Nonstop flight route between Galveston, Texas, United States and Salto, Salto, Uruguay:
Departure Airport:
(29°15'55"N by 94°51'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(31°26'18"S by 57°59'7"W)
Distance from GLS to STY:
4,843.27 miles (7,794.46 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS), Galveston, Texas, United States and Nueva Hespérides International Airport (STY), Salto, Salto, Uruguay would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,843 miles (or 7,794 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 Scholes International Airport at Galveston and Nueva Hespérides 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 Scholes International Airport at Galveston and Nueva Hespérides 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: | 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: | STY / SUSO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Salto, Salto, Uruguay |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°26'18"S by 57°59'7"W |
| Area Served: | Salto |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 187 feet (57 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from STY |
| More Information: | STY Maps & Info |
Facts about Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS):
- The most frequent traffic is that of the helicopters that support the offshore oil and gas industry operating in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Scholes International Airport is the former Galveston Municipal Airport that dates back to 1931.
- 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 Lone Star Flight Museum is located at the airport and boasts a large collection of flying antique military aircraft as well as the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame.
- Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) has 2 runways.
- Scholes International Airport covers an area of 966 acres at an elevation of 6 feet above mean sea level.
- 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.
- Of the 220+ aircraft based at GLS, 50+ are helicopters belonging to Bristow, Era, PHI and other oil industry vendors.
- In addition to being known as "Scholes International Airport at Galveston", another name for GLS is "(former Galveston Army Air Field)".
- 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 at Galveston is a city owned, public use airport located three nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Galveston, a city in Galveston County, Texas, United States.
- 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.
Facts about Nueva Hespérides International Airport (STY):
- Because of Nueva Hespérides International Airport's relatively low elevation of 187 feet, planes can take off or land at Nueva Hespérides 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.
- Nueva Hespérides International Airport (STY) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Nueva Hespérides International Airport (STY) is Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) N of STY.
- The furthest airport from Nueva Hespérides International Airport (STY) is Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), which is nearly antipodal to Nueva Hespérides International Airport (meaning Nueva Hespérides International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Shanghai Pudong International Airport), and is located 12,413 miles (19,977 kilometers) away in Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
- In addition to being known as "Nueva Hespérides International Airport", another name for STY is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Nueva Hespérides".
| 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 | 9.81 miles (15.79 km) N | Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC) | Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 2 | 64.05 miles (103.08 km) S | Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport (PDU) | Paysandú, Paysandú, Uruguay | |
| 3 | 83.17 miles (133.84 km) NNE | Monte Caseros Airport (MCS) | Monte Caseros, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 4 | 113.18 miles (182.15 km) NE | Artigas International Airport (ATI) | Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay | |
| 5 | 114.62 miles (184.47 km) SSW | Gualeguaychú Airport (GHU) | Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 6 | 115.25 miles (185.48 km) N | Curuzú Cuatiá Airport (UZU) | Curuzú Cuatiá, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 7 | 123.09 miles (198.09 km) E | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 127.56 miles (205.29 km) NNE | Ruben Berta International Airport (URG) | Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 9 | 130.62 miles (210.22 km) NNE | Paso de los Libres Airport (AOL) | Paso de los Libres, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 10 | 148.85 miles (239.54 km) W | General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA) | Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 11 | 151.71 miles (244.15 km) ENE | Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) | Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 153.48 miles (247.01 km) N | Mercedes Airport (MDX) | Mercedes, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 13 | 158.47 miles (255.03 km) SSE | Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) | Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 167.65 miles (269.81 km) NE | Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ) | Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 15 | 184.17 miles (296.39 km) NNW | Reconquista Airport (RCQ) | Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,412.94 miles (19,976.64 km) NNE | Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) | Shanghai, People's Republic of China | |
| 2 | 12,393.45 miles (19,945.27 km) ENE | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) | Shanghai, China | |
| 3 | 12,343.29 miles (19,864.56 km) E | Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) | Wuxi/Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 4 | 12,340.79 miles (19,860.52 km) E | Suzhou Guangfu Airport (SZV) | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 5 | 12,330.82 miles (19,844.48 km) NNW | Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN) | Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China | |
| 6 | 12,320.68 miles (19,828.16 km) NNE | Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) | Ningbo, Zhejiang, China | |
| 7 | 12,311.22 miles (19,812.95 km) NE | Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) | Hangzhou, China | |
| 8 | 12,301.61 miles (19,797.47 km) ENE | Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX) | Changzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 9 | 12,281.31 miles (19,764.80 km) ENE | Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY) | Yangzhou and Taizhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 10 | 12,263.56 miles (19,736.24 km) NE | Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ) | Yancheng, Jiangsu, China | |
| 11 | 12,250.07 miles (19,714.52 km) E | Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) | Nanjing, China | |
| 12 | 12,250.02 miles (19,714.44 km) NE | Yiwu Airport (YIW) | Yiwu, Zhejiang, China | |
| 13 | 12,234.99 miles (19,690.26 km) N | Taizhou Luqiao Airport (HYN) | Taizhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 14 | 12,204.54 miles (19,641.26 km) NE | Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA) | Huai'an, Jiangsu, China | |
| 15 | 12,184.24 miles (19,608.59 km) NE | Quzhou Airport (JUZ) | Quzhou, Zhejiang, China | |