Nonstop flight route between Salamanca, Spain and Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States:
Departure Airport:
(40°57'6"N by 5°30'6"W)
Arrival Airport:
(32°50'24"N by 105°59'26"W)
Distance from SLM to ALM:
5,259.26 miles (8,463.94 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM), Salamanca, Spain and Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport (ALM), Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,259 miles (or 8,464 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 Salamanca-Matacán Airport and Alamogordo–White Sands Regional 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 Salamanca-Matacán Airport and Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLM / LESA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Salamanca, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°57'6"N by 5°30'6"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Aena |
| Airport Type: | Public, military |
| Elevation: | 2595 feet (791 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SLM |
| More Information: | SLM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALM / KALM |
| Airport Name: | Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport |
| Location: | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°50'24"N by 105°59'26"W |
| Area Served: | Alamogordo, New Mexico |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Alamogordo |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4200 feet (1,280 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ALM |
| More Information: | ALM Maps & Info |
Facts about Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM):
- Salamanca-Matacán Airport handled 15,830 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) is Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), which is nearly antipodal to Salamanca-Matacán Airport (meaning Salamanca-Matacán Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kapiti Coast Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,973 kilometers) away in Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) is Valladolid International Airport (VLL), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) NNE of SLM.
- Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Salamanca-Matacán Airport", another name for SLM is "Aeropuerto de Salamanca-Matacán".
Facts about Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport (ALM):
- Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport (ALM) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport (ALM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,319 miles (18,217 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located four nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Alamogordo, a city in Otero County, New Mexico, United States.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 414 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 505 enplanements in 2009, and 369 in 2010.
- Because of Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport's high elevation of 4,200 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ALM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ALM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport (ALM) is Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) W of ALM.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 62.07 miles (99.89 km) NNE | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain |     |
| 2 | 88.38 miles (142.23 km) NW | Bragança Airport (BGC) | Bragança, Portugal | |
| 3 | 106.92 miles (172.08 km) ESE | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD) | Madrid, Spain | |
| 4 | 112.16 miles (180.51 km) ESE | Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) | Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain | |
| 5 | 113.38 miles (182.47 km) N | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 6 | 114.10 miles (183.63 km) WSW | Covilhã Airport (COV) | Covilhã, Portugal | |
| 7 | 117.61 miles (189.28 km) WNW | Vila Real Airport (VRL) | Vila Real, Portugal | |
| 8 | 137.59 miles (221.44 km) NE | Burgos Airport (RGS) | Burgos, Spain | |
| 9 | 158.61 miles (255.25 km) SSW | Badajoz Airport (BJZ) | Badajoz, Spain | |
| 10 | 159.00 miles (255.89 km) WNW | Braga Airport (BGZ) | Braga, Portugal | |
| 11 | 165.22 miles (265.90 km) WSW | Coimbra Airport (CBP) | Coimbra, Portugal | |
| 12 | 165.99 miles (267.14 km) SSE | Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM) | Ciudad Real, Spain | |
| 13 | 166.53 miles (268.01 km) W | Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) | Porto, Portugal | |
| 14 | 182.49 miles (293.69 km) N | Asturias Airport (OVD) | Oviedo, Asturias, Spain | |
| 15 | 184.03 miles (296.17 km) WNW | Vigo Airport (VGO) | Vigo, Galicia, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,410.95 miles (19,973.45 km) W | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,406.34 miles (19,966.01 km) SSW | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,385.85 miles (19,933.05 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,377.55 miles (19,919.68 km) W | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,366.16 miles (19,901.36 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,363.69 miles (19,897.38 km) SW | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,363.01 miles (19,896.29 km) SSW | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,357.52 miles (19,887.45 km) E | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,348.37 miles (19,872.73 km) E | Takaka Aerodrome (KTF) | Takaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,325.02 miles (19,835.14 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,301.47 miles (19,797.25 km) S | New Plymouth Airport (NPL) | New Plymouth, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,276.03 miles (19,756.31 km) ESE | Westport Airport (WSZ) | Westport, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,274.96 miles (19,754.59 km) SW | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,262.32 miles (19,734.25 km) SSW | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,236.83 miles (19,693.21 km) ESE | Greymouth Airport (GMN) | Greymouth, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 6.78 miles (10.91 km) W | Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN) | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States | |
| 2 | 66.25 miles (106.61 km) SW | Las Cruces International Airport (LRU) | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | |
| 3 | 72.12 miles (116.06 km) SSW | Biggs Army Airfield (BIF) | Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 74.85 miles (120.46 km) SSW | El Paso International Airport (ELP) | El Paso, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 79.11 miles (127.31 km) WNW | Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport (TCS) | Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States | |
| 6 | 87.01 miles (140.03 km) SSW | Abraham González International Airport (CJS) | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 7 | 87.01 miles (140.03 km) SSW | Nuevo Casas Grandes Municipal Airport (NCG) | Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 8 | 88.40 miles (142.26 km) E | Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS) | Artesia, New Mexico, United States | |
| 9 | 90.35 miles (145.40 km) ENE | Roswell International Air Center (ROW) | Roswell, New Mexico, United States | |
| 10 | 106.37 miles (171.19 km) ESE | Cavern City Air Terminal (CNM) | Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States | |
| 11 | 108.37 miles (174.41 km) WSW | Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN) | Deming, New Mexico, United States | |
| 12 | 118.76 miles (191.12 km) SW | Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) | Columbus, New Mexico, United States | |
| 13 | 126.65 miles (203.83 km) W | Grant County Airport (SVC) | Silver City, New Mexico, United States | |
| 14 | 142.01 miles (228.54 km) SSE | Culberson County Airport (VHN) | Van Horn, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 152.85 miles (245.99 km) NE | Fort Sumner Municipal Airport (FSU) | Fort Sumner, New Mexico, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,319.39 miles (18,216.75 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,116.36 miles (17,890.00 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,047.52 miles (17,779.21 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,033.13 miles (17,756.06 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,720.20 miles (17,252.44 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,671.77 miles (17,174.50 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,612.38 miles (17,078.93 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,602.45 miles (17,062.94 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,583.70 miles (17,032.78 km) E | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,579.40 miles (17,025.86 km) ESE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,531.14 miles (16,948.18 km) ESE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,507.09 miles (16,909.48 km) SE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,472.42 miles (16,853.69 km) ESE | Mandritsara Airport (WMA) | Mandritsara, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,456.63 miles (16,828.27 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,453.68 miles (16,823.52 km) ESE | Tsiroanomandidy Airport (WTS) | Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar | |