Nonstop flight route between San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México and Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone:
Departure Airport:
(22°15'15"N by 100°55'50"W)
Arrival Airport:
(7°48'45"N by 12°22'40"W)
Distance from SLP to GBK:
5,922.67 miles (9,531.59 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 Gbangbatok Airport (GBK), Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,923 miles (or 9,532 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 Gbangbatok 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 Ponciano Arriaga International Airport and Gbangbatok Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | GBK / GFGK |
| Airport Name: | Gbangbatok Airport |
| Location: | Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°48'45"N by 12°22'40"W |
| Area Served: | Gbangbatok |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GBK |
| More Information: | GBK Maps & Info |
Facts about Ponciano Arriaga International Airport (SLP):
- The closest airport to Ponciano Arriaga International Airport (SLP) is Guanajuato International Airport (BJX), which is located 94 miles (151 kilometers) SSW of 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 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 Gbangbatok Airport (GBK):
- The furthest airport from Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Gbangbatok Airport (meaning Gbangbatok Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,032 miles (19,364 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
- Because of Gbangbatok Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Gbangbatok 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.
- Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) is Sherbro International Airport (BTE), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SSW of GBK.
| 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 | 21.64 miles (34.83 km) SSW | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone | |
| 2 | 43.13 miles (69.42 km) ENE | Bo Airport (KBS) | Bo, Sierra Leone | |
| 3 | 65.21 miles (104.95 km) NW | Hastings Airport (HGS) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 4 | 78.82 miles (126.85 km) NW | Lungi International Airport (FNA) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 5 | 82.63 miles (132.98 km) E | Kenema Airport (KEN) | Kenema, Sierra Leone | |
| 6 | 106.57 miles (171.50 km) ENE | Yengema Airport (WYE) | Yengema, Kono District, Sierra Leone | |
| 7 | 139.26 miles (224.12 km) NNE | Kabala Airport (KBA) | Kabala, Sierra Leone | |
| 8 | 148.21 miles (238.52 km) NW | Conakry International Airport (CKY) | Conakry, Guinea | |
| 9 | 151.82 miles (244.33 km) ENE | Foya Airport (FOY) | Foya, Liberia | |
| 10 | 152.98 miles (246.20 km) SE | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 11 | 176.07 miles (283.35 km) SE | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 12 | 179.96 miles (289.62 km) ENE | Kissidougou Airport (KSI) | Kissidougou, Guinea | |
| 13 | 182.04 miles (292.97 km) ENE | Voinjama Airport (VOI) | Voinjama, Liberia | |
| 14 | 188.77 miles (303.80 km) NE | Faranah Airport (FAA) | Faranah, Guinea | |
| 15 | 193.28 miles (311.06 km) NNW | Fria Airport (FIG) | Fria, Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,032.33 miles (19,364.11 km) S | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 2 | 12,026.52 miles (19,354.77 km) ESE | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 12,019.49 miles (19,343.45 km) S | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 12,005.95 miles (19,321.66 km) ESE | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 11,994.21 miles (19,302.76 km) S | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 11,978.97 miles (19,278.24 km) E | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 11,970.92 miles (19,265.27 km) ESE | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 11,958.25 miles (19,244.89 km) E | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 11,939.41 miles (19,214.57 km) S | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 11,932.50 miles (19,203.45 km) S | Nauru International Airport (INU) | Yaren, Nauru | |
| 11 | 11,918.48 miles (19,180.88 km) S | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 11,907.95 miles (19,163.95 km) ESE | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 11,906.45 miles (19,161.52 km) S | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 11,904.55 miles (19,158.47 km) S | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 11,888.80 miles (19,133.12 km) ESE | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |