nearly antipodal to Francisco de Orellana Airport (meaning Francisco de Orellana Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tengah Air Base (TAB)), and is located 12,357 miles (19,886 kilometers) away in Tengah, Singapore.
• Because of Francisco de Orellana Airport's relatively low elevation of 834 feet, planes can take off or land at Francisco de Orellana 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.