Nonstop flight route between Seville, Spain and Comayagua, Honduras:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Seville Airport (SVQ), Seville, Spain and Soto Cano Air Base (XPL), Comayagua, Honduras would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,170 miles (or 8,321 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 Seville Airport and Soto Cano Air Base, 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 Seville Airport and Soto Cano Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Seville Airport (SVQ):

• The furthest airport from Seville Airport (SVQ) is Auckland Airport (AKL), which is nearly antipodal to Seville Airport (meaning Seville Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Auckland Airport), and is located 12,389 miles (19,939 kilometers) away in Mangere, New Zealand.
• Because of Seville Airport's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Seville 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.
• Seville Airport (SVQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Urban taxis of Seville applies a single rate for services that arrive or depart from the airport to the city.
• During the Spanish civil war, Seville became the arrival point for African troops, whilst Iberia served air transport with flights between Tetuán-Seville-Vitoria, Seville-Salamanca and Seville-Larache-Las Palmas.
• In 1965 an Instrument Landing System was installed.
• In addition to being known as "Seville Airport", another name for SVQ is "Aeropuerto de Sevilla".
• Seville Airport handled 428,748 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Seville Airport (SVQ) is Jerez Airport (XRY), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) S of SVQ.

Facts about Soto Cano Air Base (XPL):

• Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) currently has only 1 runway.
• Apartments and dormitories are replacing some of the 270 wooden hooches used for decades by permanent party personnel that are now used by permanent party and temporary duty personnel.
• The furthest airport from Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Soto Cano Air Base (meaning Soto Cano Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• As of January 2008, all 44 of the apartment buildings were finished and already occupied.
• The Constitution of Honduras does not permit a permanent foreign presence in Honduras.
• Health care services are performed by the Medical Element.
• The closest airport to Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) is Marcala Airport (MRJ), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WSW of XPL.
• The American contingent at Soto Cano Air Base is designated Joint Task Force-Bravo and consists of both U.S.