Nonstop flight route between La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] and Greeley, Colorado, United States:
Departure Airport:
(34°21'6"S by 71°39'49"W)
Arrival Airport:
(40°26'15"N by 104°37'59"W)
Distance from LUI to GXY:
5,577.54 miles (8,976.16 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between La Unión Airport (LUI), La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] and Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY), Greeley, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,578 miles (or 8,976 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 La Unión Airport and Greeley-Weld County 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 La Unión Airport and Greeley-Weld County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUI / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°21'6"S by 71°39'49"W |
| Area Served: | Marchigüe |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 528 feet (161 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LUI |
| More Information: | LUI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GXY / KGXY |
| Airport Name: | Greeley-Weld County Airport |
| Location: | Greeley, Colorado, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°26'15"N by 104°37'59"W |
| Area Served: | Greeley, Colorado |
| Operator/Owner: | Greeley-Weld County Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4697 feet (1,432 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GXY |
| More Information: | GXY Maps & Info |
Facts about La Unión Airport (LUI):
- In addition to being known as "La Unión Airport", other names for LUI include "La Unión Airport (Marchigüe)", "Aeropuerto La Unión" and "SCLU".
- Because of La Unión Airport's relatively low elevation of 528 feet, planes can take off or land at La Unión 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 La Unión Airport (LUI) is Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) NE of LUI.
- La Unión Airport (LUI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from La Unión Airport (LUI) is Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY), which is nearly antipodal to La Unión Airport (meaning La Unión Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Xi'an Xianyang International Airport), and is located 12,412 miles (19,976 kilometers) away in Xianyang, Shaanxi, China.
Facts about Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY):
- The furthest airport from Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,842 miles (17,448 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY) is Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) W of GXY.
- Greeley–Weld County Airport covers an area of 1,198 acres at an elevation of 4,697 feet above mean sea level.
- Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY) has 2 runways.
- Because of Greeley-Weld County Airport's high elevation of 4,697 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GXY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GXY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 83.24 miles (133.96 km) NE | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile |     |
| 2 | 97.46 miles (156.85 km) N | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 3 | 142.24 miles (228.91 km) SE | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 4 | 155.51 miles (250.26 km) S | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 5 | 184.82 miles (297.44 km) SSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 6 | 186.41 miles (300.00 km) E | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 7 | 195.78 miles (315.08 km) ENE | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 8 | 228.41 miles (367.59 km) SSE | Chos Malal Airport (HOS) | Chos Malal, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 9 | 244.53 miles (393.53 km) S | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 10 | 266.14 miles (428.32 km) NE | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 11 | 271.72 miles (437.29 km) S | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 12 | 307.68 miles (495.16 km) N | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 13 | 309.80 miles (498.57 km) S | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 14 | 313.88 miles (505.14 km) ENE | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 15 | 325.65 miles (524.08 km) SE | Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) | Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,412.24 miles (19,975.51 km) WNW | Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY) | Xianyang, Shaanxi, China | |
| 2 | 12,392.06 miles (19,943.05 km) W | Xi'an Xiguan Airport (SIA) | Xi'an, Shaanxi, China | |
| 3 | 12,328.50 miles (19,840.75 km) NNE | Qingyang Airport (IQN) | Qingyang, Gansu, China | |
| 4 | 12,319.54 miles (19,826.33 km) NE | Hanzhong Xiguan Airport (HZG) | Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China | |
| 5 | 12,318.17 miles (19,824.12 km) NNW | Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) | Ankang, Shaanxi, China | |
| 6 | 12,274.46 miles (19,753.78 km) WNW | Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU) | Yuncheng, China | |
| 7 | 12,264.70 miles (19,738.07 km) NNW | Yan'an Airport (ENY) | Yan'an, Shaanxi, China | |
| 8 | 12,233.20 miles (19,687.38 km) NE | Guangyuan Airport (GYS) | Guangyuan, Sichuan, China | |
| 9 | 12,216.06 miles (19,659.80 km) NNW | Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG) | Shennongjia, Hubei, China | |
| 10 | 12,208.12 miles (19,647.02 km) NNE | Dazhou Heshi Airport (DAX) | Dazhou, Sichuan, China | |
| 11 | 12,204.65 miles (19,641.43 km) W | Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA) | Luoyang, Henan, China | |
| 12 | 12,191.17 miles (19,619.74 km) N | Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport (WXN) | Wanzhou, Chongqing, China | |
| 13 | 12,181.05 miles (19,603.44 km) N | Liangping Airport (LIA) | Liangping, Chongqing, China | |
| 14 | 12,173.16 miles (19,590.75 km) WNW | Nanyang Jiangying Airport (NNY) | Nanyang, Henan, China | |
| 15 | 12,162.34 miles (19,573.34 km) WNW | Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN) | Xiangfan, Hubei, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.92 miles (32.06 km) W | Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL) | Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado, United States | |
| 2 | 39.84 miles (64.12 km) S | Denver International Airport (DEN) | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| 3 | 41.64 miles (67.01 km) SW | Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU) | Boulder, Colorado, United States | |
| 4 | 44.58 miles (71.74 km) SW | Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| 5 | 49.59 miles (79.81 km) NNW | Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | |
| 6 | 50.47 miles (81.23 km) N | Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | |
| 7 | 61.02 miles (98.21 km) S | Centennial Airport (APA) | Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States | |
| 8 | 76.52 miles (123.15 km) ESE | Colorado Plains Regional Airport (AKO) | Akron, Colorado, United States | |
| 9 | 81.32 miles (130.88 km) NW | Laramie Regional Airport (LAR) | Laramie, Wyoming, United States | |
| 10 | 97.62 miles (157.11 km) ENE | Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY) | Sidney, Nebraska, United States | |
| 11 | 100.71 miles (162.07 km) S | United States Air Force Academy (AFF) | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 12 | 112.80 miles (181.53 km) S | City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 13 | 112.97 miles (181.81 km) NNE | Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF) | Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States | |
| 14 | 115.15 miles (185.31 km) NNE | Torrington Municipal Airport (TOR) | Torrington, Wyoming, United States | |
| 15 | 117.50 miles (189.10 km) W | Steamboat Springs Airport (SBS) | Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,841.52 miles (17,447.69 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,706.07 miles (17,229.71 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,672.73 miles (17,176.05 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,652.32 miles (17,143.20 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,486.17 miles (16,875.82 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,369.99 miles (16,688.84 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,363.88 miles (16,679.01 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,325.56 miles (16,617.34 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,255.15 miles (16,504.03 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,223.19 miles (16,452.59 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,217.97 miles (16,444.19 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,209.35 miles (16,430.31 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,200.67 miles (16,416.35 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,194.83 miles (16,406.94 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,177.67 miles (16,379.33 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |