Nonstop flight route between Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Auxerre, France:
Departure Airport:
(18°2'26"N by 63°6'33"W)
Arrival Airport:
(47°50'47"N by 3°29'48"E)
Distance from SXM to AUF:
4,223.06 miles (6,796.34 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM), Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Auxerre - Branches Aerodrome (AUF), Auxerre, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,223 miles (or 6,796 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SXM / TNCM |
| Airport Name: | Princess Juliana International Airport |
| Location: | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°2'26"N by 63°6'33"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Princess Juliana Int'l Airport Holding Company N.V. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SXM |
| More Information: | SXM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AUF / LFLA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Auxerre, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°50'47"N by 3°29'48"E |
| Area Served: | Auxerre / Branches, Yonne, France |
| Operator/Owner: | CCI de l'Yonne |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 523 feet (159 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AUF |
| More Information: | AUF Maps & Info |
Facts about Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM):
- Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) is Karratha Airport (KTA), which is nearly antipodal to Princess Juliana International Airport (meaning Princess Juliana International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Karratha Airport), and is located 12,252 miles (19,718 kilometers) away in Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because the approach to Runway 10 is over water, pilots can become disoriented regarding their perceived altitude when operating under visual flight rules.
- The closest airport to Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) is L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NE of SXM.
- Since official opening of the new control tower, PJIA air traffic controllers have two radar systems at their disposal with ranges of 50 nautical miles and 250 nautical miles.
- The airport was started as a military airstrip in 1942.
- In 1994, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and France signed the Franco-Dutch treaty on Saint Martin border controls, which allows for joint Franco-Dutch border controls on so-called "risk flights".
- The main apron measures 72,500 square metres with another 5,000 square metres on Eastern apron.
- Because of Princess Juliana International Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Princess Juliana 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.
Facts about Auxerre - Branches Aerodrome (AUF):
- Because of Auxerre - Branches Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 523 feet, planes can take off or land at Auxerre - Branches Aerodrome 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 addition to being known as "Auxerre - Branches Aerodrome", another name for AUF is "Aérodrome d'Auxerre - Branches".
- The closest airport to Auxerre - Branches Aerodrome (AUF) is Troyes - Barberey Airport (QYR), which is located 41 miles (65 kilometers) NE of AUF.
- The furthest airport from Auxerre - Branches Aerodrome (AUF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Auxerre - Branches Aerodrome (meaning Auxerre - Branches Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,158 miles (19,566 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Auxerre - Branches Aerodrome (AUF) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.73 miles (9.22 km) NE | L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE) | Saint Martin, Guadeloupe |     |
| 2 | 11.87 miles (19.11 km) NNE | Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) | The Valley, Anguilla | |
| 3 | 19.83 miles (31.92 km) ESE | Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy | |
| 4 | 28.27 miles (45.50 km) SSW | Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) | Saba, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 5 | 38.58 miles (62.08 km) SSE | F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX) | Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 6 | 56.59 miles (91.07 km) SSE | Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 7 | 67.09 miles (107.97 km) SSE | Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) | Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 8 | 88.87 miles (143.03 km) ESE | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 9 | 90.93 miles (146.34 km) WNW | Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ) | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | |
| 10 | 98.14 miles (157.94 km) WNW | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands | |
| 11 | 105.36 miles (169.55 km) SE | John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) | Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 106.85 miles (171.96 km) W | Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 13 | 106.86 miles (171.98 km) SE | V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) | St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 14 | 113.68 miles (182.95 km) WSW | Henry E. Rohlsen International Airport (STX) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 15 | 121.96 miles (196.28 km) W | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,252.07 miles (19,717.74 km) S | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,239.58 miles (19,697.64 km) SW | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,218.93 miles (19,664.41 km) SSE | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,171.40 miles (19,587.93 km) SSW | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,140.18 miles (19,537.67 km) S | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,105.58 miles (19,482.00 km) S | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,094.71 miles (19,464.50 km) SSE | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,086.03 miles (19,450.53 km) W | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 12,084.40 miles (19,447.91 km) SSW | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 12,078.03 miles (19,437.65 km) S | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 12,074.69 miles (19,432.28 km) SSW | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 12,020.39 miles (19,344.89 km) SSW | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,988.82 miles (19,294.08 km) W | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,920.97 miles (19,184.89 km) SSE | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,867.54 miles (19,098.90 km) W | Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) | Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 40.67 miles (65.46 km) NE | Troyes - Barberey Airport (QYR) | Troyes, France | |
| 2 | 71.86 miles (115.66 km) NNE | Châlons Vatry Airport (XCR) | Vatry, France | |
| 3 | 75.61 miles (121.68 km) SW | Bourges Airport (BOU) | Bourges, France | |
| 4 | 79.43 miles (127.83 km) NW | Paris Orly Airport (ORY) | Paris-Orly, Paris, France | |
| 5 | 80.98 miles (130.33 km) W | Orléans - Bricy Air Base (ORE) | Orléans, France | |
| 6 | 84.12 miles (135.37 km) ESE | Dijon Air Base (DIJ) | Dijon, France | |
| 7 | 84.56 miles (136.09 km) N | Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome (XCY) | Château-Thierry, France | |
| 8 | 89.41 miles (143.90 km) NW | Toussus-le-Noble Airport (TNF) | Toussus-le-Noble, France | |
| 9 | 90.72 miles (145.99 km) S | Moulins - Montbeugny Airport (XMU) | Moulins, Allier, France | |
| 10 | 91.39 miles (147.08 km) NNW | Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) | Paris, France | |
| 11 | 91.45 miles (147.18 km) NNW | Paris–Le Bourget Airport (LBG) | Le Bourget (near Paris), France | |
| 12 | 100.30 miles (161.41 km) WNW | Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) | Chartres, France | |
| 13 | 104.27 miles (167.80 km) NNE | Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE) | Reims, France | |
| 14 | 106.23 miles (170.97 km) ESE | Dole - Jura Airport (DLE) | Dole, France | |
| 15 | 107.47 miles (172.95 km) SW | Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport (CHR) | Châteauroux / Déols, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,157.90 miles (19,566.20 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,828.61 miles (19,036.26 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,826.96 miles (19,033.61 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,824.25 miles (19,029.24 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,816.43 miles (19,016.66 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,813.67 miles (19,012.21 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,812.38 miles (19,010.13 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,800.59 miles (18,991.17 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,799.96 miles (18,990.14 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,795.87 miles (18,983.56 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,793.64 miles (18,979.97 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,786.90 miles (18,969.12 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,770.49 miles (18,942.71 km) SSE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,759.26 miles (18,924.65 km) SE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,748.78 miles (18,907.77 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |