Nonstop flight route between Aguadilla, Puerto Rico and Les Cayes, Haiti:
Departure Airport:
(18°29'42"N by 67°7'45"W)
Arrival Airport:
(18°16'15"N by 73°47'17"W)
Distance from BQN to CYA:
436.86 miles (703.05 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN), Aguadilla, Puerto Rico and Antoine Simon airport (CYA), Les Cayes, Haiti would travel a Great Circle distance of 437 miles (or 703 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 Rafael Hernández Airport and Antoine Simon airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BQN / TJBQ |
| Airport Name: | Rafael Hernández Airport |
| Location: | Aguadilla, Puerto Rico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°29'42"N by 67°7'45"W |
| Area Served: | Aguadilla, Puerto Rico |
| Operator/Owner: | Puerto Rico Ports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 237 feet (72 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BQN |
| More Information: | BQN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CYA / MTCA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Les Cayes, Haiti |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°16'15"N by 73°47'17"W |
| Area Served: | Les Cayes, Haiti |
| Operator/Owner: | Autorité Aéroportuaire Nationale |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 98 feet (30 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CYA |
| More Information: | CYA Maps & Info |
Facts about Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN):
- The furthest airport from Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Rafael Hernández Airport (meaning Rafael Hernández Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,204 miles (19,641 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- In the past, the airport has been served by major carriers like Capitol Air, Pan Am, Kiwi International Air Lines, TWA, American Airlines, Delta Connection, to mention a few.
- The south side of the airport is the largest portion of the airport, but is currently undeveloped.
- Until 1974, the airport was an active military installation, Ramey Air Force Base, under the operational control of the Strategic Air Command.
- In the summer of 2007 Spirit Airlines announced plans to begin service from the airport to their hub in Ft.
- Because of Rafael Hernández Airport's relatively low elevation of 237 feet, planes can take off or land at Rafael Hernández 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.
- Rafael Hernandez Airport mainly serves Puerto Rican westerners living in the Eastern Region of the United States.
- Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) currently has only 1 runway.
- During the low season of 2007 there were 59 flights per week, 1 daily flight to New York, 1 to Newark and Orlando and a flight 5 times per week to Ft.
- The closest airport to Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) is Eugenio María de Hostos Airport (MAZ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) S of BQN.
Facts about Antoine Simon airport (CYA):
- Antoine Simon airport (CYA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Antoine Simon airport (CYA) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is located 11,895 miles (19,144 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
- This airport is served by scheduled and charter airlines from Port-au-Prince.
- Because of Antoine Simon airport's relatively low elevation of 98 feet, planes can take off or land at Antoine Simon 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 closest airport to Antoine Simon airport (CYA) is Jérémie Airport (JEE), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NW of CYA.
- Antoine-Simon Airport was financed and built by the Haitian government and inaugurated on 7 May 2005 by then Prime Minister Gérard Latortue.Taiwan financed the construction of the access road to the airport.
- In addition to being known as "Antoine Simon airport", another name for CYA is "Aéroport des Cayes".
- Antoine-Simon Airport is the fourth airport in Haiti in passenger traffic is located near the city of Les Cayes, in Haiti's Southern peninsula.
- As of February 1st, 2013, Haiti has laid the first stone on the expansion of the Antoine-Simon Airport project in Les Cayes.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.59 miles (26.70 km) S | Eugenio María de Hostos Airport (MAZ) | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |     |
| 2 | 29.90 miles (48.12 km) E | Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE) | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | |
| 3 | 50.12 miles (80.66 km) SE | Mercedita Airport (PSE) | Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| 4 | 54.89 miles (88.33 km) E | Dorado Airport (DDP) | Dorado, Puerto Rico | |
| 5 | 67.62 miles (108.83 km) E | Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 6 | 73.99 miles (119.08 km) E | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 7 | 80.24 miles (129.13 km) W | Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) | Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | |
| 8 | 90.57 miles (145.76 km) ESE | Humacao Airport (HUC) | Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 9 | 97.07 miles (156.22 km) E | Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ) | Fajardo, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 10 | 110.15 miles (177.27 km) ESE | Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) | Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 11 | 116.80 miles (187.97 km) W | La Romana International Airport (LRM) | La Romana, Dominican Republic | |
| 12 | 120.30 miles (193.61 km) E | Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico | |
| 13 | 141.76 miles (228.14 km) E | Cyril E. King Airport (STT) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 14 | 143.88 miles (231.55 km) E | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 15 | 158.07 miles (254.39 km) WNW | Arroyo Barril Airport (EPS) | Samaná, Dominican Republic | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,204.40 miles (19,641.03 km) SW | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,166.56 miles (19,580.14 km) SSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,140.18 miles (19,537.67 km) WSW | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,046.32 miles (19,386.63 km) SW | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,039.89 miles (19,376.28 km) WSW | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,027.15 miles (19,355.77 km) SW | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,000.14 miles (19,312.30 km) SW | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,992.61 miles (19,300.19 km) S | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,985.78 miles (19,289.20 km) SW | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,944.60 miles (19,222.93 km) SW | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,937.74 miles (19,211.88 km) SW | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,923.64 miles (19,189.18 km) S | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,875.06 miles (19,111.01 km) SW | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,821.62 miles (19,025.00 km) W | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,795.28 miles (18,982.62 km) S | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 36.88 miles (59.35 km) NW | Jérémie Airport (JEE) | Jérémie, Haiti | |
| 2 | 83.34 miles (134.12 km) E | Jacmel Airport (JAK) | Jacmel, Haiti | |
| 3 | 100.35 miles (161.50 km) ENE | Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport (PAP) | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | |
| 4 | 142.75 miles (229.73 km) E | Cabo Rojo National Airport (CBJ) | Pedernales, Dominican Republic | |
| 5 | 143.43 miles (230.82 km) NW | United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba | |
| 6 | 145.05 miles (233.44 km) NE | Hugo Chávez International Airport (CAP) | Cap-Haïtien, Haiti | |
| 7 | 152.07 miles (244.74 km) NNW | Gustavo Rizo Airport (BCA) | Baracoa, Cuba | |
| 8 | 153.95 miles (247.76 km) NW | Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO) | Guantánamo, Cuba | |
| 9 | 175.06 miles (281.74 km) E | María Montez International Airport (BRX) | Barahona, Dominican Republic | |
| 10 | 177.87 miles (286.25 km) NW | Antonio Maceo Airport (SCU) | Santiago, Cuba | |
| 11 | 180.28 miles (290.13 km) W | Ken Jones Aerodrome (POT) | Port Antonio, Jamaica | |
| 12 | 180.44 miles (290.39 km) NNW | Orestes Acosta Airport (MOA) | Moa, Cuba | |
| 13 | 186.99 miles (300.93 km) N | Inagua Airport (IGA) | Matthew Town, Great Inagua Island, Bahamas | |
| 14 | 198.32 miles (319.17 km) W | Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) | Kingston, Jamaica | |
| 15 | 200.28 miles (322.31 km) W | Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP) | Kingston, Jamaica, Jamaica | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,895.33 miles (19,143.63 km) S | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,857.53 miles (19,082.80 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,812.17 miles (19,009.80 km) WSW | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,775.05 miles (18,950.06 km) SW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,730.28 miles (18,878.00 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,728.68 miles (18,875.43 km) WSW | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,683.64 miles (18,802.95 km) ESE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,677.44 miles (18,792.97 km) SSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,669.69 miles (18,780.49 km) S | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,659.47 miles (18,764.05 km) SSW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,658.95 miles (18,763.21 km) SSW | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,648.98 miles (18,747.17 km) WSW | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,645.82 miles (18,742.08 km) S | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,639.48 miles (18,731.88 km) WSW | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,625.90 miles (18,710.03 km) SSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |