Nonstop flight route between Menorca, Spain and Comayagua, Honduras:
Departure Airport:
(39°51'44"N by 4°13'6"E)
Arrival Airport:
(14°22'57"N by 87°37'15"W)
Distance from MAH to XPL:
5,680.98 miles (9,142.63 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Menorca Airport (MAH), Menorca, Spain and Soto Cano Air Base (XPL), Comayagua, Honduras would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,681 miles (or 9,143 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 Menorca Airport and Soto Cano Air Base, 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 Menorca Airport and Soto Cano Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAH / LEMH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Menorca, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°51'44"N by 4°13'6"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Aena |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 302 feet (92 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MAH |
| More Information: | MAH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XPL / MHSC |
| Airport Name: | Soto Cano Air Base |
| Location: | Comayagua, Honduras |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°22'57"N by 87°37'15"W |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 2060 feet (628 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XPL |
| More Information: | XPL Maps & Info |
Facts about Menorca Airport (MAH):
- The closest airport to Menorca Airport (MAH) is Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI), which is located 82 miles (131 kilometers) WSW of MAH.
- In addition to being known as "Menorca Airport", another name for MAH is "Aeroport de MenorcaAeropuerto de Menorca".
- Menorca Airport (MAH) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Menorca Airport (MAH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Menorca Airport (meaning Menorca Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,162 miles (19,573 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Menorca Airport's relatively low elevation of 302 feet, planes can take off or land at Menorca 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.
- Menorca Airport handled 2,576,209 passengers last year.
Facts about Soto Cano Air Base (XPL):
- The hooches and metal barracks have no running water.
- Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The American contingent at Soto Cano Air Base is designated Joint Task Force-Bravo and consists of both U.S.
- In 1990 Honduran President Rafael Leonardo Callejas decreed that commercial cargo flights were authorized to operate from Soto Cano.
- The closest airport to Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) is Marcala Airport (MRJ), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WSW of XPL.
- The furthest airport from Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Soto Cano Air Base (meaning Soto Cano Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The Constitution of Honduras does not permit a permanent foreign presence in Honduras.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 81.53 miles (131.21 km) WSW | Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI) | Palma de Mallorca, Spain |     |
| 2 | 149.78 miles (241.05 km) NW | Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) | El Prat de Llobregat (near Barcelona), Spain | |
| 3 | 159.32 miles (256.41 km) NW | Sabadell Airport (QSA) | Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain | |
| 4 | 160.11 miles (257.66 km) NNW | Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) | Girona, Spain | |
| 5 | 166.52 miles (268.00 km) WSW | Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza (IBZ) | Ibiza, Spain | |
| 6 | 183.23 miles (294.88 km) WNW | Reus Airport (REU) | Reus (near Tarragona), Spain | |
| 7 | 210.80 miles (339.25 km) NNW | Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport (PGF) | Perpignan, France | |
| 8 | 221.09 miles (355.80 km) ENE | Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO) | Alghero, Sardinia, Italy | |
| 9 | 222.31 miles (357.78 km) W | Castellón Airport (CDT) | Castellón de la Plana, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain | |
| 10 | 222.51 miles (358.10 km) SSE | Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA) | Bejaia, Algeria | |
| 11 | 225.36 miles (362.68 km) NW | La Seu d'Urgell airport (LEU) | La Seu d'Urgell, Spain | |
| 12 | 225.78 miles (363.35 km) SSW | Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) | Algiers, Algeria | |
| 13 | 230.12 miles (370.35 km) SSE | Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport (GJL) | Jijel, Algeria | |
| 14 | 231.74 miles (372.94 km) NW | Lleida–Alguaire Airport (ILD) | Lleida, Spain | |
| 15 | 240.46 miles (386.98 km) SSW | Boufarik Air Base (QFD) | Boufarik, Algeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,161.85 miles (19,572.54 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,092.92 miles (19,461.63 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,045.20 miles (19,384.82 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,021.85 miles (19,347.24 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,995.67 miles (19,305.10 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,995.19 miles (19,304.35 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,981.22 miles (19,281.85 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,979.17 miles (19,278.56 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,978.89 miles (19,278.11 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,957.38 miles (19,243.49 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,949.75 miles (19,231.21 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,945.98 miles (19,225.15 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,939.47 miles (19,214.67 km) ESE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,932.94 miles (19,204.16 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,932.56 miles (19,203.54 km) ESE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.92 miles (51.37 km) WSW | Marcala Airport (MRJ) | Marcala, Honduras | |
| 2 | 34.99 miles (56.31 km) SE | Toncontín International Airport (TGU) | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | |
| 3 | 76.66 miles (123.37 km) NNW | Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | |
| 4 | 107.07 miles (172.32 km) NNE | Golosón International Airport (LCE) | La Ceiba, Honduras | |
| 5 | 116.14 miles (186.91 km) SW | Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport (SAL) | San Salvador, El Salvador | |
| 6 | 152.41 miles (245.28 km) NNE | Roatan International Airport – Bay Islands (RTB) | Roatán, Honduras | |
| 7 | 156.71 miles (252.21 km) NNW | Big Creek Airport (BGK) | Big Creek, Belize | |
| 8 | 156.81 miles (252.37 km) NNW | Placencia Airport (PLJ) | Placencia, Belize | |
| 9 | 156.89 miles (252.49 km) NNW | Independence Airport (INB) | Independence, Belize | |
| 10 | 182.63 miles (293.91 km) NE | Guanaja Airport (GJA) | Guanaja, Bay Islands, Honduras | |
| 11 | 183.10 miles (294.67 km) SSE | Augusto César Sandino International Airport (MGA) | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 12 | 184.16 miles (296.37 km) NNW | Dangriga Airport (DGA) | Dangriga, Belize | |
| 13 | 186.77 miles (300.58 km) NNW | Melinda Airport (MDB) | Melinda, Belize | |
| 14 | 194.86 miles (313.60 km) W | La Aurora International Airport (GUA) | Guatemala City, Guatemala | |
| 15 | 196.10 miles (315.60 km) ESE | Siuna Airport (SIU) | Siuna, Nicaragua | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,101.28 miles (19,475.08 km) WSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,498.68 miles (18,505.29 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,451.88 miles (18,429.97 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,442.60 miles (18,415.04 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,385.38 miles (18,322.95 km) SW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,361.44 miles (18,284.42 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,353.35 miles (18,271.41 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,332.03 miles (18,237.08 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,311.74 miles (18,204.44 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,302.95 miles (18,190.29 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,302.39 miles (18,189.39 km) SSW | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,283.39 miles (18,158.81 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,281.31 miles (18,155.46 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,267.68 miles (18,133.52 km) SW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,256.27 miles (18,115.16 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |