Nonstop flight route between Rosario, Argentina and Manta, Manabí, Ecuador:
Departure Airport:
(32°54'12"S by 60°47'3"W)
Arrival Airport:
(0°56'44"S by 80°40'42"W)
Distance from ROS to MEC:
2,558.39 miles (4,117.32 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS), Rosario, Argentina and Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC), Manta, Manabí, Ecuador would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,558 miles (or 4,117 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 Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport and Eloy Alfaro 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 Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport and Eloy Alfaro 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: | ROS / SAAR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Rosario, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°54'12"S by 60°47'3"W |
| Area Served: | Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina |
| Operator/Owner: | Province of Santa Fe |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ROS |
| More Information: | ROS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEC / SEMT |
| Airport Name: | Eloy Alfaro International Airport |
| Location: | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°56'44"S by 80°40'42"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Military of Ecuador |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 48 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MEC |
| More Information: | MEC Maps & Info |
Facts about Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS):
- The furthest airport from Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) is Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY), which is nearly antipodal to Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (meaning Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yangzhou Taizhou Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,955 kilometers) away in Yangzhou and Taizhou, Jiangsu, China.
- The airport serves the Greater Rosario area and is the main hub for Sol Líneas Aéreas and is also served by Aerolíneas Argentinas, Gol Transportes Aéreos and LAN Argentina.
- The closest airport to Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) is General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA), which is located 79 miles (127 kilometers) NNE of ROS.
- Because of Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Rosario – Islas Malvinas 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.
- Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is at an altitude of 26 m and the runway is 3,000 m × 60 m.
- In addition to being known as "Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport", other names for ROS include "Rosario - Islas Malvinas International Airport" and "Aeropuerto Internacional de Rosario – Islas Malvinas".
- Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport is located 13 km west-northwest from the center of Rosario, a city in the Santa Fe Province of Argentina.
Facts about Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC):
- Eloy Alfaro International Airport is a combination civilian airport and military air base on the outskirts of Manta in the province of Manabí in western continental Ecuador.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 48 feet above mean sea level.
- Until July 2009 a portion of the airport was used by the Air Forces Southern Air Force component of the United States Southern Command for operations against illegal cocaine trafficking in northwestern South America.
- Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Eloy Alfaro International Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at Eloy Alfaro 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 Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) is Aek Godang Airport (AEG), which is nearly antipodal to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (meaning Eloy Alfaro International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aek Godang Airport), and is located 12,405 miles (19,963 kilometers) away in Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) is Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) ESE of MEC.
- On April 14, 2009 U.S.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 78.65 miles (126.57 km) NNE | General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA) | Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina |     |
| 2 | 113.78 miles (183.11 km) S | Junín Airport (JNI) | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 3 | 126.10 miles (202.94 km) E | Gualeguaychú Airport (GHU) | Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 4 | 162.73 miles (261.89 km) ENE | Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport (PDU) | Paysandú, Paysandú, Uruguay | |
| 5 | 165.49 miles (266.33 km) SE | San Fernando Airport (FDO) | San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 6 | 177.74 miles (286.05 km) SE | Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 7 | 184.97 miles (297.67 km) SE | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| 8 | 192.46 miles (309.74 km) ENE | Nueva Hespérides International Airport (STY) | Salto, Salto, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 197.34 miles (317.58 km) ENE | Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC) | Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 10 | 203.79 miles (327.97 km) ESE | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 212.22 miles (341.53 km) SSW | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 12 | 218.77 miles (352.07 km) SE | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 13 | 220.04 miles (354.12 km) NNW | Ceres Airport (CRR) | Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 14 | 228.63 miles (367.94 km) WNW | Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) | Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 15 | 238.59 miles (383.97 km) SSE | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,399.37 miles (19,954.80 km) NW | Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY) | Yangzhou and Taizhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 2 | 12,376.31 miles (19,917.69 km) N | Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA) | Huai'an, Jiangsu, China | |
| 3 | 12,369.24 miles (19,906.31 km) WNW | Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ) | Yancheng, Jiangsu, China | |
| 4 | 12,360.13 miles (19,891.65 km) NNW | Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX) | Changzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 5 | 12,353.94 miles (19,881.69 km) NNE | Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) | Nanjing, China | |
| 6 | 12,326.75 miles (19,837.94 km) E | Bengbu Airport (BFU) | Bengbu, Anhui, China | |
| 7 | 12,319.88 miles (19,826.88 km) N | Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG) | Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China | |
| 8 | 12,316.32 miles (19,821.14 km) NW | Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) | Wuxi/Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 9 | 12,312.19 miles (19,814.50 km) NE | Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) | Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 10 | 12,303.91 miles (19,801.17 km) NNW | Suzhou Guangfu Airport (SZV) | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 11 | 12,300.59 miles (19,795.84 km) NE | Hefei Luogang International Airport (HFE) | Hefei, Anhui, China | |
| 12 | 12,281.77 miles (19,765.54 km) NNE | Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI) | Linyi, Shandong, China | |
| 13 | 12,265.60 miles (19,739.52 km) NW | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) | Shanghai, China | |
| 14 | 12,262.45 miles (19,734.46 km) NNE | Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport (JUH) | Chizhou and Tongling, Anhui, China | |
| 15 | 12,242.37 miles (19,702.14 km) NW | Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) | Shanghai, People's Republic of China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.73 miles (25.32 km) ESE | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 89.60 miles (144.20 km) SSW | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 100.12 miles (161.12 km) SSE | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 142.53 miles (229.38 km) E | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador | |
| 5 | 146.52 miles (235.79 km) E | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 151.53 miles (243.87 km) NNE | Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM) | Esmeraldas, Ecuador | |
| 7 | 170.30 miles (274.07 km) ENE | Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) | Quito, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 178.10 miles (286.62 km) SE | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 178.68 miles (287.56 km) SSE | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 181.27 miles (291.73 km) S | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 11 | 184.78 miles (297.38 km) ESE | Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) | Shell Mera, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 199.87 miles (321.66 km) ESE | Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) | Macas, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 229.22 miles (368.90 km) SSE | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 238.39 miles (383.65 km) ENE | Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) | Tulcán, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 242.40 miles (390.10 km) ENE | San Luis Airport (IPI) | Ipiales, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,404.52 miles (19,963.09 km) NNW | Aek Godang Airport (AEG) | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,324.06 miles (19,833.61 km) E | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,299.97 miles (19,794.84 km) NNW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,286.34 miles (19,772.90 km) WNW | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,283.87 miles (19,768.92 km) WNW | Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,250.82 miles (19,715.74 km) NNE | Polonia International Airport (MES) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,248.21 miles (19,711.54 km) N | Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,230.98 miles (19,683.81 km) NW | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) | Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 9 | 12,224.69 miles (19,673.68 km) S | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,221.31 miles (19,668.25 km) NW | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) | Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 11 | 12,214.84 miles (19,657.84 km) WNW | Melaka International Airport (MKZ) | Batu Berendam, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 12,214.28 miles (19,656.93 km) NW | KA01 KJ15 MR1 Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) 吉隆坡中环广场 (XKL) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 12,191.65 miles (19,620.51 km) NNW | Sitiawan Airport (SWY) | Perak, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 12,180.06 miles (19,601.86 km) SW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,158.20 miles (19,566.67 km) NNW | Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | |