Nonstop flight route between Ely, Nevada, United States and Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ely Airport (ELY), Ely, Nevada, United States and Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ), Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,587 miles (or 4,163 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 Ely Airport and Puerto Cabezas 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 Ely Airport and Puerto Cabezas Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ely Airport (ELY):

• The furthest airport from Ely Airport (ELY) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,082 miles (17,835 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Ely Airport (ELY) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Ely Airport (ELY) is Eureka Airport (EUE), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WNW of ELY.
• As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 239 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 216 in 2009, and 245 in 2010.
• Because of Ely Airport's high elevation of 6,259 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ELY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ELY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Ely Airport is a county-owned airport three miles northeast of Ely, in White Pine County, Nevada.
• In addition to being known as "Ely Airport", another name for ELY is "Yelland Field".
• Ely Airport covers an area 4,999 acres at an elevation of 6,259 feet.

Facts about Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ):

• The furthest airport from Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Puerto Cabezas Airport (meaning Puerto Cabezas Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Puerto Cabezas Airport's relatively low elevation of 69 feet, planes can take off or land at Puerto Cabezas 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 approximately one kilometre from the city center, and there are taxis, buses, and other forms of transportation available.
• Puerto Cabezas Airport is an airport that serves Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua.
• The new air terminal has a total area of 477 m2 and a 2,400 m2 parking lot for 30 vehicles.
• The closest airport to Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ) is Waspam Airport (WSP), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) NW of PUZ.