Nonstop flight route between Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua and Islay, Scotland, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(14°2'14"N by 83°23'12"W)
Arrival Airport:
(55°40'59"N by 6°15'34"W)
Distance from PUZ to ILY:
4,919.77 miles (7,917.58 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ), Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua and Islay Airport (ILY), Islay, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,920 miles (or 7,918 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 Puerto Cabezas Airport and Islay 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 Puerto Cabezas Airport and Islay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PUZ / MNPC |
| Airport Name: | Puerto Cabezas Airport |
| Location: | Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°2'14"N by 83°23'12"W |
| Operator/Owner: | La Republica de Nicaragua |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 69 feet (21 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PUZ |
| More Information: | PUZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ILY / EGPI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Islay, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°40'59"N by 6°15'34"W |
| Area Served: | Islay |
| Operator/Owner: | Highlands and Islands Airports Limited |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ILY |
| More Information: | ILY Maps & Info |
Facts about Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ):
- The new air terminal has a total area of 477 m2 and a 2,400 m2 parking lot for 30 vehicles.
- Puerto Cabezas Airport is an airport that serves Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua.
- Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Puerto Cabezas Airport's relatively low elevation of 69 feet, planes can take off or land at Puerto Cabezas 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.
- There are plans to make the airport an international airport.
- The airport is approximately one kilometre from the city center, and there are taxis, buses, and other forms of transportation available.
- The closest airport to Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ) is Waspam Airport (WSP), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) NW of PUZ.
- The furthest airport from Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Puerto Cabezas Airport (meaning Puerto Cabezas Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
Facts about Islay Airport (ILY):
- Islay Airport handled 28,486 passengers last year.
- Because of Islay Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Islay 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.
- In addition to being known as "Islay Airport", another name for ILY is "Port-adhair Ìle".
- The closest airport to Islay Airport (ILY) is Colonsay Airport (CSA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) N of ILY.
- The furthest airport from Islay Airport (ILY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,783 miles (18,963 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Islay Airport (ILY) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 62.42 miles (100.45 km) NW | Waspam Airport (WSP) | Waspam, Nicaragua |     |
| 2 | 83.38 miles (134.18 km) W | Bonanza Airport (BZA) | Bonanza, RAAN, Nicaragua | |
| 3 | 95.85 miles (154.26 km) WSW | Siuna Airport (SIU) | Siuna, Nicaragua | |
| 4 | 130.79 miles (210.49 km) S | Corn Island International Airport (RNI) | Corn Island, Nicaragua | |
| 5 | 143.80 miles (231.42 km) S | Bluefields Airport (BEF) | Bluefields, Nicaragua | |
| 6 | 144.05 miles (231.82 km) ESE | El Embrujo Airport (PVA) | Providencia Island, Colombia | |
| 7 | 150.94 miles (242.91 km) SE | Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport (ADZ) | San Andres Island, Colombia | |
| 8 | 226.36 miles (364.29 km) S | Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL) | Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica | |
| 9 | 228.47 miles (367.68 km) SW | Augusto César Sandino International Airport (MGA) | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 10 | 236.41 miles (380.47 km) NW | Guanaja Airport (GJA) | Guanaja, Bay Islands, Honduras | |
| 11 | 239.81 miles (385.94 km) S | Tortuguero Airport (TTQ) | Tortuguero, Costa Rica | |
| 12 | 256.73 miles (413.17 km) W | Toncontín International Airport (TGU) | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | |
| 13 | 259.66 miles (417.89 km) WNW | Golosón International Airport (LCE) | La Ceiba, Honduras | |
| 14 | 261.76 miles (421.27 km) NW | Roatan International Airport – Bay Islands (RTB) | Roatán, Honduras | |
| 15 | 265.44 miles (427.19 km) S | Guápiles Airport (GPL) | Guápiles, Costa Rica | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,308.22 miles (19,808.11 km) S | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,775.83 miles (18,951.31 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,632.77 miles (18,721.09 km) SSW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,594.80 miles (18,659.98 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,585.43 miles (18,644.90 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,562.33 miles (18,607.72 km) SW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,560.31 miles (18,604.46 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,555.86 miles (18,597.31 km) SW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,547.45 miles (18,583.77 km) SSW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,543.97 miles (18,578.18 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,522.12 miles (18,543.01 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,489.95 miles (18,491.24 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,487.56 miles (18,487.39 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,484.35 miles (18,482.22 km) WSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,483.40 miles (18,480.70 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.86 miles (41.62 km) N | Colonsay Airport (CSA) | Colonsay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 28.06 miles (45.16 km) SE | Campbeltown Airport (CAL) | Campbeltown, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 56.69 miles (91.24 km) SW | City of Derry Airport (LDY) | Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 61.07 miles (98.28 km) NNW | Tiree Airport (TRE) | Tiree, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 64.95 miles (104.52 km) NNW | Coll Island Airport (COL) | Coll, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 66.11 miles (106.39 km) E | Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) | Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 70.90 miles (114.10 km) S | Belfast International Airport (BFS) | Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 72.17 miles (116.14 km) E | Glasgow International Airport (GLA) | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 75.17 miles (120.98 km) SSE | George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) | Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 92.90 miles (149.51 km) WSW | Donegal Airport (CFN) | Carrickfinn, Ireland | |
| 11 | 103.04 miles (165.82 km) NNW | Barra International Airport (BRR) | Barra, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 104.48 miles (168.15 km) SSW | Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport (ENK) | Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 113.58 miles (182.78 km) E | Edinburgh Airport (EDI) | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 123.00 miles (197.96 km) ENE | Perth Airport (PSL) | Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 128.25 miles (206.40 km) SSE | Isle of Man Airport (IOM) | Ronaldsway, Isle of Man, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,783.36 miles (18,963.43 km) SSE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,754.74 miles (18,917.37 km) SSE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,745.49 miles (18,902.49 km) SSE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,688.58 miles (18,810.90 km) SSE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,687.49 miles (18,809.15 km) S | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,668.33 miles (18,778.31 km) SSE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,654.25 miles (18,755.65 km) SSE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,642.72 miles (18,737.09 km) S | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,634.42 miles (18,723.73 km) SSE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,618.36 miles (18,697.89 km) S | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,607.61 miles (18,680.58 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,598.15 miles (18,665.36 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,592.58 miles (18,656.40 km) S | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,576.41 miles (18,630.39 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,532.27 miles (18,559.35 km) S | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |