Nonstop flight route between Daugavpils, Latvia and Comayagua, Honduras:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Daugavpils International Airport (DGP), Daugavpils, Latvia and Soto Cano Air Base (XPL), Comayagua, Honduras would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,287 miles (or 10,118 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 Daugavpils International Airport and Soto Cano Air Base, 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 Daugavpils International Airport and Soto Cano Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DGP / EVDA |
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| Location: | Daugavpils, Latvia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°56'30"N by 26°40'5"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Republic of Latvia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DGP |
| More Information: | DGP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XPL / MHSC |
| Airport Name: | Soto Cano Air Base |
| Location: | Comayagua, Honduras |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°22'57"N by 87°37'15"W |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 2060 feet (628 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XPL |
| More Information: | XPL Maps & Info |
Facts about Daugavpils International Airport (DGP):
- The furthest airport from Daugavpils International Airport (DGP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,120 miles (17,896 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Daugavpils International Airport (DGP) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Daugavpils International Airport", another name for DGP is "Daugavpils Starptautiskā Lidosta".
- The closest airport to Daugavpils International Airport (DGP) is Vilnius International Airport (VNO), which is located 105 miles (169 kilometers) SSW of DGP.
- In the past, the airport was home to 372 APIB flying MiG-23 and MiG-27 aircraft.
Facts about Soto Cano Air Base (XPL):
- The Constitution of Honduras does not permit a permanent foreign presence in Honduras.
- Personnel assigned to Soto Cano can ride a bus that will transport them to Soto Cano from Tegucigalpa.
- All military personnel live on the installation.
- The closest airport to Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) is Marcala Airport (MRJ), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WSW of XPL.
- The American contingent at Soto Cano Air Base is designated Joint Task Force-Bravo and consists of both U.S.
- Plans call for the construction to take place over the coming years with all base facilities to either be new construction, or receive major upgrades.
- Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1990 Honduran President Rafael Leonardo Callejas decreed that commercial cargo flights were authorized to operate from Soto Cano.
- The furthest airport from Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Soto Cano Air Base (meaning Soto Cano Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
