Nonstop flight route between Funchal, Madeira, Portugal and Willemstad, Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands:
Departure Airport:
(32°41'39"N by 16°46'41"W)
Arrival Airport:
(12°11'20"N by 68°57'34"W)
Distance from FNC to CUR:
3,578.94 miles (5,759.73 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Madeira Airport (FNC), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal and Hato International Airport Curaçao International Airport (CUR), Willemstad, Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,579 miles (or 5,760 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 Madeira Airport and Hato International Airport Curaçao 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 Madeira Airport and Hato International Airport Curaçao 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: | FNC / LPMA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°41'39"N by 16°46'41"W |
| Area Served: | Funchal |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos da Madeira |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 190 feet (58 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FNC |
| More Information: | FNC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CUR / TNCC |
| Airport Name: | Hato International Airport Curaçao International Airport |
| Location: | Willemstad, Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°11'20"N by 68°57'34"W |
| Area Served: | Curaçao |
| Operator/Owner: | Curaçao Airport Holding |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 29 feet (9 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CUR |
| More Information: | CUR Maps & Info |
Facts about Madeira Airport (FNC):
- In addition to being known as "Madeira Airport", another name for FNC is "Aeroporto da Madeira".
- Madeira Airport handled 2,311,380 passengers last year.
- Because of Madeira Airport's relatively low elevation of 190 feet, planes can take off or land at Madeira 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 Madeira Airport (FNC) is Porto Santo Airport (PXO), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) NE of FNC.
- Madeira Airport (FNC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Funchal Airport is 13.2 km east-northeast of the regional capital Funchal.
- In 2000, the runway was again extended this time to 2,781 m almost doubling the size of the original runway.
- The furthest airport from Madeira Airport (FNC) is Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH), which is nearly antipodal to Madeira Airport (meaning Madeira Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lord Howe Island Airport), and is located 12,181 miles (19,604 kilometers) away in Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia.
Facts about Hato International Airport Curaçao International Airport (CUR):
- The closest airport to Hato International Airport Curaçao International Airport (CUR) is Flamingo International Airport (BON), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) E of CUR.
- The west end of the airport is a USAF Forward Operating Base.
- Because of Hato International Airport Curaçao International Airport's relatively low elevation of 29 feet, planes can take off or land at Hato International Airport Curaçao 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.
- The furthest airport from Hato International Airport Curaçao International Airport (CUR) is Adisucipto International Airport (JOG), which is nearly antipodal to Hato International Airport Curaçao International Airport (meaning Hato International Airport Curaçao International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Adisucipto International Airport), and is located 12,130 miles (19,521 kilometers) away in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
- During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force conducting antisubmarine patrols.
- Hato International Airport Curaçao International Airport (CUR) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.99 miles (57.91 km) NE | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal |     |
| 2 | 286.99 miles (461.87 km) SSW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 3 | 292.13 miles (470.14 km) S | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 4 | 320.15 miles (515.23 km) SE | Lanzarote Airport (ACE) | Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 5 | 321.50 miles (517.40 km) S | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 6 | 323.33 miles (520.35 km) S | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 7 | 339.33 miles (546.10 km) SSE | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 8 | 340.44 miles (547.89 km) SSE | Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) | Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 9 | 425.06 miles (684.06 km) E | Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU) | Essaouira, Morocco | |
| 10 | 438.17 miles (705.17 km) SSE | Hassan I Airport El Aaiún Airport (EUN) | El Aaiún (Laayoune), Morocco | |
| 11 | 444.49 miles (715.34 km) SE | Tan Tan Airport (TTA) | Tan-Tan, Morocco | |
| 12 | 463.56 miles (746.02 km) ESE | Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA) | Agadir, Morocco | |
| 13 | 516.70 miles (831.55 km) E | Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK) | Marrakech, Morocco | |
| 14 | 530.75 miles (854.16 km) E | Casablanca–Anfa Airport (CAS) | Casablanca, Morocco | |
| 15 | 534.10 miles (859.55 km) E | Mohammed V International Airport (CMN) | Casablanca, Morocco | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,181.46 miles (19,604.12 km) ESE | Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,060.21 miles (19,408.97 km) SW | Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) | Norfolk Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,836.99 miles (19,049.74 km) WSW | Kaitaia Airport (KAT) | Kaitaia, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,824.33 miles (19,029.37 km) E | Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ) | Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,819.63 miles (19,021.80 km) ESE | Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS) | Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,813.73 miles (19,012.31 km) E | Kempsey Airport (KPS) | Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,804.98 miles (18,998.22 km) ESE | Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH) | Evans Head, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,804.62 miles (18,997.65 km) ESE | Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) | Ballina, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,801.75 miles (18,993.03 km) ESE | Clarence Valley Regional Airport (GFN) | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,801.58 miles (18,992.76 km) WSW | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,799.50 miles (18,989.41 km) WSW | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,788.28 miles (18,971.35 km) WSW | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,788.20 miles (18,971.22 km) ESE | Lismore Airport (LSY) | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,779.16 miles (18,956.68 km) ESE | Gold Coast Airport (OOL) | Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,775.31 miles (18,950.48 km) E | Newcastle Airport (NTL) | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.85 miles (75.40 km) E | Flamingo International Airport (BON) | near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 2 | 72.41 miles (116.53 km) SW | José Leonardo Chirino International Airport (CZE) | Santa Ana de Coro, Venezuela | |
| 3 | 74.45 miles (119.81 km) WNW | Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) | Oranjestad, Aruba | |
| 4 | 85.33 miles (137.33 km) WSW | Josefa Camejo International Airport (LSP) | Las Piedras, Venezuela | |
| 5 | 150.73 miles (242.57 km) S | Jacinto Lara International Airport (BRM) | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | |
| 6 | 155.50 miles (250.26 km) E | Los Roques Airport (LRV) | Los Roques, Venezuela | |
| 7 | 157.28 miles (253.12 km) SSE | Arturo Michelena International Airport (VLN) | Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela | |
| 8 | 168.05 miles (270.45 km) SE | El Libertador (MYC) | Maracay, Venezuela | |
| 9 | 172.61 miles (277.78 km) SE | Maiquetía "Simón Bolívar" International Airport (CCS) | Maiquetía (near Caracas), Venezuela | |
| 10 | 183.07 miles (294.63 km) S | Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport (AGV) | Acarigua, Venezuela | |
| 11 | 205.25 miles (330.32 km) SW | Oro Negro Airport (CBS) | Cabimas, Venezuela | |
| 12 | 218.75 miles (352.04 km) WSW | La Chinita International Airport (MAR) | Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 224.98 miles (362.07 km) SSW | Guanare Airport (GUQ) | Guanare, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 225.56 miles (363.01 km) SSW | Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV) | Valera, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 247.81 miles (398.81 km) WSW | La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ) | Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,129.92 miles (19,521.17 km) S | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,121.04 miles (19,506.88 km) SSW | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,094.14 miles (19,463.59 km) SSE | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,091.99 miles (19,460.13 km) SSE | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,090.01 miles (19,456.93 km) S | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,087.30 miles (19,452.58 km) SW | Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,083.89 miles (19,447.08 km) SSW | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,073.46 miles (19,430.30 km) S | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,069.20 miles (19,423.45 km) SW | Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,054.98 miles (19,400.56 km) ESE | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 11 | 12,051.94 miles (19,395.68 km) SSE | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,024.59 miles (19,351.65 km) SSE | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,011.62 miles (19,330.77 km) SW | Selaparang Airport (AMI) | Mataram, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,009.36 miles (19,327.14 km) WSW | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,001.86 miles (19,315.08 km) SSE | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |