Nonstop flight route between Pilar, Paraguay and Christmas Island, Kiribati:
Departure Airport:
(26°52'53"S by 58°19'4"W)
Arrival Airport:
(1°59'9"N by 157°20'58"W)
Distance from PIL to CXI:
6,836.93 miles (11,002.94 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL), Pilar, Paraguay and Cassidy International Airport (CXI), Christmas Island, Kiribati would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,837 miles (or 11,003 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 Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport and Cassidy 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 Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport and Cassidy 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: | PIL / SGPI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Pilar, Paraguay |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°52'53"S by 58°19'4"W |
| Area Served: | Pilar, Paraguay |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 249 feet (76 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PIL |
| More Information: | PIL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CXI / PLCH |
| Airport Name: | Cassidy International Airport |
| Location: | Christmas Island, Kiribati |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°59'9"N by 157°20'58"W |
| Area Served: | Kiritimati |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CXI |
| More Information: | CXI Maps & Info |
Facts about Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL):
- Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport's relatively low elevation of 249 feet, planes can take off or land at Carlos Miguel Jiménez 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 Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL) is Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (meaning Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Wenzhou Longwan International Airport), and is located 12,349 miles (19,874 kilometers) away in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
- In addition to being known as "Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport", another name for PIL is "Aeropuerto Carlos Miguel Jiménez de Pilar".
- The closest airport to Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL) is Formosa International Airport (FMA), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) N of PIL.
Facts about Cassidy International Airport (CXI):
- Cassidy International Airport (CXI) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 29 August 2008, Air Pacific announced they would suspend flights operating the airport from 2 September 2008.
- The closest airport to Cassidy International Airport (CXI) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is located 891 miles (1,433 kilometers) SSW of CXI.
- Because of Cassidy International Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Cassidy 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 airport is served by Fiji Airways from Nadi, Fiji and Honolulu, United States.
- During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command used the airport as a refuelling stop on its Pacific transport route from Hawaii to Kanton Island for flights to Australia and New Zealand as well as a staging point for attacks on the Gilbert Islands, then occupied by Japan.
- The furthest airport from Cassidy International Airport (CXI) is Ikela Airport (IKL), which is nearly antipodal to Cassidy International Airport (meaning Cassidy International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ikela Airport), and is located 12,367 miles (19,903 kilometers) away in Ikela, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.53 miles (74.88 km) N | Formosa International Airport (FMA) | Formosa, Argentina |     |
| 2 | 47.68 miles (76.73 km) SW | Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ) | Corrientes, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 3 | 60.02 miles (96.59 km) SW | Resistencia International Airport (RES) | Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 4 | 114.78 miles (184.73 km) NNE | Clorinda Airport (CLX) | Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina | |
| 5 | 123.79 miles (199.21 km) NNE | Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU) | Asunción, Paraguay | |
| 6 | 148.47 miles (238.95 km) ESE | Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (JSM) | José de San Martín, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 7 | 148.47 miles (238.95 km) ESE | Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS) | Posadas, Argentina | |
| 8 | 162.12 miles (260.91 km) S | Mercedes Airport (MDX) | Mercedes, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 9 | 181.08 miles (291.42 km) SSW | Reconquista Airport (RCQ) | Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 10 | 200.68 miles (322.97 km) S | Curuzú Cuatiá Airport (UZU) | Curuzú Cuatiá, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 11 | 206.57 miles (332.44 km) SSE | Paso de los Libres Airport (AOL) | Paso de los Libres, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 12 | 214.98 miles (345.97 km) SSE | Ruben Berta International Airport (URG) | Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 229.97 miles (370.11 km) E | Eldorado Airport (ELO) | Eldorado, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 14 | 236.90 miles (381.26 km) ENE | Guaraní International Airport (AGT) | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay | |
| 15 | 237.84 miles (382.77 km) S | Monte Caseros Airport (MCS) | Monte Caseros, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,349.25 miles (19,874.15 km) NE | Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ) | Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 2 | 12,319.63 miles (19,826.48 km) N | Taizhou Luqiao Airport (HYN) | Taizhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 3 | 12,319.14 miles (19,825.68 km) ENE | Nangan Airport (LZN) | Nangan, Matsu Islands, Taiwan | |
| 4 | 12,311.34 miles (19,813.14 km) N | Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) | Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 5 | 12,308.88 miles (19,809.17 km) NNE | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) | Taoyuan County (near Taipei), Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 6 | 12,295.79 miles (19,788.10 km) ENE | Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC) | Fuzhou, Fujian, China | |
| 7 | 12,251.48 miles (19,716.79 km) NNW | Yonaguni Airport (OGN) | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 12,244.28 miles (19,705.20 km) NNE | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (TXG) | Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 9 | 12,244.28 miles (19,705.20 km) NNE | Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (RMQ) | Taichung, Taiwan, Taiwan | |
| 10 | 12,239.27 miles (19,697.14 km) N | Hualien Airport (HUN) | Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 11 | 12,239.12 miles (19,696.91 km) NNE | Yiwu Airport (YIW) | Yiwu, Zhejiang, China | |
| 12 | 12,232.86 miles (19,686.83 km) N | Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) | Ningbo, Zhejiang, China | |
| 13 | 12,221.86 miles (19,669.13 km) N | Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN) | Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China | |
| 14 | 12,214.10 miles (19,656.63 km) NE | Quzhou Airport (JUZ) | Quzhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 15 | 12,202.14 miles (19,637.39 km) NW | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 890.56 miles (1,433.22 km) SSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 2 | 1,044.58 miles (1,681.09 km) WSW | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 1,229.76 miles (1,979.10 km) N | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 1,235.14 miles (1,987.75 km) N | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 1,238.50 miles (1,993.17 km) N | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 1,249.90 miles (2,011.52 km) N | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 1,266.96 miles (2,038.97 km) N | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 1,299.19 miles (2,090.84 km) N | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 1,302.72 miles (2,096.52 km) N | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 1,305.95 miles (2,101.72 km) SSE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 1,308.19 miles (2,105.33 km) N | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 1,311.97 miles (2,111.41 km) N | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 1,312.77 miles (2,112.69 km) NW | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 14 | 1,319.03 miles (2,122.77 km) SSE | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 1,324.40 miles (2,131.41 km) N | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,367.09 miles (19,902.85 km) SW | Ikela Airport (IKL) | Ikela, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | 12,324.95 miles (19,835.04 km) SSW | Lodja Airport (LJA) | Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 12,267.24 miles (19,742.16 km) SE | Boende Airport (BNB) | Boende, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 12,225.17 miles (19,674.45 km) SSW | Lusambo Airport (LBO) | Lusambo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | 12,214.69 miles (19,657.59 km) SE | Basongo Airport (BAN) | Basongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | 12,207.64 miles (19,646.24 km) SSW | Yangambi Airport (YAN) | Yangambi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | 12,202.38 miles (19,637.78 km) WSW | Kindu Airport (KND) | Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 12,184.71 miles (19,609.34 km) SW | Bangoka International Airport (FKI) | Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 9 | 12,182.00 miles (19,604.97 km) E | Basango Mboliasa Airport (KRZ) | Kiri, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 10 | 12,166.09 miles (19,579.37 km) S | Kananga Airport (KGA) | Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 12,144.17 miles (19,544.10 km) SSW | Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM) | Mbuji Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | 12,140.82 miles (19,538.70 km) SE | Idiofa Airport (IDF) | Idiofa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 12,139.66 miles (19,536.84 km) SE | Basankusu Airport (BSU) | Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 12,138.75 miles (19,535.38 km) NNE | Lisala Airport (LIQ) | Lisala, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 15 | 12,135.41 miles (19,530.00 km) E | Inongo Airport (INO) | Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |