Nonstop flight route between Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands and Elorza, Venezuela:
Departure Airport:
(15°7'8"N by 145°43'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(7°3'34"N by 69°29'48"W)
Distance from SPN to EOZ:
9,579.10 miles (15,416.02 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Saipan International Airport (SPN), Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands and Elorza Airport (EOZ), Elorza, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,579 miles (or 15,416 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 Saipan International Airport and Elorza 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 Saipan International Airport and Elorza Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPN / PGSN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°7'8"N by 145°43'45"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Commonwealth Ports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 215 feet (66 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SPN |
| More Information: | SPN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EOZ / SVEZ |
| Airport Name: | Elorza Airport |
| Location: | Elorza, Venezuela |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°3'34"N by 69°29'48"W |
| Airport Type: | Civil |
| Elevation: | 249 feet (76 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EOZ |
| More Information: | EOZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Saipan International Airport (SPN):
- The IJNAS assigned two squadrons of Mitsubishi A6M5a-52 Zeros to the airfield in mid-June 1944.
- A Star Marianas plane crashed during takeoff on November 17, 2012 on its return from Tinian.
- Because of Saipan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 215 feet, planes can take off or land at Saipan International 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.
- The closest airport to Saipan International Airport (SPN) is Tinian International Airport (TIQ), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SW of SPN.
- Saipan International Airport commenced operation on 25 July 1976 taking over from the nearby Kobler Field.Continental Micronesia initially had its main hub at Kobler Field and then Saipan Airport.
- Japanese tourists began visiting Saipan in large numbers during the 1970s.
- The furthest airport from Saipan International Airport (SPN) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Saipan International Airport (meaning Saipan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,125 miles (19,514 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Saipan International Airport", other names for SPN include "Francisco C. Ada Airport" and "GSN".
- Saipan International Airport (SPN) currently has only 1 runway.
- With the end of the war the wing's four bomb groups were all returned to the United States, with their B-29s either being flown to Clark Air Base in the Philippines for scrapping, or were flown to storage facilities in Texas or Arizona.
Facts about Elorza Airport (EOZ):
- Elorza Airport (EOZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Elorza Airport's relatively low elevation of 249 feet, planes can take off or land at Elorza 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.
- The furthest airport from Elorza Airport (EOZ) is Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG), which is nearly antipodal to Elorza Airport (meaning Elorza Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA)), and is located 12,426 miles (19,998 kilometers) away in Semarang, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Elorza Airport (EOZ) is Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport (AUC), which is located 85 miles (137 kilometers) W of EOZ.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.06 miles (17.80 km) SW | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands |     |
| 2 | 72.92 miles (117.36 km) SSW | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 3 | 119.13 miles (191.72 km) SSW | Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) | Agana, Guam | |
| 4 | 129.06 miles (207.70 km) SSW | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |
| 5 | 533.30 miles (858.26 km) SW | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 6 | 645.75 miles (1,039.22 km) SW | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 7 | 671.70 miles (1,081.00 km) SE | Chuuk International Airport (TKK) | Weno, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 8 | 726.36 miles (1,168.96 km) NNW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 9 | 829.80 miles (1,335.42 km) NE | Minamitorishima Air Field (MUS) | Minami-Tori-shima, Japan | |
| 10 | 927.56 miles (1,492.75 km) SW | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 11 | 1,015.16 miles (1,633.73 km) ESE | Pohnpei International Airport (PNI) | Kolonia, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 12 | 1,146.10 miles (1,844.46 km) E | Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) | Enewetak, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 1,192.41 miles (1,919.00 km) NW | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 14 | 1,192.72 miles (1,919.50 km) S | Momote Airport (MAS) | Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 1,193.19 miles (1,920.24 km) NW | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,125.20 miles (19,513.57 km) ESE | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,118.20 miles (19,502.30 km) E | Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) | Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,104.44 miles (19,480.16 km) ESE | Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) | Porto Seguro, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,094.54 miles (19,464.23 km) SE | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,036.52 miles (19,370.86 km) SSE | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,996.47 miles (19,306.39 km) E | Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) | Vitória da Conquista, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,951.65 miles (19,234.27 km) S | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,932.95 miles (19,204.17 km) ESE | Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) | Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,905.05 miles (19,159.28 km) SE | Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX) | Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,884.00 miles (19,125.40 km) S | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,883.39 miles (19,124.42 km) SSE | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,866.48 miles (19,097.20 km) E | Guanambi Airport (GNM) | Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,864.21 miles (19,093.54 km) ESE | Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR) | Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,853.53 miles (19,076.36 km) SE | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,834.75 miles (19,046.13 km) SE | Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 85.05 miles (136.87 km) W | Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport (AUC) | Arauca, Colombia | |
| 2 | 87.00 miles (140.00 km) W | Guasdualito Airport (GDO) | Guasdualito, Venezuela | |
| 3 | 118.62 miles (190.90 km) NNW | Barinas Airport (BNS) | Barinas, Barinas, Venezuela | |
| 4 | 137.12 miles (220.67 km) N | Guanare Airport (GUQ) | Guanare, Venezuela | |
| 5 | 150.22 miles (241.76 km) ESE | Germán Olano Airport (PCR) | Puerto Carreño, Colombia | |
| 6 | 151.70 miles (244.13 km) ENE | Las Flecheras Airport (SFD) | San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela | |
| 7 | 155.07 miles (249.55 km) NW | Alberto Carnevalli Airport (MRD) | Mérida, Venezuela | |
| 8 | 160.87 miles (258.89 km) WSW | Gabriel Vargas Santos Airport (TME) | Tame, Arauca, Colombia | |
| 9 | 163.55 miles (263.21 km) SE | Cacique Aramare Airport (PYH) | Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela | |
| 10 | 165.12 miles (265.73 km) W | Los Colonizadores Airport (RVE) | Saravena, Colombia | |
| 11 | 173.20 miles (278.74 km) N | Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport (AGV) | Acarigua, Venezuela | |
| 12 | 174.27 miles (280.46 km) NNW | Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV) | Valera, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 177.42 miles (285.53 km) WNW | Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport (STD) | Santo Domingo (near San Cristóbal, Táchira), Venezuela | |
| 14 | 184.03 miles (296.17 km) NW | Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG) | El Vigía, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 191.96 miles (308.92 km) NE | Calabozo Airport (CLZ) | Calabozo, Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,426.04 miles (19,997.73 km) SE | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,386.24 miles (19,933.67 km) S | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,364.57 miles (19,898.79 km) W | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,357.31 miles (19,887.11 km) ESE | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,329.61 miles (19,842.54 km) ESE | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,300.48 miles (19,795.66 km) E | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,280.80 miles (19,763.99 km) E | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,278.71 miles (19,760.63 km) W | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,273.92 miles (19,752.92 km) WSW | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,235.76 miles (19,691.51 km) E | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,182.92 miles (19,606.46 km) ESE | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,164.95 miles (19,577.54 km) ESE | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,160.24 miles (19,569.96 km) WSW | Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,096.96 miles (19,468.12 km) WSW | Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,083.76 miles (19,446.88 km) SSE | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |