Nonstop flight route between Española, New Mexico, United States and Hagåtña, Guam:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ohkay Owingeh Airport (ESO), Española, New Mexico, United States and Guam International Airport (GUM), Hagåtña, Guam would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,698 miles (or 10,780 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 Ohkay Owingeh Airport and Guam International 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 Ohkay Owingeh Airport and Guam International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Ohkay Owingeh Airport (ESO):

• Because of Ohkay Owingeh Airport's high elevation of 5,790 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ESO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ESO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Ohkay Owingeh Airport (ESO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,142 miles (17,931 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Ohkay Owingeh Airport (ESO) is Los Alamos Airport (LAM), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SW of ESO.
• In addition to being known as "Ohkay Owingeh Airport", another name for ESO is "E14".
• Ohkay Owingeh Airport (ESO) has 2 runways.

Facts about Guam International Airport (GUM):

• The closest airport to Guam International Airport (GUM) is Andersen Air Force Base (UAM), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NE of GUM.
• Guam International Airport handled 2,807,205 passengers last year.
• Several fatal accidents have occurred on and near Guam over the years.
• In addition to being known as "Guam International Airport", another name for GUM is "Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport".
• Transit passengers are also inspected by the USCBP before being allowed to proceed to their connecting gate.
• On June 10, 2009, Jetstar Airways Flight 20 flying from Kansai International Airport to Gold Coast Airport experienced a small fire in the cockpit apparently caused by a fault in the heating system.
• Japan Airlines opened a flight crew training center at GUM in October 2013.
• Guam International Airport (GUM) has 2 runways.
• Because of Guam International Airport's relatively low elevation of 297 feet, planes can take off or land at Guam International 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.
• Since Guam is outside the United States customs jurisdiction, passengers from all arrival flights go through GCQA inspection.
• Arrival passenger inspection is conducted by the U.S.
• The furthest airport from Guam International Airport (GUM) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Guam International Airport (meaning Guam International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,223 miles (19,671 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
• A new passenger terminal building was opened in 1982, and the current, much larger terminal building was opened in phases between 1996 and 1998.