Nonstop flight route between Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru and Kumasi, Ghana:
Departure Airport:
(13°32'8"S by 71°56'36"W)
Arrival Airport:
(6°42'51"N by 1°35'26"W)
Distance from CUZ to KMS:
5,023.49 miles (8,084.50 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ), Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru and Kumasi Airport (KMS), Kumasi, Ghana would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,023 miles (or 8,085 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 Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport and Kumasi 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 Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport and Kumasi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CUZ / SPZO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°32'8"S by 71°56'36"W |
| Area Served: | Cusco |
| Operator/Owner: | CORPAC S.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10860 feet (3,310 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CUZ |
| More Information: | CUZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KMS / DGSI |
| Airport Name: | Kumasi Airport |
| Location: | Kumasi, Ghana |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°42'51"N by 1°35'26"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 942 feet (287 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KMS |
| More Information: | KMS Maps & Info |
Facts about Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ):
- The airport has a number of commodities which attend to the multitude of tourists which visit the city of Cusco.
- Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport is located in the city of Cusco, in southeastern Peru.
- In addition to being known as "Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport", another name for CUZ is "Aeropuerto Internacional Alejandro Velasco Astete".
- The furthest airport from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) is Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV), which is nearly antipodal to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (meaning Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Buon Ma Thuot Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,918 kilometers) away in Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam.
- Because of Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport's high elevation of 10,860 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CUZ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CUZ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- On August 9, 1970, LANSA Flight 502, a four-engine engine Lockheed L-188A Electra turboprop, crashed shortly after takeoff from the Cusco airport, killing 99 of the 100 people on board, plus two people on the ground, in the deadliest accident in Peru's aviation history to that date.
- The closest airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) is Andahuaylas Airport (ANS), which is located 95 miles (154 kilometers) W of CUZ.
- Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kumasi Airport (KMS):
- The closest airport to Kumasi Airport (KMS) is Sunyani Airport (NYI), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) NW of KMS.
- The airport was closed for a week in September - October 2012 to allow resurfacing of the tarmac.
- Kumasi Airport is an airport serving Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region in Ghana.
- The furthest airport from Kumasi Airport (KMS) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Kumasi Airport (meaning Kumasi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,301 miles (19,796 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- Kumasi Airport (KMS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kumasi Airport's relatively low elevation of 942 feet, planes can take off or land at Kumasi 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.
- Currently, upgrading work on the existing runway and some related works are in progress.
- The Airport is currently undergoing rehabilitation to become an International Airport.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 95.41 miles (153.55 km) W | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru |     |
| 2 | 154.23 miles (248.21 km) W | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 3 | 154.23 miles (248.21 km) W | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 4 | 179.09 miles (288.21 km) SE | Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) | Juliaca, Peru | |
| 5 | 193.51 miles (311.42 km) ENE | Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM) | Puerto Maldonado, Peru | |
| 6 | 195.33 miles (314.35 km) S | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 7 | 217.64 miles (350.25 km) NE | Alerta Airport (ALD) | Alerta, Peru | |
| 8 | 221.26 miles (356.08 km) NE | Iberia Airport (IBP) | Iberia, Peru | |
| 9 | 221.70 miles (356.79 km) WSW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 10 | 255.27 miles (410.82 km) ESE | Apolo Airport (APB) | Apolo, La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 266.98 miles (429.66 km) WNW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 12 | 274.32 miles (441.47 km) NE | Captain Aníbal Arab Airport (CIJ) | Cobija, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 287.52 miles (462.71 km) W | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 14 | 290.15 miles (466.94 km) S | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 15 | 304.35 miles (489.81 km) ESE | Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) | Rurrenabaque, Bolivia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,376.71 miles (19,918.33 km) N | Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV) | Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam | |
| 2 | 12,364.57 miles (19,898.79 km) WNW | Phu Cat Airport (UIH) | Qui Nhơn, Binh Dinh, Vietnam | |
| 3 | 12,363.50 miles (19,897.07 km) E | Ratanakiri Airport (RBE) | Ratanakiri, Cambodia | |
| 4 | 12,311.63 miles (19,813.59 km) N | Lien Khuong Airport (DLI) | Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam | |
| 5 | 12,304.79 miles (19,802.59 km) NW | Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR) | Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam | |
| 6 | 12,300.45 miles (19,795.61 km) NNW | Chu Lai Airport (VCL) | Chu Lai, Quang Nam, Vietnam | |
| 7 | 12,263.23 miles (19,735.70 km) N | Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) | Da Nang, Vietnam | |
| 8 | 12,237.37 miles (19,694.09 km) N | Phu Bai International Airport (HUI) | Huế, Thừa Thiên–Huế, Vietnam | |
| 9 | 12,226.49 miles (19,676.58 km) NNE | Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN) | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | |
| 10 | 12,208.62 miles (19,647.82 km) NNE | Vung Tau Airport (VTG) | Vung Tau, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam | |
| 11 | 12,192.84 miles (19,622.42 km) ENE | Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP) | Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand | |
| 12 | 12,185.48 miles (19,610.57 km) ENE | Kampong Chhnang Airport (KZC) | Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia | |
| 13 | 12,180.23 miles (19,602.13 km) ENE | Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH) | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | |
| 14 | 12,164.90 miles (19,577.46 km) ENE | Krakor Airport (KZD) | Krakor, Cambodia | |
| 15 | 12,151.54 miles (19,555.95 km) E | Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (REP) | Siem Reap, Cambodia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 67.54 miles (108.69 km) NW | Sunyani Airport (NYI) | Sunyani, Ghana | |
| 2 | 120.60 miles (194.09 km) NW | Soko Airport (BDK) | Bondoukou, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 3 | 124.25 miles (199.95 km) SE | Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC) | Accra, Ghana | |
| 4 | 126.29 miles (203.24 km) S | Takoradi Airport (TKD) | Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana | |
| 5 | 145.26 miles (233.77 km) SW | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 189.28 miles (304.62 km) WSW | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 7 | 198.98 miles (320.23 km) E | Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW) | Lomé, Togo | |
| 8 | 201.42 miles (324.15 km) NNW | Bouna Tehini Airport (BQO) | Bouna, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 9 | 202.60 miles (326.06 km) NNE | Tamale Airport (TML) | Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana | |
| 10 | 209.35 miles (336.91 km) W | Dimbokro Airport (DIM) | Dimbokro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 249.01 miles (400.74 km) WNW | Bouaké Airport (BYK) | Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 257.49 miles (414.39 km) WNW | Katiola Airport (KTC) | Katiola, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 13 | 259.32 miles (417.33 km) W | Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK) | Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 266.23 miles (428.46 km) WSW | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 15 | 274.02 miles (440.99 km) E | Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO) | Cotonou, Benin | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,300.59 miles (19,795.83 km) SSW | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 2 | 12,132.78 miles (19,525.78 km) SSE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 12,031.18 miles (19,362.25 km) SSE | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 11,859.95 miles (19,086.70 km) SSW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 5 | 11,857.54 miles (19,082.81 km) SE | Aranuka Airport (AAK) | Aranuka, Kiribati | |
| 6 | 11,854.26 miles (19,077.53 km) SW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 7 | 11,847.23 miles (19,066.23 km) SSE | Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 8 | 11,770.00 miles (18,941.94 km) SSE | Bonriki International Airport (TRW) | Tarawa, Kiribati | |
| 9 | 11,760.06 miles (18,925.93 km) S | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 10 | 11,741.88 miles (18,896.68 km) SSE | Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF) | Abaiang, Kiribati | |
| 11 | 11,740.34 miles (18,894.21 km) S | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 12 | 11,734.99 miles (18,885.59 km) SSE | Marakei Airport (MZK) | Marakei, Kiribati | |
| 13 | 11,703.77 miles (18,835.35 km) SSW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 14 | 11,703.71 miles (18,835.24 km) WSW | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 15 | 11,699.07 miles (18,827.78 km) S | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |