Nonstop flight route between San Tomé, Venezuela and Sand Point, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(8°56'43"N by 64°9'3"W)
Arrival Airport:
(55°18'48"N by 160°31'17"W)
Distance from SOM to SDP:
5,958.98 miles (9,590.03 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between San Tomé Airport (SOM), San Tomé, Venezuela and Sand Point Airport (SDP), Sand Point, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,959 miles (or 9,590 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 San Tomé Airport and Sand Point 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 San Tomé Airport and Sand Point Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SOM / SVST |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | San Tomé, Venezuela |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°56'43"N by 64°9'3"W |
| Area Served: | El Tigre, Venezuela |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 837 feet (255 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SOM |
| More Information: | SOM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDP / PASD |
| Airport Name: | Sand Point Airport |
| Location: | Sand Point, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°18'48"N by 160°31'17"W |
| Area Served: | Sand Point, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SDP |
| More Information: | SDP Maps & Info |
Facts about San Tomé Airport (SOM):
- In addition to being known as "San Tomé Airport", another name for SOM is "Aeropuerto Don Edmundo Barrios".
- Because of San Tomé Airport's relatively low elevation of 837 feet, planes can take off or land at San Tomé 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.
- San Tomé Airport (SOM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to San Tomé Airport (SOM) is El Tigre Airport (ELX), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SSW of SOM.
- The furthest airport from San Tomé Airport (SOM) is Selaparang Airport (AMI), which is nearly antipodal to San Tomé Airport (meaning San Tomé Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Selaparang Airport), and is located 12,405 miles (19,964 kilometers) away in Mataram, Indonesia.
Facts about Sand Point Airport (SDP):
- Because of Sand Point Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Sand Point 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.
- Sand Point Airport resides at elevation of 21 feet above mean sea level.
- Sand Point Airport (SDP) currently has only 1 runway.
- As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 4,296 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 3,957 in 2009, and 4,281 in 2010.
- The closest airport to Sand Point Airport (SDP) is Port Moller Airport (PML), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) N of SDP.
- The furthest airport from Sand Point Airport (SDP) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,961 miles (17,641 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.77 miles (14.11 km) SSW | El Tigre Airport (ELX) | El Tigre, Venezuela |     |
| 2 | 39.98 miles (64.34 km) NNW | Anaco Airport (AAO) | Anaco, Venezuela | |
| 3 | 70.71 miles (113.79 km) SE | Tomás de Heres Airport (CBL) | Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela | |
| 4 | 87.82 miles (141.33 km) NE | José Tadeo Monagas International Airport (MUN) | Maturín, Venezuela | |
| 5 | 88.26 miles (142.04 km) NNW | General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport (BLA) | Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela | |
| 6 | 103.99 miles (167.36 km) N | Antonio José de Sucre Airport (CUM) | Cumaná, Venezuela | |
| 7 | 105.29 miles (169.45 km) ESE | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (CGU) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| 8 | 105.29 miles (169.45 km) ESE | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (PZO) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| 9 | 127.13 miles (204.60 km) W | Valle de la Pascua Airport (VDP) | Valle de la Pascua, Guárico, Venezuela | |
| 10 | 133.05 miles (214.13 km) NNE | General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP) | Carúpano, Venezuela | |
| 11 | 136.53 miles (219.73 km) N | Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (PMV) | Porlamar, Venezuela | |
| 12 | 168.33 miles (270.90 km) NE | Güiria Airport (GUI) | Guiria, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 207.45 miles (333.85 km) SSE | Canaima Airport (CAJ) | Canaima, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 222.91 miles (358.74 km) W | Calabozo Airport (CLZ) | Calabozo, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 222.95 miles (358.80 km) ENE | Piarco International Airport (POS) | Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,405.38 miles (19,964.47 km) SSW | Selaparang Airport (AMI) | Mataram, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,404.87 miles (19,963.66 km) WSW | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,388.32 miles (19,937.03 km) ESE | Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,324.79 miles (19,834.77 km) ESE | Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,240.95 miles (19,699.86 km) W | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,211.30 miles (19,652.14 km) ESE | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,201.10 miles (19,635.72 km) ESE | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,159.05 miles (19,568.05 km) W | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,129.08 miles (19,519.82 km) W | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,118.70 miles (19,503.11 km) ESE | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,080.48 miles (19,441.60 km) W | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,067.28 miles (19,420.36 km) SW | Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) | Makassar, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,057.96 miles (19,405.36 km) ESE | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,056.97 miles (19,403.76 km) S | Batu Licin Airport (BTW) | Batu Licin, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,049.33 miles (19,391.46 km) S | Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ) | Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 47.87 miles (77.04 km) N | Port Moller Airport (PML) | Cold Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 54.02 miles (86.94 km) NNW | Nelson Lagoon Airport (NLG) | Nelson Lagoon, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 67.07 miles (107.93 km) NE | Perryville Airport (KPV) | Perryville, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 70.11 miles (112.83 km) W | King Cove Airport (KVC) | King Cove, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 87.06 miles (140.11 km) W | Cold Bay Airport (CDB) | Cold Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 93.98 miles (151.24 km) NE | Chignik Lake Airport (KCQ) | Chignik Lake, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 102.12 miles (164.35 km) NE | Chignik Fisheries Airport (KCG) | Chignik, Alaska, United States. | |
| 8 | 103.45 miles (166.48 km) NE | Chignik Lagoon Airport (KCL) | Chignik Lagoon, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 104.58 miles (168.30 km) WSW | Pauloff Harbor Seaplane Base (KPH) | Sanak Island, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 106.67 miles (171.67 km) NE | Chignik Bay Seaplane Base (KBW) | Chignik, Alaska, United States. | |
| 11 | 118.70 miles (191.03 km) WSW | False Pass Airport (KFP) | False Pass, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 134.94 miles (217.16 km) NNE | Port Heiden Airport (PTH) | Port Heiden, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 180.57 miles (290.59 km) NE | Ugashik Bay Airport (UGB) | Pilot Point, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 192.87 miles (310.39 km) NE | Pilot Point Airport (PIP) | Pilot Point, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 193.80 miles (311.90 km) NE | Ugashik Airport (UGS) | Ugashik, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,961.45 miles (17,640.70 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,958.05 miles (17,635.23 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,934.01 miles (17,596.53 km) SSW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,891.72 miles (17,528.48 km) SSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,845.60 miles (17,454.27 km) SSW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,734.44 miles (17,275.37 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,665.30 miles (17,164.09 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,662.00 miles (17,158.78 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,637.86 miles (17,119.94 km) S | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,637.86 miles (17,119.94 km) S | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,632.87 miles (17,111.90 km) SSW | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,626.43 miles (17,101.54 km) SSW | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 10,622.89 miles (17,095.84 km) SSW | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 10,617.35 miles (17,086.92 km) SSW | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 10,606.56 miles (17,069.55 km) SSW | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |