Nonstop flight route between Grand Island, Nebraska, United States and El Salvador, Chile:
Departure Airport:
(40°58'3"N by 98°18'34"W)
Arrival Airport:
(26°18'39"S by 69°45'55"W)
Distance from GRI to ESR:
4,995.68 miles (8,039.75 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI), Grand Island, Nebraska, United States and Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR), El Salvador, Chile would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,996 miles (or 8,040 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 Central Nebraska Regional Airport and Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo 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 Central Nebraska Regional Airport and Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GRI / KGRI |
| Airport Name: | Central Nebraska Regional Airport |
| Location: | Grand Island, Nebraska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°58'3"N by 98°18'34"W |
| Area Served: | Grand Island, Nebraska |
| Operator/Owner: | Hall County Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1847 feet (563 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GRI |
| More Information: | GRI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ESR / SCES |
| Airport Name: | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport |
| Location: | El Salvador, Chile |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°18'39"S by 69°45'55"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5240 feet (1,597 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ESR |
| More Information: | ESR Maps & Info |
Facts about Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI):
- The furthest airport from Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,617 miles (17,087 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The facility was formerly Grand Island Army Airfield.
- Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) has 2 runways.
- The Federal Aviation Administration says the airport had 7,961 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 20,136 enplanements in 2009, and 37,101 in 2010.
- The closest airport to Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) is Hastings Municipal Airport (HSI), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) SSW of GRI.
- Air Midwest, operating as US Airways Express, commenced service on October 29, 2006, with two daily flights to Omaha Eppley Airfield and one daily flight to Kansas City International Airport.
Facts about Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR):
- The closest airport to Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) W of ESR.
- The furthest airport from Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) is Liping Airport (HZH), which is nearly antipodal to Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (meaning Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Liping Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Liping County, Guizhou, China.
- Because of Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport's high elevation of 5,240 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ESR. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ESR a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.78 miles (41.49 km) SSW | Hastings Municipal Airport (HSI) | Hastings, Nebraska, United States |     |
| 2 | 40.04 miles (64.44 km) WSW | Kearney Regional Airport (EAR) | Kearney, Nebraska, United States | |
| 3 | 60.24 miles (96.94 km) NE | Columbus Municipal Airport (OLU) | Columbus, Nebraska, United States | |
| 4 | 76.47 miles (123.07 km) WNW | Broken Bow Municipal Airport (BBW) | Broken Bow, Nebraska, United States | |
| 5 | 77.56 miles (124.82 km) W | Jim Kelly Field (LXN) | Lexington, Nebraska, United States | |
| 6 | 81.36 miles (130.94 km) E | Lincoln Airport (LNK) | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States | |
| 7 | 83.65 miles (134.63 km) NNE | Norfolk Regional Airport (OFK) | Norfolk, Nebraska, United States | |
| 8 | 93.67 miles (150.75 km) ESE | Beatrice Municipal Airport (BIE) | Beatrice, Nebraska, United States | |
| 9 | 94.27 miles (151.72 km) WSW | Arapahoe Municipal Airport (AHF) | Arapahoe, Nebraska, United States | |
| 10 | 97.86 miles (157.49 km) ENE | Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield (SCB) | Scribner, Nebraska, United States | |
| 11 | 98.79 miles (158.98 km) ENE | Fremont Municipal Airport (FET) | Fremont, Nebraska, United States | |
| 12 | 103.95 miles (167.29 km) SSE | Blosser Municipal Airport (CNK) | Concordia, Kansas, United States | |
| 13 | 105.58 miles (169.92 km) N | O'Neill Municipal Airport (ONL) | O'Neill, Nebraska, United States | |
| 14 | 115.53 miles (185.93 km) E | Millard Airport (MIQ) | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | |
| 15 | 124.18 miles (199.85 km) W | North Platte Regional Airport (LBF) | North Platte, Nebraska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,617.14 miles (17,086.59 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,553.33 miles (16,983.89 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,530.61 miles (16,947.34 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,508.74 miles (16,912.14 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,507.05 miles (16,909.42 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,471.37 miles (16,852.00 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,456.64 miles (16,828.29 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,447.11 miles (16,812.96 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,440.40 miles (16,802.16 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,438.53 miles (16,799.14 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,438.10 miles (16,798.45 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 12 | 10,413.56 miles (16,758.96 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,400.99 miles (16,738.73 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,389.03 miles (16,719.48 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 15 | 10,380.73 miles (16,706.12 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 52.17 miles (83.96 km) W | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 78.98 miles (127.11 km) SSW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 202.60 miles (326.05 km) NNW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 4 | 251.33 miles (404.48 km) N | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 5 | 263.96 miles (424.80 km) SSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 6 | 269.54 miles (433.78 km) NNE | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 279.10 miles (449.16 km) SE | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 8 | 285.71 miles (459.80 km) ENE | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 290.29 miles (467.17 km) E | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 10 | 292.27 miles (470.37 km) ESE | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 11 | 320.53 miles (515.84 km) ENE | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 12 | 350.89 miles (564.70 km) ESE | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| 13 | 375.79 miles (604.78 km) SSE | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 399.94 miles (643.64 km) N | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 15 | 404.89 miles (651.61 km) ENE | Orán Airport (ORA) | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,369.72 miles (19,907.08 km) E | Liping Airport (HZH) | Liping County, Guizhou, China | |
| 2 | 12,360.30 miles (19,891.93 km) N | Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) | Guilin, Guangxi, China | |
| 3 | 12,352.03 miles (19,878.61 km) NNE | Zhijiang Airport (HJJ) | Zhijiang, Hubei, China | |
| 4 | 12,351.46 miles (19,877.70 km) W | Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) | Yongzhou, Hunan, China | |
| 5 | 12,314.15 miles (19,817.65 km) NNE | Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN) | Tongren, Guizhou, China | |
| 6 | 12,290.25 miles (19,779.19 km) ENE | Kaili Huangping Airport (KJH) | Kaili, Guizhou, China | |
| 7 | 12,283.55 miles (19,768.41 km) ENE | Libo Airport (LLB) | Libo County, Guizhou, China | |
| 8 | 12,283.37 miles (19,768.13 km) WNW | Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY) | Hengyang, Hunan, China | |
| 9 | 12,282.19 miles (19,766.22 km) NNE | Liuzhou Bailian Airport (LZH) | Liuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| 10 | 12,246.79 miles (19,709.25 km) ENE | Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport (HCJ) | Hechi, Guangxi, China | |
| 11 | 12,243.47 miles (19,703.91 km) N | Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China | |
| 12 | 12,237.14 miles (19,693.71 km) NNW | Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) | Changde, Hunan, China | |
| 13 | 12,229.60 miles (19,681.59 km) NNW | Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport (WUZ) | Wuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| 14 | 12,223.75 miles (19,672.18 km) E | Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) | Guiyang, Guizhou, China | |
| 15 | 12,218.85 miles (19,664.29 km) ENE | Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) | Zunyi, Guizhou, China | |