Nonstop flight route between Pisco, Peru and Homer, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), Pisco, Peru and Homer Airport (HOM), Homer, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,536 miles (or 10,518 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 Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport and Homer 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 Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport and Homer Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO):

• The closest airport to Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is located 114 miles (183 kilometers) SE of PIO.
• Because of Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera 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.
• Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) is Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (REP), which is nearly antipodal to Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (meaning Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport), and is located 12,414 miles (19,978 kilometers) away in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Facts about Homer Airport (HOM):

• Because of Homer Airport's relatively low elevation of 84 feet, planes can take off or land at Homer 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.
• Homer Airport (HOM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Homer Airport (HOM) is Seldovia Airport (SOV), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SSW of HOM.
• The furthest airport from Homer Airport (HOM) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,659 miles (17,154 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• in November 1987 a Beechcraft 1900C operated by Ryan air crashed while arriving from Kodiak, killing all 18 passengers and crew on board.
• In October 2013 another Beechcraft 1900C, in this case operated by Era Aviation, experienced a landing gear failure and slid to a stop on its belly.
• In March 2006, agents from the US Marshal service, in conjunction with local police, attempted to apprehend a violent methamphetamine dealer, Jason Karlo Anderson, who had fled from charges in Minnesota.
• The FAA completed a new master plan for the airport in 2006 and expansion and safety improvements are ongoing.