Nonstop flight route between Iquitos, Loreto, Peru and St. Louis, Missouri, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT), Iquitos, Loreto, Peru and Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL), St. Louis, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,134 miles (or 5,043 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 Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport and Lambert–St. Louis 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 Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport and Lambert–St. Louis International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT):

• Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) is Matak Airport (MWK), which is nearly antipodal to Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (meaning Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Matak Airport), and is located 12,394 miles (19,947 kilometers) away in Anambas Islands, Riau Province, Indonesia.
• Because of Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport's relatively low elevation of 406 feet, planes can take off or land at Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta 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.
• The closest airport to Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) is La Chorrera Airport (LCR), which is located 165 miles (265 kilometers) NNE of IQT.

Facts about Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL):

• American Airline's merger closed in April 2001, and the last TWA flight was flown on December 1, 2001.
• Because of Lambert–St. Louis International Airport's relatively low elevation of 605 feet, planes can take off or land at Lambert–St. Louis 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.
• During the war, the airport became a manufacturing base for McDonnell Aircraft and Curtiss-Wright.
• Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) has 4 runways.
• The closest airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) is St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS), which is located only 16 miles (27 kilometers) SE of STL.
• American Airlines is now the airport's second-busiest operating airline.
• In 1985, Southwest Airlines began service, an event that would lead to major changes at the airport in the coming years.
• In 1982, Trans World Airlines moved its hub from Kansas City International Airport.
• The furthest airport from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,986 miles (17,681 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.