Nonstop flight route between Colonsay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom and Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Colonsay Airport (CSA), Colonsay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom and Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,905 miles (or 11,113 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 Colonsay Airport and Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo 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 Colonsay Airport and Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Colonsay Airport (CSA):

• Because of Colonsay Airport's relatively low elevation of 44 feet, planes can take off or land at Colonsay 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 Colonsay Airport (CSA) is Islay Airport (ILY), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) S of CSA.
• The furthest airport from Colonsay Airport (CSA) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,759 miles (18,925 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• Colonsay Airport (CSA) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Colonsay Airport", other names for CSA include "Port-adhair Colbhasaigh" and "EGEY".

Facts about Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP):

• The furthest airport from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) is Mokpo Airport (MPK), which is nearly antipodal to Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (meaning Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mokpo Airport), and is located 12,353 miles (19,880 kilometers) away in Mokpo, South Korea.
• In addition to being known as "Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport", another name for PDP is "Aeropuerto Internacional Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo".
• The airport mainly serves passengers traveling to neighbouring Punta del Este, although it generally serves cities surrounding the Maldonado area.
• Because of Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 95 feet, planes can take off or land at Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo 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 airport is currently the second busiest airport in Uruguay, both in passenger service and scheduled flights.
• Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) has 2 runways.
• Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport handled 210,988 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) is Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) W of PDP.