Nonstop flight route between Dorado, Puerto Rico and Lobatse, Botswana:
Departure Airport:
(18°27'51"N by 66°17'33"W)
Arrival Airport:
(25°11'51"S by 25°42'50"E)
Distance from DDP to LOQ:
6,874.14 miles (11,062.83 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dorado Airport (DDP), Dorado, Puerto Rico and Lobatse Airport (LOQ), Lobatse, Botswana would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,874 miles (or 11,063 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 Dorado Airport and Lobatse 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 Dorado Airport and Lobatse Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DDP / |
| Airport Name: | Dorado Airport |
| Location: | Dorado, Puerto Rico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°27'51"N by 66°17'33"W |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DDP |
| More Information: | DDP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LOQ / FBLO |
| Airport Name: | Lobatse Airport |
| Location: | Lobatse, Botswana |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°11'51"S by 25°42'50"E |
| Area Served: | Lobatse, Botswana |
| View all routes: | Routes from LOQ |
| More Information: | LOQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Dorado Airport (DDP):
- During the early 1980s, Dorado was served by Dorado Wings, a small airline that operated commuter flights between Dorado Airport and Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan.
- The furthest airport from Dorado Airport (DDP) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Dorado Airport (meaning Dorado Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,237 miles (19,694 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- Dorado Airport (DDP) currently has only 1 runway.
- Dorado Airport or Dorado Beach Airport was a small single runway airport in Dorado, Puerto Rico.
- Clara Livingston, at the time owner of the property, ordered the strip to be built, and her friend, Amelia Earhart, may have used the facility as well.
- The closest airport to Dorado Airport (DDP) is Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) E of DDP.
Facts about Lobatse Airport (LOQ):
- The closest airport to Lobatse Airport (LOQ) is Mafikeng Airport (MBD), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) SSW of LOQ.
- The furthest airport from Lobatse Airport (LOQ) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is nearly antipodal to Lobatse Airport (meaning Lobatse Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hana Airport), and is located 12,113 miles (19,495 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12.74 miles (20.50 km) E | Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG) | San Juan, Puerto Rico |     |
| 2 | 19.12 miles (30.78 km) E | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 3 | 25.12 miles (40.43 km) W | Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE) | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | |
| 4 | 36.17 miles (58.21 km) SSW | Mercedita Airport (PSE) | Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| 5 | 39.35 miles (63.33 km) SE | Humacao Airport (HUC) | Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 6 | 42.73 miles (68.77 km) ESE | Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ) | Fajardo, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 7 | 54.89 miles (88.33 km) W | Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) | Aguadilla, Puerto Rico | |
| 8 | 57.14 miles (91.96 km) ESE | Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) | Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 9 | 57.95 miles (93.26 km) WSW | Eugenio María de Hostos Airport (MAZ) | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | |
| 10 | 65.62 miles (105.60 km) E | Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico | |
| 11 | 86.93 miles (139.90 km) E | Cyril E. King Airport (STT) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 12 | 89.04 miles (143.30 km) E | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 13 | 111.11 miles (178.81 km) ESE | Henry E. Rohlsen International Airport (STX) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 14 | 114.67 miles (184.54 km) E | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands | |
| 15 | 115.43 miles (185.77 km) ESE | Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,237.50 miles (19,694.29 km) SSW | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,183.94 miles (19,608.09 km) SW | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,175.05 miles (19,593.80 km) S | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,090.11 miles (19,457.10 km) WSW | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,087.54 miles (19,452.95 km) SW | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,065.93 miles (19,418.19 km) SW | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,036.93 miles (19,371.51 km) SW | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,020.00 miles (19,344.27 km) SW | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,993.48 miles (19,301.59 km) S | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,983.93 miles (19,286.22 km) SW | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,979.43 miles (19,278.98 km) SW | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,923.44 miles (19,188.87 km) S | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,915.57 miles (19,176.21 km) SW | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,876.50 miles (19,113.33 km) W | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,798.30 miles (18,987.47 km) S | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.45 miles (69.93 km) SSW | Mafikeng Airport (MBD) | Mmabatho, South Africa | |
| 2 | 46.19 miles (74.33 km) NNE | Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) | Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 3 | 75.90 miles (122.14 km) WNW | Jwaneng Airport (JWA) | Jwaneng, Botswana | |
| 4 | 91.67 miles (147.54 km) E | Pilanesberg International Airport (NTY) | Pilanesberg, South Africa | |
| 5 | 147.08 miles (236.70 km) ESE | Lanseria International Airport (HLA) | Lanseria, South Africa | |
| 6 | 159.78 miles (257.14 km) ESE | Wonderboom Airport (PRY) | Pretoria, South Africa | |
| 7 | 160.70 miles (258.63 km) ESE | Grand Central Airport (GCJ) | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 8 | 168.01 miles (270.39 km) ESE | Rand Airport (QRA) | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 9 | 170.58 miles (274.53 km) ESE | O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | |
| 10 | 189.53 miles (305.02 km) ESE | Heidelberg Airport (HDB) | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 11 | 211.40 miles (340.22 km) SW | Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) | Kuruman, South Africa | |
| 12 | 253.25 miles (407.56 km) ENE | Polokwane International Airport (PTG) | Polokwane, South Africa | |
| 13 | 255.80 miles (411.67 km) SSW | Kimberley Airport (KIM) | Kimberley, South Africa | |
| 14 | 262.15 miles (421.88 km) WNW | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 15 | 271.65 miles (437.17 km) S | Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,113.41 miles (19,494.60 km) NNE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 12,112.81 miles (19,493.62 km) NNE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 12,110.00 miles (19,489.10 km) NNE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 12,107.25 miles (19,484.68 km) NNE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 12,105.22 miles (19,481.42 km) NNE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 12,088.03 miles (19,453.75 km) NNE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 12,086.83 miles (19,451.82 km) NE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 12,084.70 miles (19,448.39 km) NE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 12,083.14 miles (19,445.88 km) NE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 12,083.14 miles (19,445.88 km) NE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 12,081.58 miles (19,443.36 km) NNE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 12,076.36 miles (19,434.96 km) NE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 12,067.13 miles (19,420.11 km) NNE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 12,055.54 miles (19,401.47 km) NNE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 12,055.25 miles (19,400.99 km) N | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |