Nonstop flight route between San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador and Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(0°54'37"S by 89°37'3"W)
Arrival Airport:
(59°52'53"N by 1°17'38"W)
Distance from SCY to LSI:
6,214.69 miles (10,001.56 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between San Cristóbal Airport (SCY), San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador and Sumburgh Airport (LSI), Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,215 miles (or 10,002 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 San Cristóbal Airport and Sumburgh 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 San Cristóbal Airport and Sumburgh Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SCY / SEST |
| Airport Name: | San Cristóbal Airport |
| Location: | San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°54'37"S by 89°37'3"W |
| Area Served: | Galápagos Islands, Ecuador |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 62 feet (19 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SCY |
| More Information: | SCY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LSI / EGPB |
| Airport Name: | Sumburgh Airport |
| Location: | Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°52'53"N by 1°17'38"W |
| Area Served: | Shetland |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LSI |
| More Information: | LSI Maps & Info |
Facts about San Cristóbal Airport (SCY):
- The furthest airport from San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) is Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ), which is located 11,965 miles (19,256 kilometers) away in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
- Because of San Cristóbal Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at San Cristóbal 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 closest airport to San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) NW of SCY.
- San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Sumburgh Airport (LSI):
- Because of Sumburgh Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Sumburgh 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.
- HIAL receives subsidies from the Scottish Ministers in accordance with Section 34 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 and is sponsored by the Transport Directorate which is one of the Finance and Sustainable Growth Directorates of the Scottish Government.
- The closest airport to Sumburgh Airport (LSI) is Tingwall Airport (LWK), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) N of LSI.
- The furthest airport from Sumburgh Airport (LSI) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,442 miles (18,414 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- The former RAF Sumburgh airfield had two runways, the longest being 800 yd, and the shorter running a length of 600 yd from shore-line to shore-line.
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 54.78 miles (88.16 km) NW | Seymour Airport (GPS) | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador |     |
| 2 | 602.62 miles (969.82 km) E | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 617.54 miles (993.83 km) E | Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 630.25 miles (1,014.29 km) ESE | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 5 | 631.87 miles (1,016.89 km) E | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 663.25 miles (1,067.40 km) ESE | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 7 | 677.79 miles (1,090.80 km) E | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 687.98 miles (1,107.20 km) ESE | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 9 | 687.99 miles (1,107.22 km) ESE | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 702.50 miles (1,130.56 km) E | Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM) | Esmeraldas, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 709.46 miles (1,141.76 km) ESE | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 738.60 miles (1,188.66 km) ESE | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 746.86 miles (1,201.95 km) E | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 760.05 miles (1,223.17 km) E | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 763.15 miles (1,228.17 km) E | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,965.31 miles (19,256.26 km) NW | Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ) | Banda Aceh, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 11,930.68 miles (19,200.51 km) W | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 11,894.41 miles (19,142.16 km) WNW | Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW) | Lhoksumawe, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,843.17 miles (19,059.68 km) NNW | Car Nicobar Air Force Base (CBD) | Car Nicobar, India | |
| 5 | 11,836.03 miles (19,048.19 km) WNW | Polonia International Airport (MES) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,821.29 miles (19,024.48 km) WNW | Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,810.86 miles (19,007.69 km) W | Aek Godang Airport (AEG) | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,760.07 miles (18,925.95 km) WSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,742.96 miles (18,898.41 km) W | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,706.02 miles (18,838.97 km) ENE | Weerawila Airport (WRZ) | Weerawila, Sri Lanka | |
| 11 | 11,698.26 miles (18,826.48 km) ENE | Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) | Hambantota, Sri Lanka | |
| 12 | 11,697.93 miles (18,825.95 km) NW | Phuket International Airport (HKT) | Phuket, Thailand | |
| 13 | 11,691.26 miles (18,815.21 km) WNW | Langkawi International Airport (LGK) | Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 11,690.07 miles (18,813.29 km) WNW | Penang International Airport (PEN) | Penang, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 11,689.09 miles (18,811.72 km) WNW | Sitiawan Airport (SWY) | Perak, Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 21.53 miles (34.64 km) N | Tingwall Airport (LWK) | Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 26.64 miles (42.88 km) SSW | Fair Isle Airport (FIE) | Fair Isle, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 38.10 miles (61.31 km) N | Scatsta Airport (SCS) | Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 62.58 miles (100.72 km) SW | Sanday Airport (NDY) | Sanday, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 68.90 miles (110.88 km) SW | Stronsay Airport (SOY) | Stronsay, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 70.43 miles (113.34 km) SW | Eday Airport (EOI) | Eday, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 85.20 miles (137.11 km) SW | Kirkwall Airport (KOI) | Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 117.12 miles (188.48 km) SSW | Wick Airport (WIC) | Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 167.22 miles (269.11 km) SSW | RAF Lossiemouth (LMO) | Lossiemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 174.27 miles (280.45 km) SSW | Kinloss Barracks (FSS) | Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 187.94 miles (302.46 km) S | Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) | Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 189.38 miles (304.77 km) SSW | Inverness Airport (INV) | Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 212.73 miles (342.35 km) WSW | Stornoway Airport (SYY) | Stornoway, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 226.08 miles (363.83 km) E | Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO) | Bergen, Norway | |
| 15 | 230.28 miles (370.60 km) E | Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP) | Stord, Hordaland, Norway | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,441.90 miles (18,413.91 km) SSE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,414.15 miles (18,369.24 km) SSE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,411.56 miles (18,365.08 km) SSE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,359.29 miles (18,280.96 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,352.48 miles (18,270.00 km) SSE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,330.43 miles (18,234.52 km) SSE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,318.36 miles (18,215.09 km) SSE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,316.25 miles (18,211.69 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,308.08 miles (18,198.55 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,295.67 miles (18,178.57 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,294.80 miles (18,177.17 km) SSE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,276.30 miles (18,147.40 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,274.97 miles (18,145.26 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,267.06 miles (18,132.54 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,245.22 miles (18,097.39 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |