Nonstop flight route between Fort Sumner, New Mexico, United States and Yacuiba, Bolivia:
Departure Airport:
(34°29'16"N by 104°13'0"W)
Arrival Airport:
(21°57'38"S by 63°39'6"W)
Distance from FSU to BYC:
4,722.41 miles (7,599.96 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fort Sumner Municipal Airport (FSU), Fort Sumner, New Mexico, United States and Yacuiba Airport (BYC), Yacuiba, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,722 miles (or 7,600 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 Fort Sumner Municipal Airport and Yacuiba 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 Fort Sumner Municipal Airport and Yacuiba Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FSU / KFSU |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Fort Sumner, New Mexico, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°29'16"N by 104°13'0"W |
| Area Served: | Fort Sumner, New Mexico |
| Operator/Owner: | Village of Fort Sumner |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4165 feet (1,269 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FSU |
| More Information: | FSU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BYC / SLYA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Yacuiba, Bolivia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°57'38"S by 63°39'6"W |
| Area Served: | Yacuíba |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2116 feet (645 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BYC |
| More Information: | BYC Maps & Info |
Facts about Fort Sumner Municipal Airport (FSU):
- Current two operational balloon launch campaigns are conducted at the airport each year.
- In addition to being known as "Fort Sumner Municipal Airport", another name for FSU is "Fort Sumner Army Airfield".
- The airport retains the large parking ramp from its training use.
- The facility was inactivated on November 15, 1945 and returned to civil control.
- The closest airport to Fort Sumner Municipal Airport (FSU) is Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) E of FSU.
- Fort Sumner Municipal Airport (FSU) has 2 runways.
- Because of Fort Sumner Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,165 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at FSU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make FSU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Fort Sumner Municipal Airport (FSU) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,167 miles (17,971 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Yacuiba Airport (BYC):
- The closest airport to Yacuiba Airport (BYC) is Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG), which is located 46 miles (75 kilometers) S of BYC.
- The furthest airport from Yacuiba Airport (BYC) is Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA), which is nearly antipodal to Yacuiba Airport (meaning Yacuiba Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport), and is located 12,326 miles (19,837 kilometers) away in Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China.
- In addition to being known as "Yacuiba Airport", another name for BYC is "Aeropuerto Yacuiba".
- Yacuiba Airport (BYC) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 51.50 miles (82.88 km) E | Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS) | Clovis, New Mexico, United States |     |
| 2 | 59.31 miles (95.45 km) NE | Tucumcari Municipal Airport (TCC) | Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States | |
| 3 | 64.96 miles (104.55 km) E | Clovis Municipal Airport (CVN) | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | |
| 4 | 83.91 miles (135.04 km) SSW | Roswell International Air Center (ROW) | Roswell, New Mexico, United States | |
| 5 | 96.09 miles (154.65 km) NNW | Las Vegas Municipal Airport (LVS) | Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States | |
| 6 | 113.90 miles (183.31 km) S | Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS) | Artesia, New Mexico, United States | |
| 7 | 131.55 miles (211.71 km) NW | Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF) | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | |
| 8 | 137.06 miles (220.57 km) SSE | Lea County Regional Airport (HOB) | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States | |
| 9 | 141.12 miles (227.10 km) WNW | Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | |
| 10 | 141.84 miles (228.26 km) NE | Dalhart Municipal Airport (DHT) | Dalhart, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 143.57 miles (231.05 km) ENE | Tradewind Airport (TDW) | Amarillo, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 144.40 miles (232.38 km) E | Hale County Airport (PVW) | Plainview, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 148.05 miles (238.26 km) NNE | Clayton Municipal Airpark (CAO) | Clayton, New Mexico, United States | |
| 14 | 148.11 miles (238.36 km) NW | Ohkay Owingeh Airport (ESO) | Española, New Mexico, United States | |
| 15 | 148.49 miles (238.97 km) ESE | Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) | Lubbock, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,166.70 miles (17,971.01 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,966.62 miles (17,649.02 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,901.72 miles (17,544.57 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,886.51 miles (17,520.10 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,596.55 miles (17,053.45 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,535.55 miles (16,955.29 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,478.47 miles (16,863.42 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,462.10 miles (16,837.08 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,459.03 miles (16,832.14 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,434.04 miles (16,791.92 km) ESE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,407.47 miles (16,749.16 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,391.24 miles (16,723.05 km) ESE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,358.84 miles (16,670.90 km) SE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,326.51 miles (16,618.86 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,326.51 miles (16,618.86 km) ESE | Mandritsara Airport (WMA) | Mandritsara, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.38 miles (74.64 km) S | Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG) | Tartagal, Salta, Argentina | |
| 2 | 70.26 miles (113.06 km) SW | Bermejo Airport (BJO) | Bermejo, Bolivia | |
| 3 | 72.94 miles (117.39 km) WNW | Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA) | Tarija, Bolivia | |
| 4 | 93.01 miles (149.69 km) SSW | Orán Airport (ORA) | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 135.25 miles (217.67 km) N | Camiri Airport (CAM) | Camiri, Bolivia | |
| 6 | 190.98 miles (307.36 km) SSW | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 7 | 194.19 miles (312.52 km) E | Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG) | Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay | |
| 8 | 229.95 miles (370.07 km) NNW | Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport (SRE) | Sucre, Bolivia | |
| 9 | 230.46 miles (370.89 km) SSW | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 230.50 miles (370.95 km) WNW | Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 288.39 miles (464.12 km) N | El Trompillo Airport (SRZ) | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | |
| 12 | 300.10 miles (482.96 km) N | Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 337.88 miles (543.76 km) W | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 14 | 349.34 miles (562.21 km) SSW | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 15 | 354.07 miles (569.82 km) NNW | Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB) | Cochabamba, Bolivia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,326.37 miles (19,837.32 km) N | Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA) | Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 2 | 12,302.28 miles (19,798.55 km) NE | Huizhou Airport (HUZ) | Huizhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 3 | 12,294.41 miles (19,785.89 km) E | Shun Tak Heliport (HHP) | Sheung Wan, China | |
| 4 | 12,279.18 miles (19,761.38 km) E | Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) | Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong | |
| 5 | 12,271.16 miles (19,748.46 km) N | Meixian Airport (MXZ) | Meizhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 6 | 12,267.95 miles (19,743.30 km) ENE | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | |
| 7 | 12,259.77 miles (19,730.14 km) E | Macau International Airport (MFM) | Taipa, Macau | |
| 8 | 12,246.35 miles (19,708.53 km) E | Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH) | Zhuhai, Guangdong, China | |
| 9 | 12,225.57 miles (19,675.10 km) NNW | Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) | Xiamen, Fujian, China | |
| 10 | 12,223.82 miles (19,672.29 km) NW | Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) (KNH) | Kinmen, Taiwan | |
| 11 | 12,222.75 miles (19,670.56 km) WNW | Qimei Airport (CMJ) | Cimei, Taiwan | |
| 12 | 12,218.68 miles (19,664.01 km) ENE | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 13 | 12,213.73 miles (19,656.04 km) ENE | Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) | Foshan, Guangdong, China | |
| 14 | 12,213.62 miles (19,655.87 km) WNW | Wang-an Airport (WOT) | Wang-an, Penghu (Pescadores), Republic of China | |
| 15 | 12,200.12 miles (19,634.13 km) WNW | Magong Airport (MZG) | Magong, Taiwan | |