Nonstop flight route between São Nicolau, Cape Verde and Raton, New Mexico, United States:
Departure Airport:
(16°35'16"N by 24°17'2"W)
Arrival Airport:
(36°44'30"N by 104°30'7"W)
Distance from SNE to RTN:
5,006.98 miles (8,057.93 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Preguiça Airport (SNE), São Nicolau, Cape Verde and Raton Municipal Airport (RTN), Raton, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,007 miles (or 8,058 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 Raton Municipal 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 Raton Municipal 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: | RTN / KRTN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Raton, New Mexico, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°44'30"N by 104°30'7"W |
| Area Served: | Raton, New Mexico |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Raton |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6352 feet (1,936 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RTN |
| More Information: | RTN Maps & Info |
Facts about Preguiça Airport (SNE):
- 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.
- Preguiça Airport (SNE) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Raton Municipal Airport (RTN):
- In addition to being known as "Raton Municipal Airport", another name for RTN is "Crews Field".
- Because of Raton Municipal Airport's high elevation of 6,352 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at RTN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make RTN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Raton Municipal Airport covers 1,280 acres at an elevation of 6,352 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Raton Municipal Airport (RTN) is Perry Stokes Airport (TAD), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NNE of RTN.
- The furthest airport from Raton Municipal Airport (RTN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,053 miles (17,788 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Raton Municipal Airport (RTN) has 2 runways.
| 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 | 36.86 miles (59.33 km) NNE | Perry Stokes Airport (TAD) | Trinidad, Colorado, United States | |
| 2 | 67.81 miles (109.13 km) WSW | Taos Regional Airport (TSM) | Taos, New Mexico, United States | |
| 3 | 77.75 miles (125.13 km) ESE | Clayton Municipal Airpark (CAO) | Clayton, New Mexico, United States | |
| 4 | 83.19 miles (133.88 km) SSW | Las Vegas Municipal Airport (LVS) | Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States | |
| 5 | 89.15 miles (143.47 km) WNW | San Luis Valley Regional Airport (ALS) | Alamosa, Colorado, United States | |
| 6 | 99.05 miles (159.41 km) WSW | Ohkay Owingeh Airport (ESO) | Española, New Mexico, United States | |
| 7 | 106.92 miles (172.07 km) N | Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB) | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | |
| 8 | 114.97 miles (185.03 km) WSW | Los Alamos Airport (LAM) | Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States | |
| 9 | 117.77 miles (189.54 km) SW | Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF) | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | |
| 10 | 118.87 miles (191.30 km) SSE | Tucumcari Municipal Airport (TCC) | Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States | |
| 11 | 119.56 miles (192.41 km) ESE | Dalhart Municipal Airport (DHT) | Dalhart, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 135.37 miles (217.86 km) NE | Lamar Municipal Airport (LAA) | Lamar, Colorado, United States | |
| 13 | 143.03 miles (230.19 km) N | City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 14 | 145.80 miles (234.65 km) WNW | Stevens Field (FAA: PSO) (PGO) | Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 15 | 150.22 miles (241.76 km) NW | Harriet Alexander Field (SLT) | Salida, Colorado, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,053.03 miles (17,788.08 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,880.77 miles (17,510.86 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,829.08 miles (17,427.67 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,811.57 miles (17,399.49 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,570.99 miles (17,012.31 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,487.40 miles (16,877.79 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,440.65 miles (16,802.56 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,435.18 miles (16,793.76 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,394.82 miles (16,728.80 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,364.69 miles (16,680.31 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,335.79 miles (16,633.80 km) ESE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,291.09 miles (16,561.86 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,285.26 miles (16,552.47 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,280.76 miles (16,545.23 km) SE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,270.04 miles (16,527.99 km) ESE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |