Nonstop flight route between Sweetwater, Texas, United States and Neiva, Colombia:
Departure Airport:
(32°28'1"N by 100°27'59"W)
Arrival Airport:
(2°57'0"N by 75°17'38"W)
Distance from SWW to NVA:
2,611.51 miles (4,202.81 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Avenger Field (SWW), Sweetwater, Texas, United States and Benito Salas Airport (NVA), Neiva, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,612 miles (or 4,203 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 Avenger Field and Benito Salas 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 Avenger Field and Benito Salas Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SWW / KSWW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sweetwater, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°28'1"N by 100°27'59"W |
| Area Served: | Sweetwater, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Sweetwater |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2380 feet (725 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SWW |
| More Information: | SWW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NVA / SKNV |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Neiva, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°57'0"N by 75°17'38"W |
| Area Served: | Neiva, Huila, Colombia |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1464 feet (446 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NVA |
| More Information: | NVA Maps & Info |
Facts about Avenger Field (SWW):
- In the year ending February 6, 2012 the airport had 4,500 general aviation aircraft operations, average 12 per day.
- Avenger Field (SWW) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Avenger Field (SWW) is Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of SWW.
- In addition to being known as "Avenger Field", another name for SWW is "(former Avenger Army Airfield)".
- Avenger Field covers 896 acres at an elevation of 2,380 feet.
- In 1967 the search radar was replaced by an AN/FPS-67B.
- The first course was four months long.
- The furthest airport from Avenger Field (SWW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,107 miles (17,874 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Avenger Field remained a WASP training base until it closed in December 1944.
- In 1963 the AN/FPS-6A evolved into an AN/FPS-90, and on July 31, the site was redesignated as NORAD ID Z-89.
Facts about Benito Salas Airport (NVA):
- Benito Salas Airport (NVA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Benito Salas Airport (NVA) is Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM), which is nearly antipodal to Benito Salas Airport (meaning Benito Salas Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II)), and is located 12,433 miles (20,009 kilometers) away in Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Benito Salas Airport (NVA) is Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO), which is located 85 miles (138 kilometers) WNW of NVA.
- In addition to being known as "Benito Salas Airport", another name for NVA is "Aeropuerto Benito Salas".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.81 miles (57.63 km) E | Dyess Air Force Base (DYS) | Abilene, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 45.83 miles (73.75 km) E | Abilene Regional Airport (ABI) | Abilene, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 63.95 miles (102.91 km) WSW | Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS) | Big Spring, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 71.80 miles (115.55 km) S | Goodfellow Air Force Base (GOF) | San Angelo, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 75.75 miles (121.91 km) SE | Coleman Municipal Airport (COM) | Coleman, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 76.87 miles (123.71 km) S | San Angelo Regional Airport (SJT) | San Angelo, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 99.86 miles (160.71 km) ESE | Brownwood Regional Airport (BWD) | Brownwood, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 100.05 miles (161.01 km) WSW | Midland Airpark (MDD) | Midland, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 107.75 miles (173.40 km) WSW | Midland International AirportMidland Army Airfield (MAF) | Midland, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 111.44 miles (179.34 km) SE | Curtis Field (BBD) | Brady, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 113.93 miles (183.36 km) NW | Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) | Lubbock, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 117.01 miles (188.31 km) ENE | Olney Municipal Airport (ONY) | Olney, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 136.27 miles (219.31 km) N | Childress Municipal Airport (CDS) | Childress, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 137.94 miles (221.99 km) NNW | Hale County Airport (PVW) | Plainview, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 141.69 miles (228.02 km) E | Mineral Wells Airport (MWL) | Mineral Wells, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,106.58 miles (17,874.26 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,854.83 miles (17,469.11 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,769.25 miles (17,331.38 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,757.91 miles (17,313.14 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,657.88 miles (17,152.15 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,406.42 miles (16,747.47 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,388.29 miles (16,718.29 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,372.83 miles (16,693.42 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,369.01 miles (16,687.26 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,350.23 miles (16,657.04 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,345.87 miles (16,650.02 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,343.80 miles (16,646.69 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,342.88 miles (16,645.21 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,342.40 miles (16,644.44 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,339.74 miles (16,640.16 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 85.48 miles (137.57 km) WNW | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) | Cali, Colombia | |
| 2 | 95.86 miles (154.27 km) S | Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA) | Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia | |
| 3 | 97.03 miles (156.15 km) WSW | Guillermo Leónel Valencia Airport (PPN) | Popayán, Colombia | |
| 4 | 97.83 miles (157.44 km) NNE | Santiago Vila Airport (GIR) | Girardot, Colombia | |
| 5 | 102.27 miles (164.59 km) N | Perales Airport (IBE) | Ibagué, Colombia | |
| 6 | 108.80 miles (175.10 km) NNW | El Edén Airport International (AXM) | Armenia, Colombia | |
| 7 | 116.82 miles (188.01 km) ESE | La Macarena Airport (LMC) | La Macarena, Colombia | |
| 8 | 131.50 miles (211.63 km) WNW | Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN) | Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia | |
| 9 | 132.30 miles (212.92 km) NNW | Matecaña International Airport (PEI) | Pereira, Colombia | |
| 10 | 133.02 miles (214.07 km) NNW | Santa Ana Airport (CRC) | Cartago, Colombia | |
| 11 | 142.50 miles (229.34 km) ENE | Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (API) | Apiay, Colombia | |
| 12 | 144.17 miles (232.02 km) N | La Nubia Airport (MZL) | Manizales, Colombia | |
| 13 | 144.55 miles (232.63 km) NNE | El Dorado International Airport (BOG) | Bogotá, Colombia | |
| 14 | 158.86 miles (255.66 km) N | Mariquita Airport (MQU) | Mariquita, Tolima Department, Colombia | |
| 15 | 163.56 miles (263.22 km) SSW | Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) | Villa Garzón, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,433.34 miles (20,009.47 km) S | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,320.23 miles (19,827.44 km) SE | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,316.04 miles (19,820.70 km) SSW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,275.09 miles (19,754.79 km) SSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,261.65 miles (19,733.16 km) ESE | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,225.95 miles (19,675.70 km) W | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,205.19 miles (19,642.31 km) ESE | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,179.56 miles (19,601.06 km) SSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,168.97 miles (19,584.00 km) S | Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) | Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,162.68 miles (19,573.88 km) SSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,152.62 miles (19,557.70 km) S | Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) | Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,134.98 miles (19,529.30 km) S | Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) | Changi, Singapore | |
| 13 | 12,133.95 miles (19,527.64 km) S | Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) | Paya Lebar, Singapore | |
| 14 | 12,129.57 miles (19,520.60 km) S | Seletar Airport (XSP) | Seletar, Singapore | |
| 15 | 12,129.31 miles (19,520.18 km) SSE | Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) | Tengah, Singapore | |