Nonstop flight route between Salem, Oregon, United States and Willemstad, Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between McNary Field (SLE), Salem, Oregon, United States and Hato International Airport Curaçao International Airport (CUR), Willemstad, Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,887 miles (or 6,255 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 McNary Field and Hato International Airport Curaçao 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 McNary Field and Hato International Airport Curaçao 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: | SLE / KSLE |
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Location: | Salem, Oregon, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°54'33"N by 123°0'8"W |
Area Served: | Salem, Oregon |
Operator/Owner: | City of Salem |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 214 feet (65 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SLE |
More Information: | SLE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CUR / TNCC |
Airport Name: | Hato International Airport Curaçao International Airport |
Location: | Willemstad, Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°11'20"N by 68°57'34"W |
Area Served: | Curaçao |
Operator/Owner: | Curaçao Airport Holding |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 29 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CUR |
More Information: | CUR Maps & Info |
Facts about McNary Field (SLE):
- United Airlines was the first airline at Salem, in the 1940s.
- The furthest airport from McNary Field (SLE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,954 miles (17,628 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of McNary Field's relatively low elevation of 214 feet, planes can take off or land at McNary Field 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.
- In addition to being known as "McNary Field", another name for SLE is "Salem Municipal AirportSalem Army Airfield".
- The closest airport to McNary Field (SLE) is Corvallis Municipal Airport (CVO), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) SSW of SLE.
- McNary Field is in Marion County, Oregon, two miles southeast of Salem, which owns it.
- McNary Field has had scheduled airline flights, including service via Delta Air Lines that ended in October 2008.
- McNary Field (SLE) has 2 runways.
Facts about Hato International Airport Curaçao International Airport (CUR):
- The closest airport to Hato International Airport Curaçao International Airport (CUR) is Flamingo International Airport (BON), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) E of CUR.
- Hato International Airport Curaçao International Airport (CUR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Hato International Airport Curaçao International Airport (CUR) is Adisucipto International Airport (JOG), which is nearly antipodal to Hato International Airport Curaçao International Airport (meaning Hato International Airport Curaçao International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Adisucipto International Airport), and is located 12,130 miles (19,521 kilometers) away in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
- Because of Hato International Airport Curaçao International Airport's relatively low elevation of 29 feet, planes can take off or land at Hato International Airport Curaçao 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 west end of the airport is a USAF Forward Operating Base.
- A new terminal was officially opened in 2006 and it accommodates a maximum of 1.6 million passengers per year.