Nonstop flight route between San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México and Windhoek, Namibia:
Departure Airport:
(22°15'15"N by 100°55'50"W)
Arrival Airport:
(22°36'43"S by 17°4'50"E)
Distance from SLP to ERS:
8,509.00 miles (13,693.87 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ponciano Arriaga International Airport (SLP), San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México and Eros Airport (ERS), Windhoek, Namibia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,509 miles (or 13,694 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 Ponciano Arriaga International Airport and Eros Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLP / MMSP |
| Airport Name: | Ponciano Arriaga International Airport |
| Location: | San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°15'15"N by 100°55'50"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6035 feet (1,839 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SLP |
| More Information: | SLP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ERS / FYWE |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Windhoek, Namibia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°36'43"S by 17°4'50"E |
| Area Served: | Windhoek, Namibia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5575 feet (1,699 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ERS |
| More Information: | ERS Maps & Info |
Facts about Ponciano Arriaga International Airport (SLP):
- Ponciano Arriaga International Airport (SLP) has 2 runways.
- Because of Ponciano Arriaga International Airport's high elevation of 6,035 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SLP. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SLP a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Ponciano Arriaga International Airport (SLP) is Guanajuato International Airport (BJX), which is located 94 miles (151 kilometers) SSW of SLP.
- The furthest airport from Ponciano Arriaga International Airport (SLP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,410 miles (18,362 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Eros Airport (ERS):
- Eros Airport (ERS) has 2 runways.
- In January 2008, a Cessna 210 crashed after take off killing the pilot and all 6 tourists on board.
- In addition to being known as "Eros Airport", another name for ERS is "Windhoek Eros Airport".
- Eros is a busy hub of general aviation and one of the busiest airports in the SADC region.
- The closest airport to Eros Airport (ERS) is Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ENE of ERS.
- Because of Eros Airport's high elevation of 5,575 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ERS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ERS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Eros is an alternate for Windhoek International Airport in VMC conditions.
- The furthest airport from Eros Airport (ERS) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is nearly antipodal to Eros Airport (meaning Eros Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from PMRF Barking Sands), and is located 12,232 miles (19,686 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 94.02 miles (151.31 km) SSW | Guanajuato International Airport (BJX) | León, Guanajuato, Mexico |     |
| 2 | 94.62 miles (152.27 km) SW | Francisco Primo de Verdad National Airport (LOM) | Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 3 | 96.62 miles (155.49 km) WSW | Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU) | Aguascalientes, Mexico | |
| 4 | 118.09 miles (190.04 km) S | Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW) | Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico | |
| 5 | 120.51 miles (193.94 km) WNW | General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport (ZCL) | Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico | |
| 6 | 122.47 miles (197.09 km) SSE | Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO) | Querétaro, Mexico | |
| 7 | 136.76 miles (220.10 km) E | Tamuín National Airport (TSL) | Tamuín, San Luis Potosí, Mexico | |
| 8 | 160.63 miles (258.51 km) NE | General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport (CVM) | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| 9 | 166.24 miles (267.54 km) S | General Francisco Mujica International Airport (MLM) | Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico | |
| 10 | 194.37 miles (312.81 km) SW | Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (GDL) | Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 11 | 195.99 miles (315.41 km) E | General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM) | Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| 12 | 210.02 miles (338.00 km) SSW | Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport (UPN) | Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico | |
| 13 | 212.24 miles (341.57 km) SE | Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU) | Zumpango, State of Mexico, Mexico | |
| 14 | 212.24 miles (341.57 km) SE | Cupul National Airport (TZM) | Tizimín, Yucatan, Mexico | |
| 15 | 220.01 miles (354.08 km) SSE | Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC) | Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,409.52 miles (18,361.80 km) E | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,075.86 miles (17,824.83 km) WSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,055.88 miles (17,792.67 km) E | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,922.02 miles (17,577.25 km) E | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,920.04 miles (17,574.06 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 6 | 10,873.82 miles (17,499.68 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 7 | 10,813.09 miles (17,401.95 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 8 | 10,729.22 miles (17,266.96 km) SSE | Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) | Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 9 | 10,700.87 miles (17,221.35 km) SSE | Thimarafushi Airport (TMF) | Thimarafushi, Thaa Atoll, Maldives | |
| 10 | 10,610.19 miles (17,075.41 km) SSE | Villa International Airport (VAM) | Maamigili, Maldives | |
| 11 | 10,571.59 miles (17,013.28 km) SSE | Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) | Hulhulé Island, Maldives | |
| 12 | 10,503.71 miles (16,904.04 km) E | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,497.29 miles (16,893.72 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,494.23 miles (16,888.78 km) E | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,492.51 miles (16,886.02 km) E | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.87 miles (41.63 km) ENE | Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 2 | 121.31 miles (195.22 km) E | Gobabis Airport (GOG) | Gobabis, Namibia | |
| 3 | 134.45 miles (216.38 km) W | Arandis Airport (ADI) | Arandis / Swakopmund, Namibia | |
| 4 | 157.18 miles (252.96 km) W | Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) | Walvis Bay, Namibia | |
| 5 | 218.56 miles (351.74 km) NNE | Grootfontein Airport (GFY) | Grootfontein, Namibia | |
| 6 | 250.65 miles (403.38 km) N | Halali Airport (HAL) | Halali, Namibia | |
| 7 | 278.98 miles (448.98 km) SSE | Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) | Keetmanshoop, Namibia | |
| 8 | 299.69 miles (482.31 km) ENE | Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) | Ghanzi, Botswana | |
| 9 | 304.29 miles (489.71 km) SSW | Lüderitz Airport (LUD) | Luderitz, Namibia | |
| 10 | 311.69 miles (501.61 km) ESE | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 11 | 364.29 miles (586.27 km) NNE | Rundu Airport (NDU) | Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia | |
| 12 | 388.51 miles (625.24 km) SSE | Karasburg Airport (KAS) | Karasburg, Namibia | |
| 13 | 399.21 miles (642.46 km) NE | Dirico Airport (DRC) | Dirico, Angola | |
| 14 | 413.27 miles (665.10 km) S | Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) | Alexander Bay, South Africa | |
| 15 | 427.41 miles (687.85 km) NNW | Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN) | Xangongo, Angola | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,232.36 miles (19,686.02 km) W | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 12,219.05 miles (19,664.61 km) WNW | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 12,213.17 miles (19,655.14 km) W | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 12,203.72 miles (19,639.94 km) W | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 12,126.20 miles (19,515.17 km) WNW | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 12,114.76 miles (19,496.76 km) WNW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 12,113.27 miles (19,494.36 km) WNW | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 12,104.39 miles (19,480.08 km) WNW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 12,104.39 miles (19,480.08 km) WNW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 12,050.11 miles (19,392.72 km) WNW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 12,043.59 miles (19,382.24 km) WNW | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 12,033.46 miles (19,365.93 km) WNW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 12,020.21 miles (19,344.60 km) WNW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 12,003.94 miles (19,318.42 km) WNW | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,976.16 miles (19,273.72 km) WNW | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |