Nonstop flight route between São Nicolau, Cape Verde and Bern, Switzerland:
Departure Airport:
(16°35'16"N by 24°17'2"W)
Arrival Airport:
(46°54'43"N by 7°29'57"E)
Distance from SNE to BRN:
2,770.11 miles (4,458.04 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Preguiça Airport (SNE), São Nicolau, Cape Verde and Bern Airport (BRN), Bern, Switzerland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,770 miles (or 4,458 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 Preguiça Airport and Bern 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 Preguiça Airport and Bern Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SNE / GVSN |
| Airport Name: | Preguiça Airport |
| Location: | São Nicolau, Cape Verde |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°35'16"N by 24°17'2"W |
| Area Served: | Ribeira Brava |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos Seguranca Aera (ASA) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 669 feet (204 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SNE |
| More Information: | SNE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRN / LSZB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bern, Switzerland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°54'43"N by 7°29'57"E |
| Area Served: | Bern, Switzerland |
| Operator/Owner: | ALPAR Flug- und Flugplatz- gesellschaft AG |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1673 feet (510 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BRN |
| More Information: | BRN Maps & Info |
Facts about Preguiça Airport (SNE):
- Because of Preguiça Airport's relatively low elevation of 669 feet, planes can take off or land at Preguiça 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.
- Preguiça Airport (SNE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Preguiça Airport (SNE) is Misima Airport (MIS), which is located 11,986 miles (19,289 kilometers) away in Misima Island, Papua New Guinea.
- The closest airport to Preguiça Airport (SNE) is Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) WNW of SNE.
Facts about Bern Airport (BRN):
- The existing terminal was expanded to better accommodate flights to the Non-Schengen area in 2011.
- In addition to being known as "Bern Airport", other names for BRN include "Regionalflugplatz Bern-Belp" and "LSZB / LSMB".
- Bern Airport (BRN) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Bern Airport (BRN) is Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) ENE of BRN.
- The furthest airport from Bern Airport (BRN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bern Airport (meaning Bern Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,149 miles (19,552 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 53.89 miles (86.72 km) WNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde |     |
| 2 | 68.22 miles (109.78 km) NW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 89.06 miles (143.33 km) E | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 97.54 miles (156.98 km) ESE | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 106.65 miles (171.64 km) S | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 118.51 miles (190.72 km) S | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 121.86 miles (196.11 km) SE | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 126.38 miles (203.39 km) SSE | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 469.63 miles (755.80 km) ESE | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 10 | 519.89 miles (836.68 km) E | Saint-Louis Airport (XLS) | Saint-Louis, Senegal | |
| 11 | 555.53 miles (894.03 km) ENE | La Güera Airport (ZLG) | La Güera, Western Sahara | |
| 12 | 556.61 miles (895.78 km) ESE | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 13 | 559.53 miles (900.48 km) ENE | Nouakchott International Airport (NKC) | Nouakchott, Mauritania | |
| 14 | 561.42 miles (903.52 km) ENE | Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | |
| 15 | 571.51 miles (919.76 km) E | Richard Toll Airport (RDT) | Richard Toll, Senegal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,985.79 miles (19,289.21 km) SSE | Misima Airport (MIS) | Misima Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 11,980.45 miles (19,280.61 km) SW | Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY) | Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 11,922.74 miles (19,187.75 km) ESE | Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) | Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,914.28 miles (19,174.13 km) ESE | Whitsunday Airport (WSY) | Airlie Beach, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,905.05 miles (19,159.27 km) SE | Mackay Airport (MKY) | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,895.63 miles (19,144.12 km) SSE | Guasopa Airport (GAZ) | Guasopa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 11,895.51 miles (19,143.91 km) ESE | Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) | Proserpine, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,890.78 miles (19,136.31 km) ESE | Bowen Airport (ZBO) | Bowen, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,888.90 miles (19,133.28 km) SSW | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| 10 | 11,872.24 miles (19,106.47 km) SE | Gurney Airport (GUR) | Alotau, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 11,872.10 miles (19,106.25 km) WSW | Île des Pins Airport (BMY) | Waala, Belep Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 12 | 11,867.80 miles (19,099.32 km) SSW | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 11,862.43 miles (19,090.69 km) SSW | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 11,857.17 miles (19,082.22 km) SE | Rockhampton Airport (ROK) | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,856.65 miles (19,081.39 km) S | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.78 miles (64.02 km) ENE | Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML) | Emmen, Lucerne, Switzerland | |
| 2 | 46.85 miles (75.40 km) N | EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) | Basel, Switzerland | |
| 3 | 46.85 miles (75.40 km) N | EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (MLH) | Mulhouse, France | |
| 4 | 48.55 miles (78.14 km) S | Sion Airport (SIR) | Sion, Switzerland | |
| 5 | 48.88 miles (78.67 km) WSW | Lausanne Airport (QLS) | Lausanne, Switzerland | |
| 6 | 51.76 miles (83.30 km) NW | Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome (XMF) | Montbéliard, France | |
| 7 | 62.35 miles (100.35 km) NE | Zurich Airport (ZRH) | Zürich, Switzerland | |
| 8 | 69.77 miles (112.29 km) WNW | Besançon - La Vèze Aerodrome (QBQ) | Besançon / La Vèze, France | |
| 9 | 76.79 miles (123.58 km) SW | Annemasse Aerodrome (QNJ) | Annemasse, France | |
| 10 | 80.77 miles (129.99 km) SW | Geneva International Airport (GVA) | Geneva, Switzerland | |
| 11 | 81.35 miles (130.91 km) S | Aosta Valley Airport (AOT) | Aosta, Italy | |
| 12 | 83.04 miles (133.63 km) N | Colmar - Houssen Airport (CMR) | Colmar / Houssen, France | |
| 13 | 85.44 miles (137.50 km) SSW | Megève Aerodrome (MVV) | Megève, France | |
| 14 | 91.93 miles (147.95 km) SE | Lugano Airport (LUG) | Lugano, Agno, Switzerland | |
| 15 | 97.72 miles (157.27 km) W | Dole - Jura Airport (DLE) | Dole, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,149.06 miles (19,551.98 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,719.19 miles (18,860.15 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,699.67 miles (18,828.75 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,695.66 miles (18,822.30 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,691.00 miles (18,814.80 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,689.81 miles (18,812.88 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,689.37 miles (18,812.17 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,688.22 miles (18,810.32 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,672.13 miles (18,784.43 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,667.34 miles (18,776.72 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,649.56 miles (18,748.11 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,648.76 miles (18,746.82 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,638.18 miles (18,729.79 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,631.39 miles (18,718.86 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,630.91 miles (18,718.08 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |