Nonstop flight route between Gustavus, Alaska, United States and Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru:
Departure Airport:
(58°25'31"N by 135°42'27"W)
Arrival Airport:
(17°41'42"S by 71°20'38"W)
Distance from GST to ILQ:
6,389.18 miles (10,282.36 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gustavus Airport (GST), Gustavus, Alaska, United States and Ilo Airport (ILQ), Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,389 miles (or 10,282 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 Gustavus Airport and Ilo 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 Gustavus Airport and Ilo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GST / PAGS |
| Airport Name: | Gustavus Airport |
| Location: | Gustavus, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 58°25'31"N by 135°42'27"W |
| Area Served: | Gustavus, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeastern Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 35 feet (11 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GST |
| More Information: | GST Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ILQ / SPLO |
| Airport Name: | Ilo Airport |
| Location: | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°41'42"S by 71°20'38"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 72 feet (22 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ILQ |
| More Information: | ILQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Gustavus Airport (GST):
- Because of Gustavus Airport's relatively low elevation of 35 feet, planes can take off or land at Gustavus 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.
- Gustavus Airport (GST) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Gustavus Airport (GST) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,541 miles (16,964 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Gustavus Airport (GST) is Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base (EXI), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) E of GST.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 11,828 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 8,822 enplanements in 2009, and 9,996 in 2010.
Facts about Ilo Airport (ILQ):
- The closest airport to Ilo Airport (ILQ) is Chacalluta International Airport (ACM), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) SE of ILQ.
- Because of Ilo Airport's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at Ilo 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.
- Ilo Airport (ILQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ilo Airport (ILQ) is Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX), which is nearly antipodal to Ilo Airport (meaning Ilo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sanya Phoenix International Airport), and is located 12,372 miles (19,910 kilometers) away in Sanya, Hainan, China.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.35 miles (15.05 km) E | Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base (EXI) | Excursion Inlet, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 25.19 miles (40.54 km) SSE | Hoonah Airport (HNH) | Hoonah, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 28.14 miles (45.29 km) SW | Elfin Cove Seaplane Base (ELV) | Elfin Cove, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 31.65 miles (50.93 km) ESE | Funter Bay Seaplane Base (FNR) | Funter Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 41.25 miles (66.38 km) E | Juneau International Airport (JNU) | Juneau, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 56.94 miles (91.64 km) N | Haines Airport (HNS) | Haines, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 68.80 miles (110.73 km) SSE | Chatham Seaplane Base (CYM) | Chatham, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 72.84 miles (117.23 km) N | Skagway Airport (SGY) | Skagway, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 75.81 miles (122.01 km) SSE | Angoon Seaplane Base (AGN) | Angoon, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 96.06 miles (154.60 km) S | Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) | Sitka, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 120.96 miles (194.67 km) SE | Kake Airport (KAE) | Kake, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 151.74 miles (244.20 km) SE | Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport (PSG) | Petersburg, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 155.60 miles (250.42 km) SSE | Port Alexander Seaplane Base (PTD) | Port Alexander, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 159.26 miles (256.30 km) WNW | Yakutat Airport (YAK) | Yakutat, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 159.40 miles (256.53 km) N | Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY) | Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,541.05 miles (16,964.14 km) SE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,538.86 miles (16,960.62 km) SSE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,522.92 miles (16,934.95 km) SSE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,470.76 miles (16,851.01 km) SE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,440.21 miles (16,801.85 km) SSE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,421.72 miles (16,772.10 km) SSE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,374.42 miles (16,695.97 km) SE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,349.88 miles (16,656.47 km) SSE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,341.51 miles (16,643.01 km) SSE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,330.23 miles (16,624.85 km) SSE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 10,316.67 miles (16,603.02 km) SSE | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,316.24 miles (16,602.35 km) SSE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 10,304.37 miles (16,583.24 km) SSE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,299.86 miles (16,575.97 km) SSE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 10,296.57 miles (16,570.68 km) SSE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 80.00 miles (128.75 km) SE | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 2 | 80.00 miles (128.75 km) SE | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 3 | 94.87 miles (152.68 km) N | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 4 | 172.81 miles (278.11 km) NNE | Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) | Juliaca, Peru | |
| 5 | 210.40 miles (338.61 km) SSE | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 6 | 223.56 miles (359.79 km) ENE | El Alto International Airport (LPB) | La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 7 | 280.03 miles (450.66 km) NE | Apolo Airport (APB) | Apolo, La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 8 | 290.15 miles (466.94 km) N | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |
| 9 | 305.86 miles (492.23 km) NNW | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 10 | 309.95 miles (498.81 km) NW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 11 | 340.80 miles (548.47 km) NE | Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) | Rurrenabaque, Bolivia | |
| 12 | 340.89 miles (548.60 km) E | Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB) | Cochabamba, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 350.17 miles (563.54 km) ESE | Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 352.88 miles (567.90 km) S | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 15 | 361.93 miles (582.46 km) ENE | Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport (SRJ) | San Borja, Bolivia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,371.74 miles (19,910.33 km) NW | Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) | Sanya, Hainan, China | |
| 2 | 12,327.48 miles (19,839.10 km) NE | Phu Bai International Airport (HUI) | Huế, Thừa Thiên–Huế, Vietnam | |
| 3 | 12,318.79 miles (19,825.12 km) NNE | Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) | Da Nang, Vietnam | |
| 4 | 12,278.62 miles (19,760.47 km) N | Chu Lai Airport (VCL) | Chu Lai, Quang Nam, Vietnam | |
| 5 | 12,242.26 miles (19,701.95 km) NW | Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) | Haikou, Hainan, China | |
| 6 | 12,228.08 miles (19,679.14 km) ENE | Vinh Airport (VII) | Vinh, Nghe An, Vietnam | |
| 7 | 12,186.88 miles (19,612.83 km) NNE | Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) | Haiphong, Vietnam | |
| 8 | 12,178.48 miles (19,599.32 km) NE | Tho Xuan Airport (THD) | Thanh Hoa, Vietnam | |
| 9 | 12,177.12 miles (19,597.12 km) N | Phu Cat Airport (UIH) | Qui Nhơn, Binh Dinh, Vietnam | |
| 10 | 12,171.55 miles (19,588.16 km) E | Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) | Nakhon Phanom, Thailand | |
| 11 | 12,169.37 miles (19,584.65 km) NNW | Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) | Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China | |
| 12 | 12,167.95 miles (19,582.37 km) N | Beihai Fucheng Airport (BHY) | Beihai, Guangxi, China | |
| 13 | 12,167.76 miles (19,582.06 km) ENE | Savannakhet Airport (ZVK) | Savannakhet, Laos | |
| 14 | 12,141.25 miles (19,539.41 km) NNE | Ratanakiri Airport (RBE) | Ratanakiri, Cambodia | |
| 15 | 12,134.45 miles (19,528.45 km) ENE | Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP) | Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand | |