Nonstop flight route between Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Faya-Largeau, Chad:
Departure Airport:
(18°2'26"N by 63°6'33"W)
Arrival Airport:
(17°55'0"N by 19°6'38"E)
Distance from SXM to FYT:
5,349.45 miles (8,609.09 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 Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT), Faya-Largeau, Chad would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,349 miles (or 8,609 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 Faya-Largeau 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 Faya-Largeau 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: | FYT / FTTY |
| Airport Name: | Faya-Largeau Airport |
| Location: | Faya-Largeau, Chad |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°55'0"N by 19°6'38"E |
| Area Served: | Faya-Largeau, Chad |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 771 feet (235 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FYT |
| More Information: | FYT 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 serves the Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin.
- The main apron measures 72,500 square metres with another 5,000 square metres on Eastern apron.
- Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- However, the oil price increases since 2003 began impacting discretionary air travel worldwide by early 2008, and the prospect of further price increases threatens to reverse the recent expansion of tourist travel by jet which began with the 1980s oil glut.
- 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.
- 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 Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT):
- The closest airport to Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT) is Abéché Airport (AEH), which is located 304 miles (489 kilometers) SSE of FYT.
- The furthest airport from Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT) is Rarotonga International Airport (RAR), which is nearly antipodal to Faya-Largeau Airport (meaning Faya-Largeau Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rarotonga International Airport), and is located 12,199 miles (19,632 kilometers) away in Avarua, Cook Islands.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 771 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Faya-Largeau Airport's relatively low elevation of 771 feet, planes can take off or land at Faya-Largeau 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.
- Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT) 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 | 303.88 miles (489.04 km) SSE | Abéché Airport (AEH) | Abéché, Chad | |
| 2 | 323.06 miles (519.91 km) S | Oum-Hadjer Airport (OUM) | Oum Hadjer, Chad | |
| 3 | 327.49 miles (527.04 km) S | Ati Airport (ATV) | Ati, Chad | |
| 4 | 362.45 miles (583.31 km) SW | Mao Airport (AMO) | Mao, Chad | |
| 5 | 378.99 miles (609.92 km) SE | Geneina Airport (EGN) | Geneina, Sudan | |
| 6 | 398.12 miles (640.71 km) S | Mongo Airport (MVO) | Mongo, Chad | |
| 7 | 405.65 miles (652.84 km) SSW | Bokoro Airport (BKR) | Bokoro, Chad | |
| 8 | 424.32 miles (682.87 km) SW | Bol-Berim Airport (OTC) | Bol, Chad | |
| 9 | 445.80 miles (717.44 km) S | Abou-Deïa Airport (AOD) | Abou-Deia, Chad | |
| 10 | 480.76 miles (773.71 km) S | Melfi Airport (MEF) | Melfi, Chad | |
| 11 | 481.79 miles (775.36 km) S | Am Timan Airport (AMC) | Am Timan, Chad | |
| 12 | 483.33 miles (777.84 km) SW | N'Djamena International Airport (NDJ) | N'Djamena, Chad | |
| 13 | 487.75 miles (784.96 km) S | Zakouma Airport (AKM) | Zakouma, Chad | |
| 14 | 508.88 miles (818.96 km) SE | El Fashir Airport (ELF) | El Fasher, Sudan | |
| 15 | 510.41 miles (821.43 km) NNE | Kufra Airport (AKF) | Kufra, Libya | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,199.06 miles (19,632.44 km) SSW | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 2 | 12,189.66 miles (19,617.31 km) WSW | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 12,159.11 miles (19,568.14 km) SW | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 12,100.50 miles (19,473.81 km) SW | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 11,916.03 miles (19,176.95 km) S | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 11,856.91 miles (19,081.79 km) W | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,839.35 miles (19,053.54 km) E | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 8 | 11,825.23 miles (19,030.81 km) W | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,815.28 miles (19,014.81 km) ESE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 10 | 11,810.37 miles (19,006.90 km) ESE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,799.42 miles (18,989.28 km) ESE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 12 | 11,780.44 miles (18,958.73 km) W | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,745.15 miles (18,901.94 km) WSW | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,738.86 miles (18,891.81 km) ESE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 15 | 11,703.92 miles (18,835.59 km) W | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |