Nonstop flight route between Nuquí, Colombia and Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands:
Departure Airport:
(5°42'0"N by 77°16'59"W)
Arrival Airport:
(18°2'26"N by 63°6'33"W)
Distance from NQU to SXM:
1,281.13 miles (2,061.78 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU), Nuquí, Colombia and Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM), Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,281 miles (or 2,062 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 relatively short distance between Reyes Murillo Airport and Princess Juliana International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NQU / SKNQ |
| Airport Name: | Reyes Murillo Airport |
| Location: | Nuquí, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°42'0"N by 77°16'59"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from NQU |
| More Information: | NQU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SXM / TNCM |
| Airport Name: | Princess Juliana International Airport |
| Location: | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°2'26"N by 63°6'33"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Princess Juliana Int'l Airport Holding Company N.V. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SXM |
| More Information: | SXM Maps & Info |
Facts about Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU):
- The closest airport to Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU) is José Celestino Mutis Airport (BSC), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) NNW of NQU.
- The furthest airport from Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU) is Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS), which is nearly antipodal to Reyes Murillo Airport (meaning Reyes Murillo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fatmawati Soekarno Airport), and is located 12,307 miles (19,806 kilometers) away in Bengkulu, Indonesia.
Facts about Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM):
- The new four-story terminal building offers 27,000 square metres of floor space and is fully air-conditioned.
- The closest airport to Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) is L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NE of SXM.
- Arriving aircraft approach the island on the last section of the final approach for Runway 10, following a 3° glide slope flying low over the famous Maho Beach.
- Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Princess Juliana International Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Princess Juliana 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.
- Despite the reputed difficulties in approach, there have been no records of major incidents at the airport, although ALM Flight 980 crashed 30 miles from St.
- Because of increased passenger traffic and the expected growth of passenger traffic in the near future, Princess Juliana International Airport is being heavily modernized following a three-phased masterplan, commissioned in 1997.
- The furthest airport from Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) is Karratha Airport (KTA), which is nearly antipodal to Princess Juliana International Airport (meaning Princess Juliana International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Karratha Airport), and is located 12,252 miles (19,718 kilometers) away in Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.57 miles (57.24 km) NNW | José Celestino Mutis Airport (BSC) | Bahía Solano, Colombia |     |
| 2 | 44.16 miles (71.07 km) E | El Caraño Airport (UIB) | Quibdó, Colombia | |
| 3 | 112.14 miles (180.48 km) SE | Santa Ana Airport (CRC) | Cartago, Colombia | |
| 4 | 121.76 miles (195.96 km) ENE | Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 5 | 122.65 miles (197.39 km) ESE | Matecaña International Airport (PEI) | Pereira, Colombia | |
| 6 | 131.48 miles (211.59 km) S | Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN) | Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia | |
| 7 | 131.62 miles (211.81 km) ENE | José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 8 | 133.55 miles (214.92 km) ESE | La Nubia Airport (MZL) | Manizales, Colombia | |
| 9 | 135.38 miles (217.87 km) SE | El Edén Airport International (AXM) | Armenia, Colombia | |
| 10 | 151.02 miles (243.04 km) NNE | Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO) | Apartadó, Colombia | |
| 11 | 161.46 miles (259.84 km) SSE | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) | Cali, Colombia | |
| 12 | 168.45 miles (271.10 km) ESE | Mariquita Airport (MQU) | Mariquita, Tolima Department, Colombia | |
| 13 | 172.38 miles (277.42 km) ESE | Perales Airport (IBE) | Ibagué, Colombia | |
| 14 | 179.52 miles (288.90 km) NNW | Garachiné Airport (GHE) | Garachiné, Panama | |
| 15 | 194.62 miles (313.20 km) N | Alcides Fernández Airport (ACD) | Acandí, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,307.13 miles (19,806.36 km) SSE | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,264.53 miles (19,737.79 km) W | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,248.14 miles (19,711.42 km) WSW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,199.97 miles (19,633.90 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,172.90 miles (19,590.33 km) SSE | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,164.49 miles (19,576.79 km) W | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,148.95 miles (19,551.79 km) SSW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,147.29 miles (19,549.12 km) W | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,112.81 miles (19,493.63 km) SE | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,092.91 miles (19,461.60 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,058.03 miles (19,405.46 km) SSE | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,050.68 miles (19,393.64 km) SSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 13 | 12,040.56 miles (19,377.35 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,034.11 miles (19,366.98 km) WSW | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,030.25 miles (19,360.76 km) W | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.73 miles (9.22 km) NE | L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE) | Saint Martin, Guadeloupe | |
| 2 | 11.87 miles (19.11 km) NNE | Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) | The Valley, Anguilla | |
| 3 | 19.83 miles (31.92 km) ESE | Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy | |
| 4 | 28.27 miles (45.50 km) SSW | Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) | Saba, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 5 | 38.58 miles (62.08 km) SSE | F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX) | Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 6 | 56.59 miles (91.07 km) SSE | Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 7 | 67.09 miles (107.97 km) SSE | Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) | Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 8 | 88.87 miles (143.03 km) ESE | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 9 | 90.93 miles (146.34 km) WNW | Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ) | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | |
| 10 | 98.14 miles (157.94 km) WNW | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands | |
| 11 | 105.36 miles (169.55 km) SE | John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) | Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 106.85 miles (171.96 km) W | Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 13 | 106.86 miles (171.98 km) SE | V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) | St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 14 | 113.68 miles (182.95 km) WSW | Henry E. Rohlsen International Airport (STX) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 15 | 121.96 miles (196.28 km) W | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,252.07 miles (19,717.74 km) S | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,239.58 miles (19,697.64 km) SW | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,218.93 miles (19,664.41 km) SSE | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,171.40 miles (19,587.93 km) SSW | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,140.18 miles (19,537.67 km) S | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,105.58 miles (19,482.00 km) S | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,094.71 miles (19,464.50 km) SSE | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,086.03 miles (19,450.53 km) W | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 12,084.40 miles (19,447.91 km) SSW | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 12,078.03 miles (19,437.65 km) S | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 12,074.69 miles (19,432.28 km) SSW | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 12,020.39 miles (19,344.89 km) SSW | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,988.82 miles (19,294.08 km) W | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,920.97 miles (19,184.89 km) SSE | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,867.54 miles (19,098.90 km) W | Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) | Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia | |