Nonstop flight route between Chadron, Nebraska, United States and Manta, Manabí, Ecuador:
Departure Airport:
(42°50'14"N by 103°5'43"W)
Arrival Airport:
(0°56'44"S by 80°40'42"W)
Distance from CDR to MEC:
3,330.16 miles (5,359.36 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR), Chadron, Nebraska, United States and Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC), Manta, Manabí, 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 Chadron Municipal Airport and Eloy Alfaro 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 Chadron Municipal Airport and Eloy Alfaro International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CDR / KCDR |
| Airport Name: | Chadron Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Chadron, Nebraska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°50'14"N by 103°5'43"W |
| Area Served: | Chadron, Nebraska |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Chadron |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3298 feet (1,005 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CDR |
| More Information: | CDR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEC / SEMT |
| Airport Name: | Eloy Alfaro International Airport |
| Location: | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°56'44"S by 80°40'42"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Military of Ecuador |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 48 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MEC |
| More Information: | MEC Maps & Info |
Facts about Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR):
- The closest airport to Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR) is Pine Ridge Airport (XPR), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) ENE of CDR.
- Scheduled commercial passenger service to Denver International Airport is provided by Great Lakes Airlines.
- Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR) has 2 runways.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 2,152 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 1,875 enplanements in 2009, and 1,769 in 2010.
- The furthest airport from Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,658 miles (17,153 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC):
- The airport resides at an elevation of 48 feet above mean sea level.
- Eloy Alfaro International Airport is a combination civilian airport and military air base on the outskirts of Manta in the province of Manabí in western continental Ecuador.
- On April 14, 2009 U.S.
- Because of Eloy Alfaro International Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at Eloy Alfaro 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 furthest airport from Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) is Aek Godang Airport (AEG), which is nearly antipodal to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (meaning Eloy Alfaro International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aek Godang Airport), and is located 12,405 miles (19,963 kilometers) away in Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia.
- Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) is Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) ESE of MEC.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 32.20 miles (51.82 km) ENE | Pine Ridge Airport (XPR) | Pine Ridge, South Dakota, United States |     |
| 2 | 56.18 miles (90.41 km) SSE | Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA) | Alliance, Nebraska, United States | |
| 3 | 71.31 miles (114.76 km) SSW | Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF) | Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States | |
| 4 | 75.89 miles (122.13 km) SW | Torrington Municipal Airport (TOR) | Torrington, Wyoming, United States | |
| 5 | 83.47 miles (134.33 km) N | Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP) | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States | |
| 6 | 90.44 miles (145.55 km) N | Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA) | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States | |
| 7 | 116.12 miles (186.87 km) W | Converse County Airport (DGW) | Douglas, Wyoming, United States | |
| 8 | 118.60 miles (190.86 km) NNW | Black Hills Airport (SPF) | Spearfish, South Dakota, United States | |
| 9 | 120.20 miles (193.45 km) S | Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY) | Sidney, Nebraska, United States | |
| 10 | 128.99 miles (207.60 km) E | Miller Field (VTN) | Valentine, Nebraska, United States | |
| 11 | 145.81 miles (234.66 km) SW | Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | |
| 12 | 148.81 miles (239.49 km) SW | Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | |
| 13 | 158.50 miles (255.08 km) E | Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW) | Ainsworth, Nebraska, United States | |
| 14 | 160.81 miles (258.80 km) NW | Gillette–Campbell County Airport (GCC) | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | |
| 15 | 169.14 miles (272.21 km) SW | Laramie Regional Airport (LAR) | Laramie, Wyoming, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,658.27 miles (17,152.78 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,529.69 miles (16,945.85 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,501.58 miles (16,900.61 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,480.35 miles (16,866.45 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,343.45 miles (16,646.14 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,298.86 miles (16,574.37 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,275.73 miles (16,537.14 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,257.05 miles (16,507.09 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,251.50 miles (16,498.15 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,225.61 miles (16,456.48 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,213.80 miles (16,437.47 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,211.27 miles (16,433.40 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,197.28 miles (16,410.90 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,193.84 miles (16,405.36 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,187.41 miles (16,395.01 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.73 miles (25.32 km) ESE | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 89.60 miles (144.20 km) SSW | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 100.12 miles (161.12 km) SSE | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 142.53 miles (229.38 km) E | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador | |
| 5 | 146.52 miles (235.79 km) E | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 151.53 miles (243.87 km) NNE | Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM) | Esmeraldas, Ecuador | |
| 7 | 170.30 miles (274.07 km) ENE | Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) | Quito, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 178.10 miles (286.62 km) SE | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 178.68 miles (287.56 km) SSE | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 181.27 miles (291.73 km) S | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 11 | 184.78 miles (297.38 km) ESE | Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) | Shell Mera, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 199.87 miles (321.66 km) ESE | Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) | Macas, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 229.22 miles (368.90 km) SSE | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 238.39 miles (383.65 km) ENE | Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) | Tulcán, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 242.40 miles (390.10 km) ENE | San Luis Airport (IPI) | Ipiales, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,404.52 miles (19,963.09 km) NNW | Aek Godang Airport (AEG) | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,324.06 miles (19,833.61 km) E | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,299.97 miles (19,794.84 km) NNW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,286.34 miles (19,772.90 km) WNW | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,283.87 miles (19,768.92 km) WNW | Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,250.82 miles (19,715.74 km) NNE | Polonia International Airport (MES) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,248.21 miles (19,711.54 km) N | Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,230.98 miles (19,683.81 km) NW | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) | Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 9 | 12,224.69 miles (19,673.68 km) S | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,221.31 miles (19,668.25 km) NW | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) | Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 11 | 12,214.84 miles (19,657.84 km) WNW | Melaka International Airport (MKZ) | Batu Berendam, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 12,214.28 miles (19,656.93 km) NW | KA01 KJ15 MR1 Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) 吉隆坡中环广场 (XKL) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 12,191.65 miles (19,620.51 km) NNW | Sitiawan Airport (SWY) | Perak, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 12,180.06 miles (19,601.86 km) SW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,158.20 miles (19,566.67 km) NNW | Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | |