Nonstop flight route between SeaTac (near Seattle and Tacoma), Washington, United States and Waspam, Nicaragua:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from SEA to WSP:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- SEA Airport Information
- WSP Airport Information
- Facts about SEA
- Facts about WSP
- Map of Nearest Airports to SEA
- List of Nearest Airports to SEA
- Map of Furthest Airports from SEA
- List of Furthest Airports from SEA
- Map of Nearest Airports to WSP
- List of Nearest Airports to WSP
- Map of Furthest Airports from WSP
- List of Furthest Airports from WSP
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA), SeaTac (near Seattle and Tacoma), Washington, United States and Waspam Airport (WSP), Waspam, Nicaragua would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,147 miles (or 5,064 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 Seattle–Tacoma International Airport and Waspam 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 Seattle–Tacoma International Airport and Waspam Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SEA / KSEA |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | SeaTac (near Seattle and Tacoma), Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°26'56"N by 122°18'33"W |
Area Served: | Seattle; Tacoma, Washington, US |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 433 feet (132 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from SEA |
More Information: | SEA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WSP / MNWP |
Airport Name: | Waspam Airport |
Location: | Waspam, Nicaragua |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°44'16"N by 83°58'32"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 115 feet (35 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WSP |
More Information: | WSP Maps & Info |
Facts about Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA):
- In addition to being known as "Seattle–Tacoma International Airport", another name for SEA is "Sea–Tac Airport".
- The April 1957 OAG shows 216 departures a week on United, 80 Northwest, 35 Western, 21 Trans-Canada, 20 Pan Am, 20 Pacific Northern, and 10 Alaska.
- The two-story North Concourse added four new gate positions and a new wing 600 feet long and 30 feet wide.
- The furthest airport from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,781 miles (17,350 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- There is also a scheduled bus service to downtown Vancouver, Canada, through Quick Shuttle, with other pick-up stops at downtown Seattle, Bellingham International Airport, and drop-off stops just inside the Canadian–U.S.
- The new 3rd runway opened on November 20, 2008, with a total construction cost of $1.1 billion.
- A recurring problem at the airport is misidentification of the westernmost taxiway, Taxiway Tango, as a runway.
- Because of Seattle–Tacoma International Airport's relatively low elevation of 433 feet, planes can take off or land at Seattle–Tacoma 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 closest airport to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is Renton Municipal Airport (RNT), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) NE of SEA.
- Seattle–Tacoma International Airport handled 34,776,666 passengers last year.
- Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) has 3 runways.
Facts about Waspam Airport (WSP):
- The closest airport to Waspam Airport (WSP) is Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) SE of WSP.
- The furthest airport from Waspam Airport (WSP) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Waspam Airport (meaning Waspam Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,253 miles (19,718 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Waspam Airport (WSP) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Waspam Airport's relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Waspam 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.