Nonstop flight route between Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia and Cuenca, Ecuador:
Departure Airport:
(16°3'15"S by 145°39'24"W)
Arrival Airport:
(2°53'21"S by 78°59'3"W)
Distance from FAV to CUE:
4,615.19 miles (7,427.40 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fakarava Airport (FAV), Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia and Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE), Cuenca, Ecuador would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,615 miles (or 7,427 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 Fakarava Airport and Mariscal Lamar 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 Fakarava Airport and Mariscal Lamar International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FAV / NTGF |
| Airport Name: | Fakarava Airport |
| Location: | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°3'15"S by 145°39'24"W |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from FAV |
| More Information: | FAV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CUE / SECU |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cuenca, Ecuador |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°53'21"S by 78°59'3"W |
| Area Served: | Cuenca, Ecuador |
| Operator/Owner: | Corporación Aeroportuaria de Cuenca |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 8306 feet (2,532 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CUE |
| More Information: | CUE Maps & Info |
Facts about Fakarava Airport (FAV):
- The closest airport to Fakarava Airport (FAV) is Apataki Airport (APK), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) WNW of FAV.
- Because of Fakarava Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Fakarava 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 furthest airport from Fakarava Airport (FAV) is Atbara Airport (ATB), which is nearly antipodal to Fakarava Airport (meaning Fakarava Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atbara Airport), and is located 12,321 miles (19,828 kilometers) away in Atbara, Sudan.
Facts about Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE):
- Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Mariscal Lamar International Airport", another name for CUE is "Aeropuerto Mariscal Lamar".
- The furthest airport from Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) is Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB), which is nearly antipodal to Mariscal Lamar International Airport (meaning Mariscal Lamar International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport), and is located 12,396 miles (19,950 kilometers) away in Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia.
- Because of Mariscal Lamar International Airport's high elevation of 8,306 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CUE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CUE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) is Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) NE of CUE.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 60.33 miles (97.10 km) WNW | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia |     |
| 2 | 84.99 miles (136.77 km) NW | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 89.97 miles (144.79 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 115.06 miles (185.17 km) NNW | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 119.26 miles (191.93 km) NNW | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 137.80 miles (221.77 km) ESE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 211.15 miles (339.81 km) E | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 219.23 miles (352.81 km) WNW | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 281.39 miles (452.86 km) WSW | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 289.11 miles (465.27 km) WSW | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 317.31 miles (510.67 km) E | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 341.03 miles (548.84 km) ESE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 358.31 miles (576.64 km) W | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 405.22 miles (652.13 km) W | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 437.65 miles (704.33 km) W | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,320.86 miles (19,828.45 km) N | Atbara Airport (ATB) | Atbara, Sudan | |
| 2 | 12,313.56 miles (19,816.70 km) ENE | Khartoum International Airport (KRT) | Khartoum, Sudan | |
| 3 | 12,308.22 miles (19,808.12 km) NW | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 4 | 12,296.93 miles (19,789.95 km) WNW | Kassala Airport (KSL) | Kassala, Sudan | |
| 5 | 12,208.05 miles (19,646.90 km) NW | Humera Airport (HUE) | Humera, Ethiopia | |
| 6 | 12,202.64 miles (19,638.20 km) NE | Merowe Airport (MWE) | Merowe, Sudan | |
| 7 | 12,188.73 miles (19,615.81 km) NNW | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 8 | 12,175.01 miles (19,593.74 km) ENE | El Debba Airport (EDB) | El Debba (Al Dabbah), Sudan | |
| 9 | 12,173.66 miles (19,591.55 km) ENE | Ad-Dabbah Airport (AAD) | Al Dabbah, Sudan | |
| 10 | 12,135.63 miles (19,530.35 km) NW | Port Sudan New International Airport (PZU) | Port Sudan, Sudan | |
| 11 | 12,128.42 miles (19,518.75 km) W | Asmara International Airport (ASM) | Asmara, Eritrea | |
| 12 | 12,116.72 miles (19,499.93 km) NW | Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) | Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 13 | 12,112.78 miles (19,493.58 km) WNW | Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) | Axum, Ethiopia | |
| 14 | 12,101.86 miles (19,476.01 km) W | Massawa International Airport (MSW) | Massawa, Eritrea | |
| 15 | 12,101.76 miles (19,475.85 km) NE | Dongola Airport (DOG) | Dongola, Sudan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 72.23 miles (116.23 km) NE | Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) | Macas, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 78.22 miles (125.88 km) WSW | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 80.06 miles (128.85 km) NW | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 80.98 miles (130.33 km) SSW | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 5 | 106.68 miles (171.69 km) WSW | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 6 | 114.87 miles (184.87 km) NNE | Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) | Shell Mera, Ecuador | |
| 7 | 119.31 miles (192.01 km) NNE | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 122.18 miles (196.63 km) SSW | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 139.32 miles (224.22 km) N | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 146.22 miles (235.31 km) WNW | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 163.87 miles (263.72 km) NW | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 178.10 miles (286.62 km) NW | Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 195.11 miles (313.99 km) SW | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 14 | 195.29 miles (314.29 km) SW | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 15 | 196.62 miles (316.43 km) NNE | Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) | Quito, Ecuador | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,396.44 miles (19,950.09 km) WNW | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) | Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 2 | 12,388.63 miles (19,937.52 km) WNW | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) | Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 3 | 12,387.55 miles (19,935.78 km) WNW | KA01 KJ15 MR1 Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) 吉隆坡中环广场 (XKL) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 12,343.75 miles (19,865.30 km) NNW | Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,342.55 miles (19,863.35 km) NNE | Sitiawan Airport (SWY) | Perak, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 12,341.08 miles (19,860.99 km) WNW | Melaka International Airport (MKZ) | Batu Berendam, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 12,320.62 miles (19,828.06 km) N | Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 12,286.58 miles (19,773.28 km) NE | Aek Godang Airport (AEG) | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,280.06 miles (19,762.78 km) ENE | Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,273.71 miles (19,752.57 km) WNW | Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan (KUA) | Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 12,268.64 miles (19,744.41 km) ENE | Polonia International Airport (MES) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,266.40 miles (19,740.81 km) N | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,262.82 miles (19,735.05 km) NNE | Penang International Airport (PEN) | Penang, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 12,253.64 miles (19,720.28 km) NNE | RMAF Butterworth (UTE) | Butterworth, South Africa | |
| 15 | 12,253.64 miles (19,720.28 km) NNE | RMAF Butterworth (BWH) | Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia | |