Nonstop flight route between Santiago, Dominican Republic and Aktau, Kazakhstan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cibao International Airport (STI), Santiago, Dominican Republic and Aktau International Airport (SCO), Aktau, Kazakhstan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,723 miles (or 10,819 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 Cibao International Airport and Aktau International 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 Cibao International Airport and Aktau International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Cibao International Airport (STI):

• In addition to being known as "Cibao International Airport", another name for STI is "Aeropuerto Internacional del Cibao".
• Cibao International Airport handled 1,092,229 passengers last year.
• The airport was inaugurated on March 18, 2002 with two direct flights to San Juan operated by American Eagle.
• American Airlines operates a daily flight to Miami using the Boeing 737-800.
• On January 9, 2009, Spirit Airlines announced operations to Santiago City from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, starting on June 21, 2009.
• Cibao International Airport (STI) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Cibao International Airport's relatively low elevation of 565 feet, planes can take off or land at Cibao 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 Cibao International Airport (STI) is Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) N of STI.
• The furthest airport from Cibao International Airport (STI) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to Cibao International Airport (meaning Cibao International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,076 miles (19,435 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
• By the end of 2005 the airport's operator began one of the biggest expansions for this airport.

Facts about Aktau International Airport (SCO):

• Because of Aktau International Airport's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at Aktau 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.
• In 2007 the airport was given a concession period of 30 years TOO ATM Group.
• The new terminal was completed in 2009.
• The closest airport to Aktau International Airport (SCO) is Makhachkala International Airport "Uytash" (MCX), which is located 187 miles (301 kilometers) WSW of SCO.
• The furthest airport from Aktau International Airport (SCO) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 10,962 miles (17,641 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• Aktau Airport is an airport in Aktau, Kazakhstan.
• Aktau International Airport (SCO) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Aktau International Airport", other names for SCO include "Ақтау халықаралық әуежайы" and "Международный аэропорт Актау".