Nonstop flight route between Phoenix, Arizona, United States and Los Roques, Venezuela:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA), Phoenix, Arizona, United States and Los Roques Airport (LRV), Los Roques, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,193 miles (or 5,139 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 Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport and Los Roques 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 Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport and Los Roques Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA):

• In addition to being known as "Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport", another name for AZA is "IWA".
• Due to the changing market, phase two, three and four are likely to change.
• In a press release on September 17, 2007, the Williams Gateway Airport Authority governing board approved a name change for Williams Gateway Airport effective October 15, 2007 to Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport.
• The closest airport to Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA) is Falcon Field (MSC), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NNW of AZA.
• Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA) has 3 runways.
• In 1994, the Willams Gateway Airport Authority was established with a three member board with representation from the three cities immediately adjacent to Williams Field.
• The furthest airport from Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,452 miles (18,429 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007–2011 called Phoenix–Mesa Gateway a reliever airport, which is a general aviation airport used to relieve congestion at a large airline airport.Allegiant Air began scheduled service from Mesa in October 2007.Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport records say the airport had 1,377,205 passenger boardings in calendar year 2012, a 44% increase over 2011.

Facts about Los Roques Airport (LRV):

• In addition to being known as "Los Roques Airport", another name for LRV is "Aeropuerto Los Roques".
• The closest airport to Los Roques Airport (LRV) is Maiquetía "Simón Bolívar" International Airport (CCS), which is located 95 miles (153 kilometers) SSW of LRV.
• Because of Los Roques Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Los Roques 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 Los Roques Airport (LRV) is Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS), which is nearly antipodal to Los Roques Airport (meaning Los Roques Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA)), and is located 12,183 miles (19,607 kilometers) away in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.
• Los Roques Airport (LRV) currently has only 1 runway.