Nonstop flight route between Galveston, Texas, United States and Mulatupo, Panamá:
Departure Airport:
(29°15'55"N by 94°51'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(8°56'43"N by 77°43'59"W)
Distance from GLS to MPP:
1,789.58 miles (2,880.05 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS), Galveston, Texas, United States and Mulatupo Airport (MPP), Mulatupo, Panamá would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,790 miles (or 2,880 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 relatively short distance between Scholes International Airport at Galveston and Mulatupo Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLS / KGLS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Galveston, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°15'55"N by 94°51'38"W |
| Area Served: | Galveston, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Galveston |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GLS |
| More Information: | GLS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MPP / |
| Airport Name: | Mulatupo Airport |
| Location: | Mulatupo, Panamá |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°56'43"N by 77°43'59"W |
| Area Served: | Mulatupo, Guna Yala, Panama |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 105 feet (32 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MPP |
| More Information: | MPP Maps & Info |
Facts about Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS):
- The closest airport to Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NW of GLS.
- The most frequent traffic is that of the helicopters that support the offshore oil and gas industry operating in the Gulf of Mexico.
- The airport's Master Plan considers the potential return of commercial airline service as well as the increasing trend of corporate aircraft and oil industry helicopter activity.
- In addition to being known as "Scholes International Airport at Galveston", another name for GLS is "(former Galveston Army Air Field)".
- Because of Scholes International Airport at Galveston's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Scholes International Airport at Galveston 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.
- Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,038 miles (17,764 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The Field was primarily used for replacement crew gunnery training by the 407th Fighter-Bomber Group, with targets being towed to the gunnery range at nearby Oyster Bay.
- Scholes International Airport is the former Galveston Municipal Airport that dates back to 1931.
Facts about Mulatupo Airport (MPP):
- The furthest airport from Mulatupo Airport (MPP) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Mulatupo Airport (meaning Mulatupo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,182 miles (19,604 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
- Mulatupo Airport (MPP) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Mulatupo Airport's relatively low elevation of 105 feet, planes can take off or land at Mulatupo 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 Mulatupo Airport (MPP) is Achutupo Airport (ACU), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) NW of MPP.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.67 miles (47.75 km) NW | Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) | Houston, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 36.38 miles (58.55 km) NW | William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 36.41 miles (58.60 km) N | Baytown Airport (HPY) | Baytown, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 37.87 miles (60.95 km) WSW | Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) | Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 53.50 miles (86.10 km) NW | Andrau Airpark (AAP) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 53.88 miles (86.71 km) WNW | Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) | Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States | |
| 7 | 57.47 miles (92.49 km) NNW | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 61.99 miles (99.76 km) NW | West Houston Airport (IWS) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 63.80 miles (102.68 km) WSW | Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC) | Bay City, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 67.79 miles (109.10 km) NE | Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT) | Beaumont, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 68.97 miles (111.00 km) NW | David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 69.21 miles (111.38 km) NE | Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT) | Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 77.98 miles (125.50 km) W | Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) | Wharton, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 82.13 miles (132.18 km) NNW | Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 91.87 miles (147.84 km) WSW | Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX) | Palacios, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,038.02 miles (17,763.92 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,921.82 miles (17,576.92 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,684.05 miles (17,194.27 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,669.40 miles (17,170.69 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,659.97 miles (17,155.51 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,655.00 miles (17,147.51 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,650.96 miles (17,141.01 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,646.62 miles (17,134.03 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,634.25 miles (17,114.13 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,625.56 miles (17,100.14 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,618.72 miles (17,089.13 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,615.78 miles (17,084.39 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 13 | 10,605.80 miles (17,068.34 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,603.05 miles (17,063.91 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,600.36 miles (17,059.59 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.40 miles (40.88 km) NW | Achutupo Airport (ACU) | Achutupo, Panama | |
| 2 | 41.85 miles (67.36 km) SE | Alcides Fernández Airport (ACD) | Acandí, Colombia | |
| 3 | 42.49 miles (68.38 km) NW | Playón Chico Airport (PYC) | Ukupseni, Guna Yala, Panama | |
| 4 | 74.67 miles (120.17 km) SW | Garachiné Airport (GHE) | Garachiné, Panama | |
| 5 | 91.52 miles (147.28 km) WSW | Contadora Airport (OTD) | Contadora Island, Panama | |
| 6 | 104.69 miles (168.49 km) SE | Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO) | Apartadó, Colombia | |
| 7 | 112.97 miles (181.81 km) W | Tocumen International Airport (PTY) | Panama City, Panama | |
| 8 | 124.40 miles (200.20 km) W | Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport (PAC) | Panama City, Panama | |
| 9 | 130.47 miles (209.97 km) E | Los Garzones Airport (MTR) | Montería, Córdoba, Colombia | |
| 10 | 148.35 miles (238.74 km) W | Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport (ONX) | Colón, Panama | |
| 11 | 168.24 miles (270.75 km) WSW | Río Hato / Scarlett Martinez Airport (RIH) | Cocle, Panama | |
| 12 | 169.09 miles (272.13 km) E | Las Brujas Airport (CZU) | Corozal, Colombia | |
| 13 | 181.90 miles (292.74 km) ESE | Ayapel Airport (AYA) | Ayapel, Colombia | |
| 14 | 183.20 miles (294.82 km) NE | Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 15 | 185.91 miles (299.20 km) ESE | Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) | Caucasia, Antioquia, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,181.51 miles (19,604.19 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,112.30 miles (19,492.81 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,085.54 miles (19,449.74 km) S | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,078.59 miles (19,438.56 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,075.07 miles (19,432.89 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,070.01 miles (19,424.76 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,046.97 miles (19,387.68 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,013.21 miles (19,333.34 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,004.92 miles (19,320.00 km) ESE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,986.93 miles (19,291.05 km) SSW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,981.62 miles (19,282.50 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,964.27 miles (19,254.58 km) W | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,960.01 miles (19,247.72 km) S | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,937.25 miles (19,211.09 km) WSW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,932.11 miles (19,202.83 km) SSE | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |