Nonstop flight route between Sal Island, Cape Verde and Coyhaique, Chile:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID), Sal Island, Cape Verde and Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ), Coyhaique, Chile would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,290 miles (or 8,513 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 Amílcar Cabral International Airport and Teniente Vidal Airfield, 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 Amílcar Cabral International Airport and Teniente Vidal Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID):

• Because of Amílcar Cabral International Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Amílcar Cabral 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 Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) is Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY), which is nearly antipodal to Amílcar Cabral International Airport (meaning Amílcar Cabral International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bellona/Anua Airport), and is located 12,018 miles (19,341 kilometers) away in Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands.
• The first airport on Sal Island was built in 1939 by Italy, as a fuel and provisions stopping-point on routes from Rome to South America.
• Amílcar Cabral International Airport handled 576 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) is Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) S of SID.
• In 1985, TACV began service to Boston, Massachusetts, using a LAM DC10.
• Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) has 2 runways.
• Between 1960 and 1967 Sal was a stop of the Voo da amizade, a dedicated service between Brazil and Portugal.
• In addition to being known as "Amílcar Cabral International Airport", another name for SID is "Aeroporto Internacional Amílcar Cabral".
• Amílcar Cabral International Airport, also known as Sal International Airport or Amílcar Cabral Airport, is the principal international airport of Cape Verde.

Facts about Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ):

• The furthest airport from Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) is Mandalgovi Airport (MXW), which is nearly antipodal to Teniente Vidal Airfield (meaning Teniente Vidal Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mandalgovi Airport), and is located 12,358 miles (19,888 kilometers) away in Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia.
• The closest airport to Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) is Balmaceda Airport (BBA), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SE of GXQ.
• In addition to being known as "Teniente Vidal Airfield", other names for GXQ include "Teniente Vidal Airfield (Coyhaique)" and "Aeródromo Teniente Vidal".
• Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) currently has only 1 runway.