Nonstop flight route between Niamey, Niger and Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States:
Departure Airport:
(13°28'54"N by 2°10'13"E)
Arrival Airport:
(18°8'4"N by 65°29'36"W)
Distance from NIM to VQS:
4,486.02 miles (7,219.53 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM), Niamey, Niger and Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS), Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,486 miles (or 7,220 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 Diori Hamani International Airport and Antonio Rivera Rodríguez 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 Diori Hamani International Airport and Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NIM / DRRN |
| Airport Name: | Diori Hamani International Airport |
| Location: | Niamey, Niger |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°28'54"N by 2°10'13"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 732 feet (223 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NIM |
| More Information: | NIM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VQS / TJVQ |
| Airport Name: | Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport |
| Location: | Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°8'4"N by 65°29'36"W |
| Area Served: | Isla De Vieques, Puerto Rico |
| Operator/Owner: | Puerto Rico Ports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VQS |
| More Information: | VQS Maps & Info |
Facts about Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM):
- The furthest airport from Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) is Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), which is nearly antipodal to Diori Hamani International Airport (meaning Diori Hamani International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,919 kilometers) away in Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands.
- ASECNA operates the "African School for Meteorology and Civil Aviation/Ecole Africaine de la Météorologie et de l'Aviation Civile" at the Niamey airport complex, as well as in the Plateau quarter of Niamey city centre.
- Because of Diori Hamani International Airport's relatively low elevation of 732 feet, planes can take off or land at Diori Hamani 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 closest airport to Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) is Kantchari Airport (XKA), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) SSW of NIM.
- Diori Hamani International Airport is an airport in Niamey, the capital of Niger.
- Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) has 2 runways.
- Diori Hamani International Airport handled 154,460 passengers last year.
Facts about Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS):
- Because of Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Antonio Rivera Rodríguez 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.
- Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport is a small public use airport on the island of Vieques in Puerto Rico.
- The airport does not accept jet aircraft, but a couple of international flights operate from it.
- Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport handled 165,043 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) is Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NW of VQS.
- Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (meaning Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,239 miles (19,697 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 83.75 miles (134.78 km) SSW | Kantchari Airport (XKA) | Kantchari, Burkina Faso |     |
| 2 | 101.57 miles (163.46 km) SSW | Diapaga Airport (DIP) | Diapaga, Burkina Faso | |
| 3 | 112.02 miles (180.28 km) W | Sebba Airport (XSE) | Sebba, Burkina Faso | |
| 4 | 138.32 miles (222.60 km) SSW | Arly Airport (ARL) | Arly, Burkina Faso | |
| 5 | 154.66 miles (248.89 km) WNW | Dori Airport (DOR) | Dori, Burkina Faso | |
| 6 | 157.23 miles (253.04 km) SW | Fada N'Gourma Airport (FNG) | Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso | |
| 7 | 160.67 miles (258.57 km) WSW | Bogandé Airport (XBG) | Bogande, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 168.91 miles (271.84 km) WNW | Tambao Airport (TMQ) | Tambao, Burkina Faso | |
| 9 | 169.61 miles (272.96 km) SSE | Kandi Airport (KDC) | Kandi, Benin | |
| 10 | 173.67 miles (279.50 km) WNW | Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG) | Gorom Gorom, Burkina Faso | |
| 11 | 183.12 miles (294.70 km) SSW | Pama Airport (XPA) | Pama, Burkina Faso | |
| 12 | 192.93 miles (310.49 km) WSW | Boulsa Airport (XBO) | Boulsa, Burkina Faso | |
| 13 | 206.94 miles (333.04 km) SW | Tenkodogo Airport (TEG) | Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 211.82 miles (340.89 km) WNW | Aribinda Airport (XAR) | Aribinda, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 221.39 miles (356.29 km) SSW | Boundétingou Airport (NAE) | Natitingou, Benin | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,377.32 miles (19,919.31 km) SSE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 2 | 12,326.25 miles (19,837.13 km) W | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 3 | 12,230.72 miles (19,683.39 km) SW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 4 | 12,157.12 miles (19,564.94 km) SE | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 5 | 12,125.65 miles (19,514.30 km) SSE | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 6 | 12,113.10 miles (19,494.10 km) SE | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 7 | 12,087.30 miles (19,452.58 km) W | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 8 | 12,066.78 miles (19,419.55 km) SE | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 9 | 12,062.24 miles (19,412.25 km) W | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 10 | 12,055.81 miles (19,401.90 km) SSE | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 11 | 12,054.18 miles (19,399.28 km) SE | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 12 | 12,045.22 miles (19,384.85 km) W | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 13 | 12,040.62 miles (19,377.45 km) SE | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 14 | 12,039.38 miles (19,375.46 km) SSE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 15 | 12,027.29 miles (19,356.00 km) W | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.29 miles (26.22 km) NW | Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ) | Fajardo, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 2 | 17.50 miles (28.17 km) NE | Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico | |
| 3 | 20.17 miles (32.47 km) W | Humacao Airport (HUC) | Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 4 | 36.90 miles (59.38 km) ENE | Cyril E. King Airport (STT) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 5 | 38.91 miles (62.63 km) ENE | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 6 | 39.43 miles (63.45 km) WNW | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 7 | 45.48 miles (73.19 km) WNW | Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 8 | 54.34 miles (87.46 km) ESE | Henry E. Rohlsen International Airport (STX) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 9 | 57.14 miles (91.96 km) WNW | Dorado Airport (DDP) | Dorado, Puerto Rico | |
| 10 | 58.34 miles (93.90 km) ESE | Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 11 | 65.95 miles (106.14 km) ENE | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands | |
| 12 | 70.79 miles (113.92 km) W | Mercedita Airport (PSE) | Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| 13 | 73.13 miles (117.69 km) ENE | Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ) | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | |
| 14 | 80.56 miles (129.65 km) WNW | Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE) | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | |
| 15 | 108.93 miles (175.31 km) W | Eugenio María de Hostos Airport (MAZ) | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,239.24 miles (19,697.09 km) SSW | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,205.43 miles (19,642.69 km) SW | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,152.15 miles (19,556.94 km) S | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,126.60 miles (19,515.82 km) WSW | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,107.36 miles (19,484.86 km) SW | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,082.41 miles (19,444.70 km) SW | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,050.96 miles (19,394.09 km) SW | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,030.69 miles (19,361.48 km) SSW | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 12,002.48 miles (19,316.07 km) SW | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 12,001.66 miles (19,314.75 km) SW | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,967.64 miles (19,260.00 km) S | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,936.62 miles (19,210.08 km) SW | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,929.41 miles (19,198.48 km) W | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,897.44 miles (19,147.03 km) S | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,832.18 miles (19,041.99 km) W | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |