Nonstop flight route between Santiago de Veraguas, Panama and Melinda, Belize:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ruben Cantu Airport (SYP), Santiago de Veraguas, Panama and Melinda Airport (MDB), Melinda, Belize would travel a Great Circle distance of 791 miles (or 1,273 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 relatively short distance between Ruben Cantu Airport and Melinda Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SYP / MPSA |
Airport Name: | Ruben Cantu Airport |
Location: | Santiago de Veraguas, Panama |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°5'8"N by 80°56'43"W |
Operator/Owner: | Military of Panama |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 272 feet (83 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SYP |
More Information: | SYP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MDB / |
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Location: | Melinda, Belize |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°0'16"N by 88°18'15"W |
Area Served: | Melinda |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 101 feet (31 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MDB |
More Information: | MDB Maps & Info |
Facts about Ruben Cantu Airport (SYP):
- The closest airport to Ruben Cantu Airport (SYP) is Río Hato / Scarlett Martinez Airport (RIH), which is located 59 miles (96 kilometers) ENE of SYP.
- Because of Ruben Cantu Airport's relatively low elevation of 272 feet, planes can take off or land at Ruben Cantu 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.
- Ruben Cantu Airport (SYP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ruben Cantu Airport (SYP) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Ruben Cantu Airport (meaning Ruben Cantu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,115 miles (19,498 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
Facts about Melinda Airport (MDB):
- The furthest airport from Melinda Airport (MDB) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,959 miles (19,246 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Melinda Airport (MDB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Melinda Airport (MDB) is Dangriga Airport (DGA), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) ESE of MDB.
- Because of Melinda Airport's relatively low elevation of 101 feet, planes can take off or land at Melinda 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.
- In addition to being known as "Melinda Airport", another name for MDB is "Melinda Airport (Melinda)".