Nonstop flight route between San Antonio Oeste, Argentina and Bissau, Guinea-Bissau:
Departure Airport:
(40°45'5"S by 65°2'3"W)
Arrival Airport:
(11°53'41"N by 15°39'12"W)
Distance from OES to OXB:
4,811.12 miles (7,742.72 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES), San Antonio Oeste, Argentina and Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB), Bissau, Guinea-Bissau would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,811 miles (or 7,743 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 Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport and Osvaldo Vieira 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 Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport and Osvaldo Vieira 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: | OES / SAVN |
| Airport Name: | Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport |
| Location: | San Antonio Oeste, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°45'5"S by 65°2'3"W |
| Area Served: | San Antonio Oeste |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OES |
| More Information: | OES Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OXB / GGOV |
| Airport Name: | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport |
| Location: | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°53'41"N by 15°39'12"W |
| Area Served: | Bissau |
| Operator/Owner: | N/A |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 129 feet (39 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OXB |
| More Information: | OXB Maps & Info |
Facts about Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES):
- San Antonio Oeste's airport was renamed after the French writer-aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry who frequently surveyed routes in the country as the director of Aeroposta Argentina, the company that created a stopover airport at that location en route to Comodoro Rivadavia.
- The terminal building is very similar in architectural design to others in the Patagonian region, basically of a simple, plain design with appropriately sized common areas which provides an acceptable level of service for the area's normal traffic.
- Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) is Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport (ZQZ), which is nearly antipodal to Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (meaning Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport), and is located 12,435 miles (20,012 kilometers) away in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China.
- Because of Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Antoine de Saint Exupéry 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 Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) is Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM), which is located 107 miles (172 kilometers) E of OES.
Facts about Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB):
- Because of Osvaldo Vieira International Airport's relatively low elevation of 129 feet, planes can take off or land at Osvaldo Vieira 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.
- On December 10, 2013, TAP Portugal suspended operations to Osvaldo Vieira International Airport after the local police forces under threatened the crew of Flight TP202 destined for Lisbon and forced the crew to board 74 Syrian refugees, who have arrived in Bissau via Morocco and Turkey and who were holding falsified Turkish passports.
- The furthest airport from Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) is Kirakira Airport (IRA), which is nearly antipodal to Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (meaning Osvaldo Vieira International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kirakira Airport), and is located 12,243 miles (19,703 kilometers) away in Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands.
- The closest airport to Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) is Bubaque Airport (BQE), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) SSW of OXB.
- Previously known as Bissalanca, during the Guinea-Bissau War of Independence it was used as a base by the Portuguese Air Force.
- Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 106.68 miles (171.68 km) E | Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) | Viedma, Argentina |     |
| 2 | 138.72 miles (223.25 km) S | El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | |
| 3 | 170.34 miles (274.14 km) S | Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) | Trelew, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 4 | 182.83 miles (294.24 km) NW | Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR) | General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 5 | 194.15 miles (312.45 km) W | Maquinchao Airport (MQD) | Maquinchao, Río Negro Province, Argentina | |
| 6 | 206.82 miles (332.84 km) NE | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 7 | 207.16 miles (333.39 km) NW | Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN) | Neuquen, Argentina | |
| 8 | 239.86 miles (386.01 km) W | Ingeniero Jacobacci Airport (IGB) | Ingeniero Jacobacci, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 9 | 246.84 miles (397.24 km) NW | Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) | Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 10 | 256.91 miles (413.46 km) WNW | Cutral Có Airport (CUT) | Cutral Có, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 11 | 283.84 miles (456.80 km) NE | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 12 | 290.26 miles (467.12 km) N | Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) | Santa Rosa, Argentina | |
| 13 | 295.93 miles (476.26 km) WNW | Zapala Airport (APZ) | Zapala, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 14 | 299.06 miles (481.29 km) ENE | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 15 | 320.65 miles (516.03 km) W | San Carlos de Bariloche Airport (BRC) | San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro Province, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,434.75 miles (20,011.74 km) ENE | Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport (ZQZ) | Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China | |
| 2 | 12,345.30 miles (19,867.78 km) ENE | Datong Yungang Airport (DAT) | Datong, Shanxi, China | |
| 3 | 12,339.82 miles (19,858.97 km) WNW | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) | Beijing, People's Republic of China | |
| 4 | 12,336.28 miles (19,853.28 km) NW | Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY) | Beijing, China | |
| 5 | 12,272.36 miles (19,750.39 km) E | Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET) | Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 6 | 12,267.87 miles (19,743.17 km) NW | Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) | Tianjin, China | |
| 7 | 12,265.50 miles (19,739.36 km) N | Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) | Shijiazhuang, China | |
| 8 | 12,262.09 miles (19,733.87 km) WNW | Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS) | Tangshan, Hebei, China | |
| 9 | 12,212.24 miles (19,653.64 km) NNW | Xilinhot Airport (XIL) | Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 10 | 12,208.48 miles (19,647.59 km) WNW | Chifeng Airport (CIF) | Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 11 | 12,200.65 miles (19,635.00 km) NE | Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (ERL) | Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 12 | 12,194.48 miles (19,625.06 km) NNE | Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN) | Taiyuan, Shanxi, China | |
| 13 | 12,180.16 miles (19,602.02 km) W | Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) | Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China | |
| 14 | 12,176.04 miles (19,595.39 km) E | Baotou Airport (BAV) | Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 15 | 12,167.95 miles (19,582.37 km) N | Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT) | Xingtai, Hebei, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.15 miles (69.44 km) SSW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 2 | 62.30 miles (100.27 km) NW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 3 | 81.92 miles (131.84 km) WNW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 4 | 83.34 miles (134.13 km) NNE | Kolda North Airport (KDA) | Kolda, Senegal | |
| 5 | 112.97 miles (181.80 km) SE | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |
| 6 | 120.30 miles (193.61 km) NW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 7 | 157.86 miles (254.05 km) N | Kaolack Airport (KLC) | Kaolack, Senegal | |
| 8 | 161.89 miles (260.54 km) ENE | Sambailo Airport (SBI) | Koundara, Guinea | |
| 9 | 177.08 miles (284.97 km) SE | Fria Airport (FIG) | Fria, Guinea | |
| 10 | 177.92 miles (286.33 km) ENE | Simenti Airport (SMY) | Simenti, Senegal | |
| 11 | 185.35 miles (298.30 km) NE | Tambacounda Airport (TUD) | Tambacounda, Senegal | |
| 12 | 211.80 miles (340.86 km) SE | Conakry International Airport (CKY) | Conakry, Guinea | |
| 13 | 230.87 miles (371.55 km) E | Tata Airport (LEK) | Labé, Guinea | |
| 14 | 232.09 miles (373.51 km) NNW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 15 | 236.51 miles (380.62 km) ENE | Kédougou Airport (KGG) | Kédougou, Senegal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,243.12 miles (19,703.35 km) ESE | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 2 | 12,223.10 miles (19,671.12 km) SE | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 12,182.92 miles (19,606.46 km) WSW | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 12,179.18 miles (19,600.44 km) WSW | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 5 | 12,165.99 miles (19,579.22 km) SW | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 12,139.88 miles (19,537.19 km) SE | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 12,128.67 miles (19,519.15 km) SE | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 12,126.24 miles (19,515.25 km) E | Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY) | Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 12,121.40 miles (19,507.46 km) SW | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 12,106.78 miles (19,483.93 km) SW | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 11 | 12,103.82 miles (19,479.16 km) SE | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 12,099.23 miles (19,471.77 km) ESE | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 12,098.17 miles (19,470.07 km) SW | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 12,096.83 miles (19,467.92 km) ESE | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| 15 | 12,082.53 miles (19,444.90 km) SW | Norsup Airport (NUS) | Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu | |