Nonstop flight route between El Salvador, Chile and Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain:
Departure Airport:
(26°18'39"S by 69°45'55"W)
Arrival Airport:
(28°1'46"N by 17°12'52"W)
Distance from ESR to GMZ:
5,124.43 miles (8,246.95 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR), El Salvador, Chile and La Gomera Airport (GMZ), Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,124 miles (or 8,247 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 Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport and La Gomera 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 Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport and La Gomera Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ESR / SCES |
| Airport Name: | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport |
| Location: | El Salvador, Chile |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°18'39"S by 69°45'55"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5240 feet (1,597 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ESR |
| More Information: | ESR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GMZ / GCGM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°1'46"N by 17°12'52"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Aena |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 716 feet (218 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GMZ |
| More Information: | GMZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR):
- Because of Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport's high elevation of 5,240 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ESR. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ESR a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) W of ESR.
- The furthest airport from Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) is Liping Airport (HZH), which is nearly antipodal to Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (meaning Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Liping Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Liping County, Guizhou, China.
Facts about La Gomera Airport (GMZ):
- The furthest airport from La Gomera Airport (GMZ) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to La Gomera Airport (meaning La Gomera Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,116 miles (19,499 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "La Gomera Airport", another name for GMZ is "La Gomera Airport ODB".
- La Gomera Airport (GMZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- At the end of 1995, when Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea, literally "Spanish Airports and Air Navigation", took over the airport, a passenger terminal was built, which was inaugurated in 1992.
- Finally, in the 1980s, problems with wounded evacuations necessitated building an airport in the island, and on 27 July 1987 an agreement for the construction of the airport was signed.
- Because of La Gomera Airport's relatively low elevation of 716 feet, planes can take off or land at La Gomera 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 closest airport to La Gomera Airport (GMZ) is Tenerife-South Airport (TFS), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) E of GMZ.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 52.17 miles (83.96 km) W | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile |     |
| 2 | 78.98 miles (127.11 km) SSW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 202.60 miles (326.05 km) NNW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 4 | 251.33 miles (404.48 km) N | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 5 | 263.96 miles (424.80 km) SSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 6 | 269.54 miles (433.78 km) NNE | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 279.10 miles (449.16 km) SE | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 8 | 285.71 miles (459.80 km) ENE | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 290.29 miles (467.17 km) E | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 10 | 292.27 miles (470.37 km) ESE | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 11 | 320.53 miles (515.84 km) ENE | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 12 | 350.89 miles (564.70 km) ESE | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| 13 | 375.79 miles (604.78 km) SSE | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 399.94 miles (643.64 km) N | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 15 | 404.89 miles (651.61 km) ENE | Orán Airport (ORA) | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,369.72 miles (19,907.08 km) E | Liping Airport (HZH) | Liping County, Guizhou, China | |
| 2 | 12,360.30 miles (19,891.93 km) N | Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) | Guilin, Guangxi, China | |
| 3 | 12,352.03 miles (19,878.61 km) NNE | Zhijiang Airport (HJJ) | Zhijiang, Hubei, China | |
| 4 | 12,351.46 miles (19,877.70 km) W | Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) | Yongzhou, Hunan, China | |
| 5 | 12,314.15 miles (19,817.65 km) NNE | Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN) | Tongren, Guizhou, China | |
| 6 | 12,290.25 miles (19,779.19 km) ENE | Kaili Huangping Airport (KJH) | Kaili, Guizhou, China | |
| 7 | 12,283.55 miles (19,768.41 km) ENE | Libo Airport (LLB) | Libo County, Guizhou, China | |
| 8 | 12,283.37 miles (19,768.13 km) WNW | Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY) | Hengyang, Hunan, China | |
| 9 | 12,282.19 miles (19,766.22 km) NNE | Liuzhou Bailian Airport (LZH) | Liuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| 10 | 12,246.79 miles (19,709.25 km) ENE | Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport (HCJ) | Hechi, Guangxi, China | |
| 11 | 12,243.47 miles (19,703.91 km) N | Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China | |
| 12 | 12,237.14 miles (19,693.71 km) NNW | Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) | Changde, Hunan, China | |
| 13 | 12,229.60 miles (19,681.59 km) NNW | Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport (WUZ) | Wuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| 14 | 12,223.75 miles (19,672.18 km) E | Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) | Guiyang, Guizhou, China | |
| 15 | 12,218.85 miles (19,664.29 km) ENE | Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) | Zunyi, Guizhou, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.18 miles (63.05 km) E | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 2 | 52.74 miles (84.88 km) NW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 3 | 61.67 miles (99.25 km) ENE | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 4 | 111.74 miles (179.84 km) E | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 5 | 206.04 miles (331.58 km) E | Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) | Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 6 | 228.13 miles (367.14 km) ENE | Lanzarote Airport (ACE) | Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 7 | 252.07 miles (405.66 km) ESE | Hassan I Airport El Aaiún Airport (EUN) | El Aaiún (Laayoune), Morocco | |
| 8 | 308.39 miles (496.30 km) SSE | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| 9 | 323.33 miles (520.35 km) N | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 10 | 352.08 miles (566.62 km) N | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 11 | 369.56 miles (594.75 km) E | Tan Tan Airport (TTA) | Tan-Tan, Morocco | |
| 12 | 464.22 miles (747.09 km) SE | Fderik Airport (FGD) | Fderik, Mauritania | |
| 13 | 486.71 miles (783.28 km) SE | Tazadit International Airport (OUZ) | Zouerate, Mauritania | |
| 14 | 490.47 miles (789.33 km) S | Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | |
| 15 | 496.51 miles (799.05 km) ENE | Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA) | Agadir, Morocco | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,116.33 miles (19,499.29 km) WSW | Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) | Norfolk Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,107.90 miles (19,485.72 km) SE | Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,976.22 miles (19,273.81 km) SSW | Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA) | Nouméa, New Caledonia | |
| 4 | 11,969.16 miles (19,262.44 km) SSW | Tontouta International Airport (NOU) | Noumea, New Caledonia | |
| 5 | 11,937.85 miles (19,212.05 km) SSW | Koné Airport (KNQ) | Koné, New Caledonia | |
| 6 | 11,911.24 miles (19,169.23 km) S | Koumac Airport (KOC) | Koumac, New Caledonia | |
| 7 | 11,877.25 miles (19,114.53 km) SW | Maré Airport (MEE) | Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 8 | 11,873.78 miles (19,108.94 km) E | Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) | Ballina, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,871.22 miles (19,104.83 km) E | Gold Coast Airport (OOL) | Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,863.89 miles (19,093.04 km) E | Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH) | Evans Head, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,860.07 miles (19,086.89 km) S | Île des Pins Airport (BMY) | Waala, Belep Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 12 | 11,855.57 miles (19,079.64 km) E | Lismore Airport (LSY) | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,843.93 miles (19,060.92 km) E | Brisbane Airport (BNE) | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,837.21 miles (19,050.10 km) E | Caloundra Airport (CUD) | Caloundra, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,834.90 miles (19,046.38 km) ESE | Clarence Valley Regional Airport (GFN) | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia | |