Nonstop flight route between Luderitz, Namibia and Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua:
Departure Airport:
(26°41'15"S by 15°14'34"E)
Arrival Airport:
(14°2'14"N by 83°23'12"W)
Distance from LUD to PUZ:
7,173.76 miles (11,545.03 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lüderitz Airport (LUD), Luderitz, Namibia and Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ), Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,174 miles (or 11,545 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 Puerto Cabezas 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 Puerto Cabezas 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: | PUZ / MNPC |
| Airport Name: | Puerto Cabezas Airport |
| Location: | Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°2'14"N by 83°23'12"W |
| Operator/Owner: | La Republica de Nicaragua |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 69 feet (21 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PUZ |
| More Information: | PUZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Lüderitz Airport (LUD):
- 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.
- Lüderitz Airport handled 15,694 passengers last year.
- Lüderitz Airport (LUD) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Lüderitz Airport (LUD) is Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ), which is located 152 miles (245 kilometers) SSE of LUD.
Facts about Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ):
- Because of Puerto Cabezas Airport's relatively low elevation of 69 feet, planes can take off or land at Puerto Cabezas 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.
- Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ) is Waspam Airport (WSP), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) NW of PUZ.
- The furthest airport from Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Puerto Cabezas Airport (meaning Puerto Cabezas Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The new air terminal has a total area of 477 m2 and a 2,400 m2 parking lot for 30 vehicles.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 152.41 miles (245.28 km) SSE | Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) | Alexander Bay, South Africa |     |
| 2 | 177.49 miles (285.65 km) E | Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) | Keetmanshoop, Namibia | |
| 3 | 233.49 miles (375.77 km) ESE | Karasburg Airport (KAS) | Karasburg, Namibia | |
| 4 | 235.67 miles (379.27 km) SSE | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 5 | 258.91 miles (416.67 km) N | Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) | Walvis Bay, Namibia | |
| 6 | 282.09 miles (453.98 km) SE | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 7 | 282.11 miles (454.01 km) SE | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 8 | 292.40 miles (470.58 km) N | Arandis Airport (ADI) | Arandis / Swakopmund, Namibia | |
| 9 | 304.29 miles (489.71 km) NNE | Eros Airport (ERS) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 10 | 321.99 miles (518.20 km) NNE | Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 11 | 372.09 miles (598.83 km) NE | Gobabis Airport (GOG) | Gobabis, Namibia | |
| 12 | 387.10 miles (622.97 km) ESE | Upington Airport (UTN) | Upington, South Africa | |
| 13 | 447.43 miles (720.06 km) ENE | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 14 | 505.27 miles (813.14 km) E | Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) | Kuruman, South Africa | |
| 15 | 522.57 miles (840.99 km) NNE | Grootfontein Airport (GFY) | Grootfontein, Namibia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,987.65 miles (19,292.21 km) NW | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,981.55 miles (19,282.38 km) NW | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,973.33 miles (19,269.16 km) NW | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,965.41 miles (19,256.41 km) NW | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,893.25 miles (19,140.29 km) NW | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,881.34 miles (19,121.12 km) NW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,874.56 miles (19,110.21 km) NW | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,868.07 miles (19,099.75 km) NW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,868.07 miles (19,099.75 km) NW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,820.35 miles (19,022.97 km) NW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,816.81 miles (19,017.27 km) NW | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,796.77 miles (18,985.02 km) NW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,790.96 miles (18,975.67 km) NW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,776.01 miles (18,951.60 km) NW | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,750.54 miles (18,910.61 km) NW | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 62.42 miles (100.45 km) NW | Waspam Airport (WSP) | Waspam, Nicaragua | |
| 2 | 83.38 miles (134.18 km) W | Bonanza Airport (BZA) | Bonanza, RAAN, Nicaragua | |
| 3 | 95.85 miles (154.26 km) WSW | Siuna Airport (SIU) | Siuna, Nicaragua | |
| 4 | 130.79 miles (210.49 km) S | Corn Island International Airport (RNI) | Corn Island, Nicaragua | |
| 5 | 143.80 miles (231.42 km) S | Bluefields Airport (BEF) | Bluefields, Nicaragua | |
| 6 | 144.05 miles (231.82 km) ESE | El Embrujo Airport (PVA) | Providencia Island, Colombia | |
| 7 | 150.94 miles (242.91 km) SE | Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport (ADZ) | San Andres Island, Colombia | |
| 8 | 226.36 miles (364.29 km) S | Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL) | Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica | |
| 9 | 228.47 miles (367.68 km) SW | Augusto César Sandino International Airport (MGA) | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 10 | 236.41 miles (380.47 km) NW | Guanaja Airport (GJA) | Guanaja, Bay Islands, Honduras | |
| 11 | 239.81 miles (385.94 km) S | Tortuguero Airport (TTQ) | Tortuguero, Costa Rica | |
| 12 | 256.73 miles (413.17 km) W | Toncontín International Airport (TGU) | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | |
| 13 | 259.66 miles (417.89 km) WNW | Golosón International Airport (LCE) | La Ceiba, Honduras | |
| 14 | 261.76 miles (421.27 km) NW | Roatan International Airport – Bay Islands (RTB) | Roatán, Honduras | |
| 15 | 265.44 miles (427.19 km) S | Guápiles Airport (GPL) | Guápiles, Costa Rica | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,308.22 miles (19,808.11 km) S | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,775.83 miles (18,951.31 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,632.77 miles (18,721.09 km) SSW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,594.80 miles (18,659.98 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,585.43 miles (18,644.90 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,562.33 miles (18,607.72 km) SW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,560.31 miles (18,604.46 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,555.86 miles (18,597.31 km) SW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,547.45 miles (18,583.77 km) SSW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,543.97 miles (18,578.18 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,522.12 miles (18,543.01 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,489.95 miles (18,491.24 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,487.56 miles (18,487.39 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,484.35 miles (18,482.22 km) WSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,483.40 miles (18,480.70 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |