Nonstop flight route between Praia, Cape Verde and Ayacucho, Peru:
Departure Airport:
(14°55'27"N by 23°29'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(13°9'16"S by 74°12'15"W)
Distance from RAI to AYC:
3,973.27 miles (6,394.34 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Praia International Airport (RAI), Praia, Cape Verde and Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC), Ayacucho, Peru would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,973 miles (or 6,394 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 Praia International Airport and Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte 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 Praia International Airport and Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RAI / GVNP |
| Airport Name: | Praia International Airport |
| Location: | Praia, Cape Verde |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°55'27"N by 23°29'38"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos Segurança Aérea (ASA) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 230 feet (70 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RAI |
| More Information: | RAI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AYC / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ayacucho, Peru |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°9'16"S by 74°12'15"W |
| Operator/Owner: | CORPAC S.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 8917 feet (2,718 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AYC |
| More Information: | AYC Maps & Info |
Facts about Praia International Airport (RAI):
- Because of Praia International Airport's relatively low elevation of 230 feet, planes can take off or land at Praia 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.
- Praia International Airport (RAI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Praia International Airport (RAI) is Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY), which is nearly antipodal to Praia International Airport (meaning Praia International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bellona/Anua Airport), and is located 12,103 miles (19,477 kilometers) away in Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands.
- The closest airport to Praia International Airport (RAI) is Maio Airport (MMO), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NE of RAI.
Facts about Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC):
- In addition to being known as "Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport", other names for AYC include "AYP", "SPHO" and "AYP".
- The closest airport to Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) is Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of AYC.
- Because of Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport's high elevation of 8,917 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AYC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AYC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) is Ratanakiri Airport (RBE), which is nearly antipodal to Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (meaning Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ratanakiri Airport), and is located 12,348 miles (19,871 kilometers) away in Ratanakiri, Cambodia.
- Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.59 miles (39.57 km) NE | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde |     |
| 2 | 57.09 miles (91.87 km) W | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 65.90 miles (106.06 km) W | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 92.99 miles (149.65 km) NNE | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 126.38 miles (203.39 km) NNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 130.77 miles (210.45 km) NNE | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 167.88 miles (270.18 km) NW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 189.82 miles (305.49 km) NNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 401.20 miles (645.67 km) E | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 10 | 471.30 miles (758.48 km) ESE | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 11 | 474.54 miles (763.70 km) E | Saint-Louis Airport (XLS) | Saint-Louis, Senegal | |
| 12 | 485.14 miles (780.75 km) ESE | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 13 | 500.65 miles (805.72 km) E | Kaolack Airport (KLC) | Kaolack, Senegal | |
| 14 | 510.92 miles (822.24 km) ESE | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 15 | 531.64 miles (855.60 km) ENE | Richard Toll Airport (RDT) | Richard Toll, Senegal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,102.59 miles (19,477.17 km) SW | Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY) | Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 2 | 12,053.83 miles (19,398.71 km) SE | Misima Airport (MIS) | Misima Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 12,014.31 miles (19,335.11 km) SSW | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 11,994.17 miles (19,302.70 km) SSW | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 11,987.80 miles (19,292.45 km) SSW | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 11,978.18 miles (19,276.96 km) S | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 11,976.06 miles (19,273.55 km) SSE | Guasopa Airport (GAZ) | Guasopa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 11,964.57 miles (19,255.07 km) S | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 11,959.70 miles (19,247.23 km) SW | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 10 | 11,939.91 miles (19,215.37 km) SW | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 11,927.88 miles (19,196.02 km) SW | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 11,922.31 miles (19,187.05 km) SSW | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 11,921.99 miles (19,186.53 km) SSW | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 11,919.63 miles (19,182.73 km) SW | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 15 | 11,914.14 miles (19,173.90 km) S | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 0.00 miles (0.00 km) N | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 2 | 69.00 miles (111.04 km) SE | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 3 | 127.72 miles (205.55 km) NW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 4 | 127.92 miles (205.86 km) SSW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 5 | 141.48 miles (227.70 km) WSW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 6 | 154.23 miles (248.21 km) E | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |
| 7 | 211.27 miles (340.01 km) WNW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 8 | 263.76 miles (424.49 km) NNW | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru | |
| 9 | 281.30 miles (452.71 km) SE | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 10 | 293.77 miles (472.77 km) NNW | Tingo María Airport (TGI) | Tingo María, Peru | |
| 11 | 314.46 miles (506.08 km) ESE | Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) | Juliaca, Peru | |
| 12 | 331.01 miles (532.70 km) N | FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL) | Pucallpa, Peru | |
| 13 | 337.20 miles (542.66 km) E | Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM) | Puerto Maldonado, Peru | |
| 14 | 340.34 miles (547.72 km) ENE | Iberia Airport (IBP) | Iberia, Peru | |
| 15 | 344.05 miles (553.69 km) ENE | Alerta Airport (ALD) | Alerta, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,347.57 miles (19,871.44 km) WNW | Ratanakiri Airport (RBE) | Ratanakiri, Cambodia | |
| 2 | 12,333.06 miles (19,848.08 km) NE | Kampong Chhnang Airport (KZC) | Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia | |
| 3 | 12,317.96 miles (19,823.79 km) ENE | Krakor Airport (KZD) | Krakor, Cambodia | |
| 4 | 12,308.44 miles (19,808.46 km) NNE | Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH) | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | |
| 5 | 12,302.28 miles (19,798.55 km) E | Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (REP) | Siem Reap, Cambodia | |
| 6 | 12,279.23 miles (19,761.46 km) NNE | Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP) | Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand | |
| 7 | 12,276.70 miles (19,757.39 km) WNW | Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV) | Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam | |
| 8 | 12,265.35 miles (19,739.12 km) NNW | Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN) | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | |
| 9 | 12,263.71 miles (19,736.48 km) E | Battambang Airport (BBM) | Battambang, Cambodia | |
| 10 | 12,237.66 miles (19,694.55 km) WNW | Lien Khuong Airport (DLI) | Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam | |
| 11 | 12,230.56 miles (19,683.13 km) NNE | Kampot Airport (KMT) | Kampot, Kampot Province, Cambodia | |
| 12 | 12,225.34 miles (19,674.73 km) NNW | Vung Tau Airport (VTG) | Vung Tau, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam | |
| 13 | 12,224.64 miles (19,673.61 km) N | Can Tho International Airport (VCA) | Can Tho, Vietnam | |
| 14 | 12,220.00 miles (19,666.14 km) ENE | Koh Kong Airport (KKZ) | Koh Kong, Koh Kong Province, Cambodia | |
| 15 | 12,214.09 miles (19,656.62 km) NE | Buriram Airport (BFV) | Buriram (Buri Ram), Thailand | |