Nonstop flight route between Elko, Nevada, United States and Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico:
Departure Airport:
(40°49'30"N by 115°47'30"W)
Arrival Airport:
(18°18'47"N by 65°18'15"W)
Distance from EKO to CPX:
3,351.72 miles (5,394.05 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Elko Regional Airport (EKO), Elko, Nevada, United States and Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX), Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,352 miles (or 5,394 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 Elko Regional Airport and Benjamín Rivera Noriega 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 Elko Regional Airport and Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EKO / KEKO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Elko, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°49'30"N by 115°47'30"W |
| Area Served: | Elko, Nevada |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Elko |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5140 feet (1,567 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EKO |
| More Information: | EKO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CPX / TJCP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°18'47"N by 65°18'15"W |
| Area Served: | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CPX |
| More Information: | CPX Maps & Info |
Facts about Elko Regional Airport (EKO):
- Elko Regional Airport, formerly Elko Municipal Airport, is a city-owned public airport one mile west of the central business district of Elko, in Elko County, Nevada.
- SkyWest flies Embraer EMB-120 turboprops between Elko and Delta Air Lines' hub at Salt Lake City International Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Elko Regional Airport", another name for EKO is "J.C. Harris Field".
- The closest airport to Elko Regional Airport (EKO) is Wells Municipal Airport (LWL), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) ENE of EKO.
- The furthest airport from Elko Regional Airport (EKO) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 10,994 miles (17,694 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Elko Regional Airport (EKO) has 2 runways.
- Casino Express Airlines also served the airport with Boeing 737-200s and was based in Elko.
- Because of Elko Regional Airport's high elevation of 5,140 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at EKO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make EKO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- On April 6, 1926, when it was called Elko Airport, it was the terminus for the first scheduled air mail run in the United States, flown by Varney Air Lines.
Facts about Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX):
- The closest airport to Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) is Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) SW of CPX.
- On July 1, 2011, a Cessna 185 that took off from Benjamin Rivera Noriega airport with a family of five on board, registration number N8436Q, crashed while on its way to Mercedita Airport in Ponce.
- Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport handled 75,964 passengers last year.
- Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport is a public use airport located on the island of Culebra in Puerto Rico.
- In addition to being known as "Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport", another name for CPX is "Aeropuerto Benjamín Rivera Noriega".
- Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) currently has only 1 runway.
- A new passenger terminal was inaugurated in 1994, and its name was changed to Benjamín Rivera Noriega, in honor of a pilot from Ciales.
- The furthest airport from Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (meaning Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,254 miles (19,722 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Benjamín Rivera Noriega 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 of Culebra was originally built as a military airport by the United States Marine Corps, opening in 1957.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 49.65 miles (79.90 km) ENE | Wells Municipal Airport (LWL) | Wells, Nevada, United States |     |
| 2 | 58.89 miles (94.77 km) WSW | Battle Mountain Airport (BAM) | Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States | |
| 3 | 85.11 miles (136.97 km) S | Eureka Airport (EUE) | Eureka, Nevada, United States | |
| 4 | 92.43 miles (148.75 km) E | Wendover Airport (ENV) | Wendover, Utah, United States | |
| 5 | 98.86 miles (159.10 km) NE | Jackpot Airport (KPT) | Jackpot, Nevada, United States | |
| 6 | 105.36 miles (169.57 km) W | Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC) | Winnemucca, Nevada, United States | |
| 7 | 116.74 miles (187.87 km) SSE | Ely Airport (ELY) | Ely, Nevada, United States | |
| 8 | 119.59 miles (192.46 km) SW | Austin Airport (ASQ) | Austin, Nevada, United States | |
| 9 | 132.79 miles (213.70 km) NNE | Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF) | Twin Falls, Idaho, United States | |
| 10 | 153.35 miles (246.79 km) N | Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) | Mountain Home, Idaho, United States | |
| 11 | 154.95 miles (249.37 km) WSW | Derby Field (LOL) | Lovelock, Nevada, United States | |
| 12 | 156.03 miles (251.10 km) ESE | Michael Army AirfieldDugway Army Airfield (DPG) | Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, United States | |
| 13 | 157.93 miles (254.17 km) NE | Burley Municipal Airport (BYI) | Burley, Idaho, United States | |
| 14 | 162.27 miles (261.14 km) NW | Rome State Airport (REO) | Rome, Oregon, United States | |
| 15 | 174.50 miles (280.83 km) SW | Gabbs Airport (GAB) | Gabbs, Nevada, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,994.44 miles (17,693.79 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 10,980.32 miles (17,671.06 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,976.35 miles (17,664.68 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,968.05 miles (17,651.32 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,962.30 miles (17,642.06 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,855.96 miles (17,470.93 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,793.74 miles (17,370.80 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,765.46 miles (17,325.29 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,661.72 miles (17,158.33 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,658.95 miles (17,153.87 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,643.72 miles (17,129.37 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,637.91 miles (17,120.02 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,621.38 miles (17,093.41 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,598.08 miles (17,055.92 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,586.49 miles (17,037.26 km) SSE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.50 miles (28.17 km) SW | Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) | Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 2 | 21.78 miles (35.05 km) E | Cyril E. King Airport (STT) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 3 | 23.45 miles (37.74 km) W | Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ) | Fajardo, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 4 | 23.91 miles (38.48 km) E | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 5 | 34.75 miles (55.93 km) WSW | Humacao Airport (HUC) | Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 6 | 46.55 miles (74.92 km) W | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 7 | 50.75 miles (81.68 km) E | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands | |
| 8 | 52.99 miles (85.27 km) W | Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 9 | 53.49 miles (86.09 km) SE | Henry E. Rohlsen International Airport (STX) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 10 | 55.51 miles (89.33 km) SE | Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 11 | 58.18 miles (93.64 km) E | Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ) | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | |
| 12 | 65.62 miles (105.60 km) W | Dorado Airport (DDP) | Dorado, Puerto Rico | |
| 13 | 85.27 miles (137.24 km) WSW | Mercedita Airport (PSE) | Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| 14 | 90.40 miles (145.49 km) W | Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE) | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | |
| 15 | 120.30 miles (193.61 km) W | Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) | Aguadilla, Puerto Rico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,254.50 miles (19,721.65 km) SSW | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,222.84 miles (19,670.70 km) SW | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,162.94 miles (19,574.31 km) S | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,143.54 miles (19,543.08 km) WSW | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,124.77 miles (19,512.88 km) SW | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,099.68 miles (19,472.49 km) SW | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,068.11 miles (19,421.69 km) SSW | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,047.60 miles (19,388.69 km) SSW | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 12,019.88 miles (19,344.08 km) SW | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 12,019.16 miles (19,342.91 km) SW | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,978.32 miles (19,277.18 km) S | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,954.10 miles (19,238.21 km) SW | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,941.61 miles (19,218.11 km) W | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,908.21 miles (19,164.35 km) S | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,843.64 miles (19,060.44 km) W | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |