Nonstop flight route between Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands and San Juan Province, Argentina:
Departure Airport:
(18°2'26"N by 63°6'33"W)
Arrival Airport:
(31°37'18"S by 68°25'23"W)
Distance from SXM to UAQ:
3,449.40 miles (5,551.26 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 Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ), San Juan Province, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,449 miles (or 5,551 kilometers).
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Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Princess Juliana International Airport and Domingo Faustino Sarmiento 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: | UAQ / SANU |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | San Juan Province, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°37'18"S by 68°25'23"W |
| Area Served: | San Juan |
| Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
| Airport Type: | Public / Militar |
| Elevation: | 1957 feet (596 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UAQ |
| More Information: | UAQ 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.
- Phase II included the construction of a radar facility and a new air traffic control tower, the construction of a new and more modern, 27,000 square metres, terminal, capable of handling 2.5 million passengers per year, and the construction of a Runway End Safety Area of 150 metres, including a 60 metres overrun, on both ends of its runway, to comply with ICAO rules.
- Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The new four-story terminal building offers 27,000 square metres of floor space and is fully air-conditioned.
Facts about Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ):
- Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport", another name for UAQ is "Aeropuerto de San Juan – Domingo Faustino Sarmiento".
- The closest airport to Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) is Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ), which is located 86 miles (139 kilometers) SSW of UAQ.
- The furthest airport from Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) is Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN), which is nearly antipodal to Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (meaning Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Xiangyang Liuji Airport), and is located 12,381 miles (19,926 kilometers) away in Xiangfan, Hubei, China.
| 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 | 86.33 miles (138.94 km) SSW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 2 | 166.24 miles (267.54 km) SE | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 3 | 182.61 miles (293.88 km) NNE | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 4 | 184.16 miles (296.38 km) SW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 5 | 193.73 miles (311.78 km) E | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 6 | 200.66 miles (322.93 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 7 | 202.62 miles (326.08 km) NW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 8 | 204.94 miles (329.82 km) S | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 9 | 233.59 miles (375.93 km) E | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 10 | 249.30 miles (401.22 km) E | Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) | Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 11 | 263.24 miles (423.64 km) NE | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 12 | 266.14 miles (428.32 km) SW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 13 | 275.57 miles (443.48 km) SSW | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 14 | 321.93 miles (518.09 km) NNW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 364.10 miles (585.96 km) NE | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,381.27 miles (19,925.67 km) NW | Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN) | Xiangfan, Hubei, China | |
| 2 | 12,363.91 miles (19,897.73 km) E | Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG) | Shennongjia, Hubei, China | |
| 3 | 12,362.96 miles (19,896.20 km) N | Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) | Yichang, Hubei, China | |
| 4 | 12,337.82 miles (19,855.75 km) NNW | Shashi Airport (SHS) | Jingzhou, Hubei, China | |
| 5 | 12,325.03 miles (19,835.16 km) NNW | Nanyang Jiangying Airport (NNY) | Nanyang, Henan, China | |
| 6 | 12,283.68 miles (19,768.61 km) NE | Enshi Xujiaping Airport (ENH) | Enshi, Hubei, China | |
| 7 | 12,270.87 miles (19,748.01 km) WNW | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) | Wuhan, Hubei, China | |
| 8 | 12,264.82 miles (19,738.26 km) ENE | Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) | Ankang, Shaanxi, China | |
| 9 | 12,250.10 miles (19,714.58 km) NNE | Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China | |
| 10 | 12,250.00 miles (19,714.41 km) N | Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) | Changde, Hunan, China | |
| 11 | 12,242.40 miles (19,702.18 km) ENE | Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport (WXN) | Wanzhou, Chongqing, China | |
| 12 | 12,218.04 miles (19,662.98 km) NE | Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ) | Qianjiang, Chongqing, China | |
| 13 | 12,216.24 miles (19,660.08 km) NNW | Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA) | Luoyang, Henan, China | |
| 14 | 12,203.39 miles (19,639.41 km) ENE | Liangping Airport (LIA) | Liangping, Chongqing, China | |
| 15 | 12,199.13 miles (19,632.55 km) NE | Xi'an Xiguan Airport (SIA) | Xi'an, Shaanxi, China | |