Nonstop flight route between Luderitz, Namibia and Esmeraldas, Ecuador:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lüderitz Airport (LUD), Luderitz, Namibia and Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM), Esmeraldas, Ecuador would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,549 miles (or 10,540 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 Lüderitz Airport and Carlos Concha Torres 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 Lüderitz Airport and Carlos Concha Torres 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: | LUD / FYLZ |
Airport Name: | Lüderitz Airport |
Location: | Luderitz, Namibia |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°41'15"S by 15°14'34"E |
Area Served: | Lüderitz, Namibia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 457 feet (139 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LUD |
More Information: | LUD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ESM / SETN |
Airport Name: | Carlos Concha Torres International Airport |
Location: | Esmeraldas, Ecuador |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°58'42"N by 79°37'36"W |
Area Served: | Esmeraldas, Ecuador |
Operator/Owner: | Ecuador Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ESM |
More Information: | ESM Maps & Info |
Facts about Lüderitz Airport (LUD):
- The closest airport to Lüderitz Airport (LUD) is Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ), which is located 152 miles (245 kilometers) SSE of LUD.
- Lüderitz Airport (LUD) has 2 runways.
- Lüderitz Airport handled 15,694 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Lüderitz Airport (LUD) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is located 11,988 miles (19,292 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.
- Because of Lüderitz Airport's relatively low elevation of 457 feet, planes can take off or land at Lüderitz 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.
Facts about Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM):
- Because of Carlos Concha Torres International Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Carlos Concha Torres 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 furthest airport from Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM) is Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG), which is nearly antipodal to Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (meaning Carlos Concha Torres International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minangkabau International Airport (MIA)), and is located 12,422 miles (19,991 kilometers) away in Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM) is Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO), which is located 116 miles (186 kilometers) SE of ESM.
- Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM) currently has only 1 runway.