Nonstop flight route between Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Carcassonne, France:
Departure Airport:
(18°2'26"N by 63°6'33"W)
Arrival Airport:
(43°12'56"N by 2°18'30"E)
Distance from SXM to CCF:
4,144.11 miles (6,669.28 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 Carcassonne Airport (CCF), Carcassonne, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,144 miles (or 6,669 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 Princess Juliana International Airport and Carcassonne 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 Princess Juliana International Airport and Carcassonne Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | CCF / LFMK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Carcassonne, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°12'56"N by 2°18'30"E |
| Area Served: | Carcassonne, France |
| Operator/Owner: | CCI Carcassonne Limoux Castelnaudary |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 434 feet (132 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CCF |
| More Information: | CCF Maps & Info |
Facts about Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM):
- 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.
- Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) currently has only 1 runway.
- If traffic develops as forecast, Phase III of the masterplan will be executed, consisting of an extension of the new terminal building and the construction of a full parallel taxiway system.
- To accommodate the growing international and local traffic of private aircraft, PJIA has a Fixed Base Operator building, offering office space and private lounges with dedicated customs.
- Although the airport is as close to the beach as it is, there have only been 2 major accidents.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Carcassonne Airport (CCF):
- In the late 1990s the airport started taking budget flights to and from European airports and in 2006 had regular flight connections with Dublin, Shannon, Stansted, Liverpool, East Midlands and Charleroi.
- Carcassonne Airport (CCF) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Carcassonne Airport (CCF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Carcassonne Airport (meaning Carcassonne Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,363 miles (19,896 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Carcassonne Airport (CCF) is Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) N of CCF.
- In addition to being known as "Carcassonne Airport", another name for CCF is "Aéroport de Carcassonne".
- Because of Carcassonne Airport's relatively low elevation of 434 feet, planes can take off or land at Carcassonne 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.
- Carcassonne Airport is an airport serving Carcassonne and the south of Languedoc.
| 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 | 23.45 miles (37.74 km) N | Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM) | Castres, Languedoc, France | |
| 2 | 43.42 miles (69.88 km) SE | Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport (PGF) | Perpignan, France | |
| 3 | 53.08 miles (85.43 km) E | Béziers Cap d'Agde Airport (BZR) | Béziers, France | |
| 4 | 55.39 miles (89.14 km) WNW | Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) | Toulouse, France | |
| 5 | 75.84 miles (122.05 km) SW | La Seu d'Urgell airport (LEU) | La Seu d'Urgell, Spain | |
| 6 | 82.81 miles (133.27 km) N | Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ) | Salles-La-Source, Aveyron, France | |
| 7 | 86.71 miles (139.55 km) ENE | Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport (MPL) | Montpellier, France | |
| 8 | 93.72 miles (150.83 km) SSE | Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) | Girona, Spain | |
| 9 | 108.42 miles (174.48 km) NW | Agen La Garenne Airport (AGF) | Agen, France | |
| 10 | 112.09 miles (180.39 km) ENE | Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport (FNI) | Nîmes-Arles-Camargue, France | |
| 11 | 116.32 miles (187.19 km) N | Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR) | Aurillac, France | |
| 12 | 116.39 miles (187.31 km) W | Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE) | Lourdes, France | |
| 13 | 117.86 miles (189.68 km) S | Sabadell Airport (QSA) | Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain | |
| 14 | 132.46 miles (213.18 km) NNW | Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE) | Brive-la-Gaillarde, France | |
| 15 | 133.10 miles (214.21 km) S | Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) | El Prat de Llobregat (near Barcelona), Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,362.57 miles (19,895.58 km) SW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,061.32 miles (19,410.76 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,054.09 miles (19,399.13 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,049.60 miles (19,391.90 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,038.32 miles (19,373.75 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,031.77 miles (19,363.20 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,028.97 miles (19,358.70 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,998.64 miles (19,309.89 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,992.40 miles (19,299.85 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,990.57 miles (19,296.91 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,988.65 miles (19,293.81 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,974.40 miles (19,270.88 km) SE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,964.73 miles (19,255.31 km) SE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,953.85 miles (19,237.80 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,945.54 miles (19,224.44 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |