Nonstop flight route between Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States and Esmeraldas, Ecuador:
Departure Airport:
(68°52'30"N by 166°6'39"W)
Arrival Airport:
(0°58'42"N by 79°37'36"W)
Distance from LUR to ESM:
6,067.82 miles (9,765.18 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR), Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States and Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM), Esmeraldas, Ecuador would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,068 miles (or 9,765 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 Cape Lisburne LRRS 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 Cape Lisburne LRRS 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: | LUR / PALU |
| Airport Name: | Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport |
| Location: | Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 68°52'30"N by 166°6'39"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LUR |
| More Information: | LUR 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 Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR):
- The furthest airport from Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,433 miles (16,790 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) currently has only 1 runway.
- It is not staffed by any support personnel, and is not open to the public.
- Cape Lisburne Airport is a United States Air Force military airstrip.
- The closest airport to Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) is Point Hope Airport (PHO), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) SSW of LUR.
- Because of Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Cape Lisburne LRRS 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):
- 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.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 40.28 miles (64.82 km) SSW | Point Hope Airport (PHO) | Point Hope, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 88.05 miles (141.71 km) SSE | Kivalina Airport (KVL) | Kivalina, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 96.10 miles (154.65 km) NE | Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) | Point Lay, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 121.15 miles (194.97 km) SE | Noatak Airport (WTK) | Noatak, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 165.06 miles (265.63 km) SE | Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ) | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 181.41 miles (291.95 km) S | Shishmaref Airport (SHH) | Shishmaref, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 190.17 miles (306.05 km) NE | Wainwright Airport (AIN) | Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 194.28 miles (312.66 km) SE | Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport (ORV) | Noorvik, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 197.17 miles (317.31 km) SE | Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN) | Kiana, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 213.04 miles (342.85 km) SSE | Deering Airport (DRG) | Deering, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 224.34 miles (361.05 km) SE | Selawik Airport (WLK) | Selawik, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 228.20 miles (367.25 km) SSW | Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) | Diomede, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 230.86 miles (371.54 km) SSW | Wales Airport (WAA) | Wales, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 233.88 miles (376.39 km) SSW | Tin City LRRS Airport (TNC) | Tin City, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 235.23 miles (378.56 km) ENE | Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK) | Atqasuk, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,432.73 miles (16,789.80 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 10,018.09 miles (16,122.51 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,005.04 miles (16,101.51 km) SSW | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,983.32 miles (16,066.55 km) SSW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,944.21 miles (16,003.62 km) SSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,903.72 miles (15,938.45 km) E | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 9,901.01 miles (15,934.09 km) SSW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 8 | 9,895.06 miles (15,924.52 km) E | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 9 | 9,829.60 miles (15,819.18 km) ESE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 10 | 9,791.95 miles (15,758.58 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,782.38 miles (15,743.17 km) ESE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 12 | 9,729.77 miles (15,658.51 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,725.85 miles (15,652.20 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,693.96 miles (15,600.88 km) S | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 15 | 9,693.96 miles (15,600.88 km) S | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 115.62 miles (186.07 km) SE | Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) | Quito, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 133.06 miles (214.14 km) E | Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) | Tulcán, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 135.30 miles (217.75 km) E | San Luis Airport (IPI) | Ipiales, Colombia | |
| 4 | 147.82 miles (237.89 km) SSE | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador | |
| 5 | 151.29 miles (243.48 km) SSW | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 151.53 miles (243.87 km) SSW | Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador | |
| 7 | 162.28 miles (261.17 km) NE | Guapi Airport Juan Casiano Airport (GPI) | Guapi, Colombia | |
| 8 | 163.88 miles (263.73 km) E | Antonio Nariño Airport (PSO) | Pasto, Colombia | |
| 9 | 167.91 miles (270.22 km) SSE | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 200.09 miles (322.02 km) ESE | Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ) | Nueva Loja, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 202.80 miles (326.37 km) SSE | Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) | Shell Mera, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 207.82 miles (334.45 km) ESE | Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC) | Coca, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 208.71 miles (335.88 km) E | Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) | Villa Garzón, Colombia | |
| 14 | 217.41 miles (349.89 km) S | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 218.42 miles (351.51 km) E | Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU) | Puerto Asís, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,422.07 miles (19,991.33 km) SSE | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,346.58 miles (19,869.85 km) SSE | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,329.23 miles (19,841.93 km) SW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,312.83 miles (19,815.53 km) SW | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,260.01 miles (19,730.52 km) NNE | Aek Godang Airport (AEG) | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,243.58 miles (19,704.08 km) NNW | Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,206.30 miles (19,644.08 km) WSW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,200.24 miles (19,634.34 km) NE | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,195.86 miles (19,627.28 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,177.92 miles (19,598.42 km) NNW | Melaka International Airport (MKZ) | Batu Berendam, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 12,163.84 miles (19,575.76 km) NNW | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) | Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 12 | 12,154.28 miles (19,560.37 km) NW | Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) | Tengah, Singapore | |
| 13 | 12,145.89 miles (19,546.86 km) NW | Senai International Airport (JHB) | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 12,144.08 miles (19,543.96 km) NW | Seletar Airport (XSP) | Seletar, Singapore | |
| 15 | 12,143.88 miles (19,543.64 km) WNW | Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) | Paya Lebar, Singapore | |