Nonstop flight route between Quito, Ecuador and Augusta, Maine, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO), Quito, Ecuador and Augusta State Airport (AUG), Augusta, Maine, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,115 miles (or 5,013 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 Mariscal Sucre International Airport and Augusta State 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 Mariscal Sucre International Airport and Augusta State Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO):

• The new Quito International Airport is located on the Oyambaro plain near the town of Tababela, about 18 kilometers east of Quito, Ecuador.
• Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Mariscal Sucre International Airport's high elevation of 7,874 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at UIO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make UIO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The official inauguration was postponed from October, 2012, citing the progress of improvements to various access routes, the holiday season, and other factors.
• The furthest airport from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) is Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU), which is nearly antipodal to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (meaning Mariscal Sucre International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,971 kilometers) away in Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia.
• The closest airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) is Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) SSW of UIO.
• In addition to being known as "Mariscal Sucre International Airport", another name for UIO is "Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre".

Facts about Augusta State Airport (AUG):

• Augusta State Airport (AUG) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Augusta State Airport (AUG) is Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport (WVL), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NNE of AUG.
• The airport received a Federal grant of $1 million to purchase new snow removal equipment.
• Because of Augusta State Airport's relatively low elevation of 352 feet, planes can take off or land at Augusta State 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 furthest airport from Augusta State Airport (AUG) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,674 miles (18,787 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.