Nonstop flight route between Fogo, Cape Verde and Fajardo, Puerto Rico, United States:
Departure Airport:
(14°52'58"N by 24°28'48"W)
Arrival Airport:
(18°18'29"N by 65°39'42"W)
Distance from SFL to FAJ:
2,731.60 miles (4,396.07 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between São Filipe Airport (SFL), Fogo, Cape Verde and Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ), Fajardo, Puerto Rico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,732 miles (or 4,396 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 São Filipe Airport and Diego Jiménez Torres 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 São Filipe Airport and Diego Jiménez Torres Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SFL / GVSF |
| Airport Name: | São Filipe Airport |
| Location: | Fogo, Cape Verde |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°52'58"N by 24°28'48"W |
| Area Served: | São Filipe |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea (ASA) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SFL |
| More Information: | SFL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FAJ / TJFA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Fajardo, Puerto Rico, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°18'29"N by 65°39'42"W |
| Area Served: | Fajardo, Puerto Rico |
| Operator/Owner: | Puerto Rico Ports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 64 feet (20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FAJ |
| More Information: | FAJ Maps & Info |
Facts about São Filipe Airport (SFL):
- Because of São Filipe Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at São Filipe 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 São Filipe Airport (SFL) is Misima Airport (MIS), which is nearly antipodal to São Filipe Airport (meaning São Filipe Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Misima Airport), and is located 12,095 miles (19,465 kilometers) away in Misima Island, Papua New Guinea.
- São Filipe Airport (SFL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to São Filipe Airport (SFL) is Mosteiros Airport (MTI), which is located only 15 miles (23 kilometers) NE of SFL.
Facts about Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ):
- In addition to being known as "Diego Jiménez Torres Airport", other names for FAJ include "Fajardo Airport" and "X95".
- Because of Diego Jiménez Torres Airport's relatively low elevation of 64 feet, planes can take off or land at Diego Jiménez Torres 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 Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ) is Humacao Airport (HUC), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of FAJ.
- Airport operations were shut down in November 2008 and transferred to the newly opened José Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba.
- Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (meaning Diego Jiménez Torres Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,247 miles (19,709 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.59 miles (23.48 km) NE | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde |     |
| 2 | 65.90 miles (106.06 km) E | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 86.56 miles (139.31 km) ENE | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 118.51 miles (190.72 km) N | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 136.85 miles (220.23 km) NE | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 140.09 miles (225.45 km) NNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 163.94 miles (263.84 km) NE | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 165.35 miles (266.11 km) NNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 467.00 miles (751.56 km) E | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 10 | 535.24 miles (861.38 km) E | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 11 | 539.88 miles (868.85 km) E | Saint-Louis Airport (XLS) | Saint-Louis, Senegal | |
| 12 | 546.60 miles (879.66 km) ESE | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 13 | 566.05 miles (910.96 km) E | Kaolack Airport (KLC) | Kaolack, Senegal | |
| 14 | 573.24 miles (922.53 km) ESE | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 15 | 596.65 miles (960.21 km) ENE | Richard Toll Airport (RDT) | Richard Toll, Senegal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,095.33 miles (19,465.49 km) SSE | Misima Airport (MIS) | Misima Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 12,057.21 miles (19,404.16 km) SW | Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY) | Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 12,009.59 miles (19,327.52 km) SSE | Guasopa Airport (GAZ) | Guasopa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 11,977.63 miles (19,276.09 km) SW | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 11,968.80 miles (19,261.86 km) SSW | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 11,965.63 miles (19,256.77 km) SE | Gurney Airport (GUR) | Alotau, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 11,965.11 miles (19,255.93 km) SSW | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 11,959.30 miles (19,246.58 km) S | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 11,951.22 miles (19,233.58 km) SW | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 10 | 11,920.88 miles (19,184.74 km) S | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 11,915.49 miles (19,176.07 km) SE | Vivigani Airport (VIV) | Vivigani, Goodenough Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 11,908.97 miles (19,165.58 km) SW | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 11,903.57 miles (19,156.90 km) SE | Losuia Airport (Kiriwina Airfield) (LSA) | Losuia, Kiriwina Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 11,899.87 miles (19,150.93 km) SE | Agaun Airport (AUP) | Agaun, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 11,899.15 miles (19,149.77 km) SW | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.87 miles (23.93 km) SW | Humacao Airport (HUC) | Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 2 | 16.29 miles (26.22 km) SE | Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) | Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 3 | 23.45 miles (37.74 km) E | Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico | |
| 4 | 24.06 miles (38.73 km) WNW | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 5 | 30.40 miles (48.92 km) WNW | Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 6 | 42.73 miles (68.77 km) WNW | Dorado Airport (DDP) | Dorado, Puerto Rico | |
| 7 | 45.21 miles (72.76 km) E | Cyril E. King Airport (STT) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 8 | 47.34 miles (76.19 km) E | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 9 | 62.68 miles (100.87 km) WSW | Mercedita Airport (PSE) | Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| 10 | 67.19 miles (108.14 km) W | Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE) | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | |
| 11 | 70.25 miles (113.05 km) SE | Henry E. Rohlsen International Airport (STX) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 12 | 73.85 miles (118.86 km) ESE | Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 13 | 73.98 miles (119.05 km) E | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands | |
| 14 | 81.46 miles (131.10 km) E | Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ) | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | |
| 15 | 97.07 miles (156.22 km) W | Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) | Aguadilla, Puerto Rico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,246.93 miles (19,709.47 km) SSW | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,207.14 miles (19,645.44 km) SW | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,164.93 miles (19,577.52 km) S | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,122.80 miles (19,509.71 km) WSW | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,109.23 miles (19,487.87 km) SW | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,085.24 miles (19,449.27 km) SW | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,054.46 miles (19,399.72 km) SW | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,035.12 miles (19,368.60 km) SSW | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 12,004.53 miles (19,319.37 km) SW | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 12,002.56 miles (19,316.20 km) SW | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,980.68 miles (19,280.98 km) S | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,937.81 miles (19,211.99 km) SW | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,918.18 miles (19,180.41 km) W | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,910.45 miles (19,167.96 km) S | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,820.30 miles (19,022.88 km) W | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |