Nonstop flight route between Orlando, Florida, United States and San Pedro Sula, Honduras:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Orlando Executive Airport (ORL), Orlando, Florida, United States and Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP), San Pedro Sula, Honduras would travel a Great Circle distance of 998 miles (or 1,606 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 Orlando Executive Airport and Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Orlando Executive Airport (ORL):

• Orlando Executive Airport (ORL) has 2 runways.
• In 1961 the airport was renamed again, this time called Herndon Airport after former Orlando city engineer "Pat" Herndon, the name change being in preparation for moving commercial air service to the new Orlando Jetport at McCoy that was to be collocated at McCoy AFB, the facility which is known today as the Orlando International Airport.
• Because of Orlando Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 113 feet, planes can take off or land at Orlando Executive 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 airport has been used for special air industry events and showcases including the National Business Aviation Association Convention which was held there in 2008 and again in 2009.
• In 1946 the airfield was released to the city of Orlando, while the military support facilities north and northeast of the airport remained under US Army Air Forces control as a non-flying administrative and technical training installation.
• The furthest airport from Orlando Executive Airport (ORL) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,503 miles (18,513 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• Opened in 1928 as the Orlando Municipal Airport, the airport was the first commercial airport in central Florida.
• The closest airport to Orlando Executive Airport (ORL) is Orlando International Airport (MCO), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) S of ORL.
• In 1943 the AAFSAT began training units in Night Fighter operations.

Facts about Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP):

• It is the major and busiest airport in Honduras, handling about 742,000 passengers in 2010.
• The airport is very easy to manoeuvre.
• The closest airport to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) is Golosón International Airport (LCE), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) ENE of SAP.
• Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport", other names for SAP include "Aeropuerto Internacional Ramón Villeda Morales", "La Mesa International Airport" and "Aeropuerto de San Pedro Sula".
• Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport handled 742,000 passengers last year.
• Because of Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Ramón Villeda Morales 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 furthest airport from Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (meaning Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,046 miles (19,386 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.