Nonstop flight route between Quito, Ecuador and Nimba, Liberia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO), Quito, Ecuador and Nimba Airport (NIA), Nimba, Liberia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,835 miles (or 7,780 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 Nimba 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 Nimba Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UIO / SEQM |
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Location: | Quito, Ecuador |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°6'47"S by 78°21'30"W |
Area Served: | Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador |
Operator/Owner: | Quiport, CORPAQ |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7874 feet (2,400 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UIO |
More Information: | UIO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NIA / GLNA |
Airport Name: | Nimba Airport |
Location: | Nimba, Liberia |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°29'30"N by 8°34'59"W |
Area Served: | Yekepa, Nimba Nature Reserve |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1632 feet (497 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NIA |
More Information: | NIA Maps & Info |
Facts about Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO):
- 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.
- Mayor Barrera also stated that this airport will be a remarkable leap in economic development of the city of Quito and that the strategic alliance allows Quiport achieved with the resources generated by the new airport will be for all the people of Quito.
- It opened in February 2013 and replaced the old Mariscal Sucre International Airport.
- The new Quito International Airport is located on the Oyambaro plain near the town of Tababela, about 18 kilometers east of Quito, Ecuador.
- The closest airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) is Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) SSW of UIO.
- Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Mariscal Sucre International Airport", another name for UIO is "Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre".
- 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.
- Construction began in 2006.
Facts about Nimba Airport (NIA):
- The closest airport to Nimba Airport (NIA) is Nzérékoré Airport (NZE), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) NNW of NIA.
- The furthest airport from Nimba Airport (NIA) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is located 11,942 miles (19,218 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
- Nimba Airport (NIA) currently has only 1 runway.