Nonstop flight route between Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States and Saba, Caribbean Netherlands:
Departure Airport:
(18°8'17"N by 65°48'2"W)
Arrival Airport:
(17°38'44"N by 63°13'14"W)
Distance from HUC to SAB:
173.03 miles (278.47 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Humacao Airport (HUC), Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States and Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB), Saba, Caribbean Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 173 miles (or 278 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 Humacao Airport and Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HUC / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°8'17"N by 65°48'2"W |
| Area Served: | Humacao, Puerto Rico |
| Operator/Owner: | Puerto Rico Ports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HUC |
| More Information: | HUC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SAB / TNCS |
| Airport Name: | Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport |
| Location: | Saba, Caribbean Netherlands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°38'44"N by 63°13'14"W |
| Area Served: | Saba |
| Operator/Owner: | Winair |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 60 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SAB |
| More Information: | SAB Maps & Info |
Facts about Humacao Airport (HUC):
- Because of Humacao Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Humacao 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 furthest airport from Humacao Airport (HUC) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Humacao Airport (meaning Humacao Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,233 miles (19,686 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Humacao Airport (HUC) is Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NE of HUC.
- In addition to being known as "Humacao Airport", another name for HUC is "X63".
- Humacao Airport is a public use airport owned by the Puerto Rico Ports Authority and located one nautical mile southeast of the central business district of Humacao, a city in Puerto Rico.
- Humacao Airport (HUC) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB):
- The furthest airport from Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) is Karratha Airport (KTA), which is nearly antipodal to Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (meaning Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Karratha Airport), and is located 12,225 miles (19,674 kilometers) away in Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia.
- Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Juancho E. Yrausquin 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 airport has the shortest commercial runway in the world, only 400 meters long, flanked on one side by high hills, with cliffs that drop into the sea at both ends.
- The closest airport to Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) is F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) ESE of SAB.
- Although the airport is closed to jet traffic, regional airline propeller aircraft are able to land there under waivers from The Netherlands Antilles' Civil Aviation Authority.
- Average flights to Sint Maarten last within a quarter of an hour.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.87 miles (23.93 km) NE | Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ) | Fajardo, Puerto Rico, United States |     |
| 2 | 20.17 miles (32.47 km) E | Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) | Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 3 | 24.64 miles (39.65 km) NNW | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 4 | 29.42 miles (47.35 km) NW | Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 5 | 34.75 miles (55.93 km) ENE | Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico | |
| 6 | 39.35 miles (63.33 km) NW | Dorado Airport (DDP) | Dorado, Puerto Rico | |
| 7 | 50.86 miles (81.86 km) W | Mercedita Airport (PSE) | Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| 8 | 56.02 miles (90.15 km) ENE | Cyril E. King Airport (STT) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 9 | 58.11 miles (93.52 km) ENE | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 10 | 61.32 miles (98.69 km) WNW | Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE) | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | |
| 11 | 72.20 miles (116.19 km) ESE | Henry E. Rohlsen International Airport (STX) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 12 | 76.93 miles (123.80 km) ESE | Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 13 | 85.20 miles (137.12 km) ENE | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands | |
| 14 | 88.82 miles (142.94 km) W | Eugenio María de Hostos Airport (MAZ) | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | |
| 15 | 90.57 miles (145.76 km) WNW | Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) | Aguadilla, Puerto Rico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,232.63 miles (19,686.46 km) SSW | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,192.34 miles (19,621.62 km) SW | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,153.58 miles (19,559.24 km) S | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,109.20 miles (19,487.82 km) WSW | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,094.40 miles (19,464.01 km) SW | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,070.38 miles (19,425.34 km) SW | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,039.59 miles (19,375.80 km) SW | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,020.31 miles (19,344.76 km) SSW | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,989.69 miles (19,295.48 km) SW | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,987.81 miles (19,292.47 km) SW | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,969.71 miles (19,263.33 km) S | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,923.02 miles (19,188.20 km) SW | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,909.24 miles (19,166.01 km) W | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,899.48 miles (19,150.31 km) S | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,812.03 miles (19,009.57 km) W | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.93 miles (30.47 km) ESE | F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX) | Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 2 | 28.27 miles (45.50 km) NNE | Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
| 3 | 30.56 miles (49.19 km) NE | Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy | |
| 4 | 33.40 miles (53.76 km) NNE | L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE) | Saint Martin, Guadeloupe | |
| 5 | 40.14 miles (64.60 km) NNE | Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) | The Valley, Anguilla | |
| 6 | 40.34 miles (64.92 km) SE | Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 7 | 51.50 miles (82.88 km) SE | Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) | Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 8 | 89.88 miles (144.65 km) SE | John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) | Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 91.76 miles (147.68 km) E | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 10 | 96.68 miles (155.60 km) NW | Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ) | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | |
| 11 | 97.96 miles (157.66 km) W | Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 12 | 100.47 miles (161.70 km) ESE | V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) | St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 13 | 102.97 miles (165.72 km) WNW | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands | |
| 14 | 104.17 miles (167.64 km) W | Henry E. Rohlsen International Airport (STX) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 15 | 122.77 miles (197.58 km) WNW | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,224.91 miles (19,674.04 km) S | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,212.77 miles (19,654.49 km) SSW | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,196.92 miles (19,628.98 km) SSE | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,143.16 miles (19,542.48 km) SSW | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,111.97 miles (19,492.28 km) S | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,077.77 miles (19,437.23 km) W | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,077.38 miles (19,436.61 km) S | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,074.71 miles (19,432.31 km) SSE | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 12,056.48 miles (19,402.97 km) SSW | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 12,049.91 miles (19,392.41 km) S | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 12,046.50 miles (19,386.92 km) SSW | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,992.64 miles (19,300.23 km) SSW | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,983.01 miles (19,284.74 km) W | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,898.43 miles (19,148.62 km) SSE | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,858.49 miles (19,084.34 km) W | Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) | Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia | |