Nonstop flight route between Ayapel, Colombia and Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States:
Departure Airport:
(8°19'12"N by 75°8'47"W)
Arrival Airport:
(24°34'32"N by 81°41'20"W)
Distance from AYA to NQX:
1,203.27 miles (1,936.47 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ayapel Airport (AYA), Ayapel, Colombia and NAS Key West (NQX), Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,203 miles (or 1,936 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 relatively short distance between Ayapel Airport and NAS Key West, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AYA / |
| Airport Name: | Ayapel Airport |
| Location: | Ayapel, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°19'12"N by 75°8'47"W |
| Area Served: | Ayapel |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 120 feet (37 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from AYA |
| More Information: | AYA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NQX / KNQX |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°34'32"N by 81°41'20"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
| Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NQX |
| More Information: | NQX Maps & Info |
Facts about Ayapel Airport (AYA):
- Because of Ayapel Airport's relatively low elevation of 120 feet, planes can take off or land at Ayapel 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 Ayapel Airport (AYA) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Ayapel Airport (meaning Ayapel Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,279 miles (19,761 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
- The closest airport to Ayapel Airport (AYA) is Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) S of AYA.
Facts about NAS Key West (NQX):
- NAS Key West (NQX) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "NAS Key West", other names for NQX include "Naval Air Station Key West" and "NQX[1]".
- Because of NAS Key West's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS Key West 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.
- Naval Base Key West was reopened just prior to the United States' entry into World War II to support Navy destroyers, submarines, patrol craft and PBY flying boat and amphibious aircraft.
- In the late summer of 1994, NAS Key West also served as a primary staging base for Operations SUPPORT DEMOCRACY and UPHOLD DEMOCRACY in Haiti.
- The furthest airport from NAS Key West (NQX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,575 miles (18,629 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- By 1964, the USAF added an AN/FPS-6A height-finder radar at NAS Key West, which was modified to an AN/FPS-90 set when a second radar was added.
- The closest airport to NAS Key West (NQX) is Key West International Airport (EYW), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) WSW of NQX.
- During World War I the base was expanded again, and in 1917, a U.S.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.56 miles (39.52 km) S | Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) | Caucasia, Antioquia, Colombia |     |
| 2 | 55.07 miles (88.63 km) SSE | El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport (EBG) | El Bagre, Colombia | |
| 3 | 58.01 miles (93.36 km) NW | Los Garzones Airport (MTR) | Montería, Córdoba, Colombia | |
| 4 | 70.62 miles (113.65 km) N | Las Brujas Airport (CZU) | Corozal, Colombia | |
| 5 | 113.00 miles (181.85 km) WSW | Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO) | Apartadó, Colombia | |
| 6 | 128.17 miles (206.27 km) SE | Yariguíes Airport (EJA) | Barrancabermeja, Colombia | |
| 7 | 147.82 miles (237.90 km) W | Alcides Fernández Airport (ACD) | Acandí, Colombia | |
| 8 | 148.27 miles (238.62 km) SSW | Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 9 | 148.77 miles (239.41 km) N | Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 10 | 149.98 miles (241.37 km) S | José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 11 | 157.61 miles (253.64 km) ESE | Palonegro International Airport (BGA) | Bucaramanga, Colombia | |
| 12 | 179.27 miles (288.51 km) N | Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) | Barranquilla, Colombia | |
| 13 | 181.90 miles (292.74 km) WNW | Mulatupo Airport (MPP) | Mulatupo, Panamá | |
| 14 | 182.24 miles (293.29 km) E | Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC) | Cúcuta, Colombia | |
| 15 | 188.09 miles (302.70 km) E | Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ) | San Antonio del Táchira, Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,278.93 miles (19,760.97 km) SSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,241.23 miles (19,700.30 km) SW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,237.73 miles (19,694.66 km) SW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,226.12 miles (19,675.98 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,223.00 miles (19,670.96 km) S | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,195.05 miles (19,625.98 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,179.60 miles (19,601.12 km) S | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,162.18 miles (19,573.08 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,145.77 miles (19,546.67 km) W | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,118.93 miles (19,503.48 km) W | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,083.58 miles (19,446.59 km) SSE | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,062.18 miles (19,412.15 km) S | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,053.43 miles (19,398.07 km) W | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,047.45 miles (19,388.45 km) WSW | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,003.07 miles (19,317.02 km) SSW | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 4.64 miles (7.46 km) WSW | Key West International Airport (EYW) | Key West, Florida, United States | |
| 2 | 41.36 miles (66.56 km) ENE | Florida Keys Marathon Airport (MTH) | Marathon, Florida, United States | |
| 3 | 98.06 miles (157.81 km) N | Marco Island Airport (MRK) | Marco Island, Florida, United States | |
| 4 | 101.70 miles (163.67 km) NNE | Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport (TNT) | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| 5 | 102.25 miles (164.55 km) ENE | Ocean Reef Club Airport (OCA) | Key Largo, Florida, United States | |
| 6 | 103.21 miles (166.10 km) NE | Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST) | Homestead, Florida, United States | |
| 7 | 103.28 miles (166.20 km) SSE | Kawama Airport (VRO) | Varadero, Matanzas Province, Cuba | |
| 8 | 107.70 miles (173.33 km) S | Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport (VRA) | Varadero, Matanzas Province, Cuba | |
| 9 | 107.99 miles (173.79 km) NE | Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (TMB) | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| 10 | 109.07 miles (175.53 km) N | Naples Municipal Airport (APF) | Naples, Florida, United States | |
| 11 | 118.71 miles (191.04 km) SSW | José Martí International Airport (HAV) | Havana, Cuba | |
| 12 | 121.33 miles (195.25 km) NE | Miami International Airport (MIA) | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| 13 | 126.17 miles (203.05 km) NE | Miami Seaplane Base (MPB) | Watson Island, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States | |
| 14 | 127.42 miles (205.06 km) NE | Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF) | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| 15 | 129.63 miles (208.61 km) N | Immokalee Regional Airport (IMM) | Immokalee, Florida, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,575.46 miles (18,628.86 km) S | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,478.92 miles (18,473.49 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,473.05 miles (18,464.04 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,425.15 miles (18,386.96 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,424.00 miles (18,385.10 km) W | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,384.49 miles (18,321.51 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,347.16 miles (18,261.43 km) SSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,340.63 miles (18,250.93 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,337.89 miles (18,246.52 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,318.52 miles (18,215.35 km) W | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,300.93 miles (18,187.04 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,271.66 miles (18,139.93 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,250.76 miles (18,106.30 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,250.01 miles (18,105.09 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,238.55 miles (18,086.64 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |