Nonstop flight route between Salamanca, Spain and Quoin Hill, Vanuatu:
Departure Airport:
(40°57'6"N by 5°30'6"W)
Arrival Airport:
(17°32'23"N by 168°26'31"E)
Distance from SLM to UIQ:
8,376.76 miles (13,481.06 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM), Salamanca, Spain and Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), Quoin Hill, Vanuatu would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,377 miles (or 13,481 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 Quoin Hill 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 Salamanca-Matacán Airport and Quoin Hill Airfield. 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: | UIQ / NVVQ |
| Airport Name: | Quoin Hill Airfield |
| Location: | Quoin Hill, Vanuatu |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°32'23"N by 168°26'31"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from UIQ |
| More Information: | UIQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Salamanca-Matacán Airport (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".
- 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 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.
Facts about Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ):
- A site was chosen for a bomber airfield and in October the Seebees started constructing a 6,000 feet by 200 feet runway which was completed by the middle of January 1943.
- The base was defended by the 198th Coast Artillery.
- The furthest airport from Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is located 11,749 miles (18,907 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- The closest airport to Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) is Wake Island Airfield (AWK), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) NW of UIQ.
| 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 | 168.82 miles (271.69 km) NW | Wake Island Airfield (AWK) | Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 2 | 446.58 miles (718.70 km) SSE | Utirik Airport (UTK) | Utirik Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 453.10 miles (729.20 km) SSW | Rongelap Airport (RNP) | Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 458.02 miles (737.11 km) SSW | Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) | Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 516.41 miles (831.08 km) SSE | Ailuk Airport (AIM) | Ailuk, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 527.11 miles (848.29 km) SSE | Mejit Airport (MJB) | Mejit Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 534.60 miles (860.36 km) SSW | Wotho Airport (WTO) | Wotho, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 536.33 miles (863.14 km) S | Likiep Airport (LIK) | Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 571.26 miles (919.35 km) SSE | Wotje Airport (WTE) | Wotje (Wotje Atoll), Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 577.93 miles (930.09 km) S | Elenak Airport (EAL) | Elenak, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 592.06 miles (952.83 km) SW | Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) | Enewetak, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 611.27 miles (983.74 km) S | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 611.47 miles (984.06 km) S | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 613.16 miles (986.78 km) SSW | Lae Airport (LML) | Lae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 618.86 miles (995.95 km) SSE | Kaben Airport (KBT) | Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,748.55 miles (18,907.41 km) SSE | RAF Ascension (ASI) | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena | |
| 2 | 10,899.60 miles (17,541.17 km) S | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 3 | 10,887.73 miles (17,522.07 km) S | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 4 | 10,867.82 miles (17,490.02 km) S | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 5 | 10,840.92 miles (17,446.73 km) SSW | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 10,813.73 miles (17,402.97 km) S | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 7 | 10,792.16 miles (17,368.25 km) S | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 8 | 10,790.27 miles (17,365.21 km) S | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 9 | 10,789.46 miles (17,363.91 km) S | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 10 | 10,777.55 miles (17,344.75 km) SSW | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 10,769.99 miles (17,332.58 km) SSW | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 12 | 10,760.88 miles (17,317.92 km) W | Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD) | Lubango, Angola | |
| 13 | 10,759.54 miles (17,315.77 km) SSW | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 10,751.72 miles (17,303.17 km) SSW | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 15 | 10,750.87 miles (17,301.81 km) S | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |