Nonstop flight route between El Vigía, Venezuela and Sumbawanga, Tanzania:
Departure Airport:
(8°37'27"N by 71°40'22"W)
Arrival Airport:
(7°56'56"S by 31°36'37"E)
Distance from VIG to SUT:
7,201.20 miles (11,589.18 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG), El Vigía, Venezuela and Sumbawanga Airport (SUT), Sumbawanga, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,201 miles (or 11,589 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 Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport and Sumbawanga 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 Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport and Sumbawanga Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VIG / SVVG |
| Airport Name: | Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport |
| Location: | El Vigía, Venezuela |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°37'27"N by 71°40'22"W |
| Airport Type: | Civil |
| Elevation: | 249 feet (76 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VIG |
| More Information: | VIG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SUT / HTSU |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sumbawanga, Tanzania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°56'56"S by 31°36'37"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5920 feet (1,804 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SUT |
| More Information: | SUT Maps & Info |
Facts about Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG):
- The furthest airport from Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG) is Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP), which is nearly antipodal to Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (meaning Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tunggul Wulung Airport), and is located 12,352 miles (19,879 kilometers) away in Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia.
- Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport's relatively low elevation of 249 feet, planes can take off or land at Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso 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 closest airport to Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG) is Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) NW of VIG.
Facts about Sumbawanga Airport (SUT):
- Sumbawanga Airport (SUT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Sumbawanga Airport handled 806 passengers last year.
- Because of Sumbawanga Airport's high elevation of 5,920 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SUT. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SUT a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Sumbawanga Airport", another name for SUT is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Sumbawanga (Swahili)".
- The furthest airport from Sumbawanga Airport (SUT) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,695 miles (18,822 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Sumbawanga Airport (SUT) is Mbala Airport (MMQ), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) SSW of SUT.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.41 miles (48.94 km) NW | Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB) | Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Venezuela |     |
| 2 | 35.08 miles (56.45 km) E | Alberto Carnevalli Airport (MRD) | Mérida, Venezuela | |
| 3 | 48.78 miles (78.51 km) WSW | La Fría Airport (LFR) | La Fria, Venezuela | |
| 4 | 74.88 miles (120.51 km) SW | Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC) | Cúcuta, Colombia | |
| 5 | 75.36 miles (121.29 km) SW | Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ) | San Antonio del Táchira, Venezuela | |
| 6 | 77.26 miles (124.34 km) SSW | Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport (STD) | Santo Domingo (near San Cristóbal, Táchira), Venezuela | |
| 7 | 89.28 miles (143.69 km) NE | Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV) | Valera, Venezuela | |
| 8 | 99.19 miles (159.63 km) E | Barinas Airport (BNS) | Barinas, Barinas, Venezuela | |
| 9 | 116.04 miles (186.75 km) SSE | Guasdualito Airport (GDO) | Guasdualito, Venezuela | |
| 10 | 119.00 miles (191.51 km) S | Los Colonizadores Airport (RVE) | Saravena, Colombia | |
| 11 | 120.25 miles (193.53 km) NNE | Oro Negro Airport (CBS) | Cabimas, Venezuela | |
| 12 | 125.10 miles (201.33 km) SSE | Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport (AUC) | Arauca, Colombia | |
| 13 | 133.67 miles (215.12 km) N | La Chinita International Airport (MAR) | Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 133.91 miles (215.51 km) ENE | Guanare Airport (GUQ) | Guanare, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 146.35 miles (235.52 km) SW | Palonegro International Airport (BGA) | Bucaramanga, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,352.35 miles (19,879.14 km) SW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,348.35 miles (19,872.70 km) S | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,327.22 miles (19,838.70 km) SW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,307.09 miles (19,806.29 km) SSE | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,306.91 miles (19,806.01 km) S | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,281.72 miles (19,765.47 km) WSW | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,256.04 miles (19,724.14 km) SW | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,246.49 miles (19,708.76 km) SSE | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,229.63 miles (19,681.64 km) SSE | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,217.24 miles (19,661.70 km) SE | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 11 | 12,195.27 miles (19,626.33 km) WSW | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,132.98 miles (19,526.09 km) W | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,119.79 miles (19,504.86 km) WSW | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,118.67 miles (19,503.06 km) SE | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,087.89 miles (19,453.52 km) SE | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 65.63 miles (105.61 km) SSW | Mbala Airport (MMQ) | Mbala, Northern Province, Zambia | |
| 2 | 76.10 miles (122.47 km) WSW | Kasaba Bay Airport (ZKB) | Kasaba Bay, Zambia | |
| 3 | 143.21 miles (230.48 km) ESE | Mbeya Airport (MBI) | Mbeya, Tanzania | |
| 4 | 160.03 miles (257.54 km) SSW | Kasama Airport (KAA) | Kasama, Zambia | |
| 5 | 208.44 miles (335.45 km) SE | Karonga Airport (KGJ) | Karonga, Malawi | |
| 6 | 216.17 miles (347.89 km) NW | Kalemie Airport (FMI) | Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | 234.09 miles (376.74 km) SE | Chelinda Airport (CEH) | Chelinda, Malawi | |
| 8 | 250.11 miles (402.50 km) NNW | Kigoma Airport (TKQ) | Kigoma, Tanzania | |
| 9 | 284.16 miles (457.31 km) E | Iringa / Nduli Airport (IRI) | Iringa, Tanzania | |
| 10 | 288.53 miles (464.35 km) SW | Mansa Airport (MNS) | Mansa, Luapula Province, Zambia | |
| 11 | 291.69 miles (469.42 km) SE | Mzuzu Airport (ZZU) | Mzuzu, Malawi | |
| 12 | 311.87 miles (501.91 km) ENE | Msalato International Airport– Proposed airport – (DOD) | Dodoma, Tanzania | |
| 13 | 333.02 miles (535.94 km) NNW | Gitega Airport (GID) | Gitega, Burundi | |
| 14 | 356.28 miles (573.37 km) NNW | Bujumbura International Airport (BJM) | Bujumbura, Burundi | |
| 15 | 362.86 miles (583.96 km) WNW | Kongolo Airport (KOO) | Kongolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,695.34 miles (18,821.78 km) ENE | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,509.32 miles (18,522.41 km) NNE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,479.98 miles (18,475.20 km) NNE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,474.38 miles (18,466.18 km) NNE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,472.15 miles (18,462.59 km) NNE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,450.10 miles (18,427.10 km) NNE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,413.58 miles (18,368.33 km) NNE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,393.46 miles (18,335.95 km) NNE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,381.65 miles (18,316.94 km) NNE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,381.30 miles (18,316.39 km) NNE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,356.37 miles (18,276.27 km) NNE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,355.37 miles (18,274.65 km) NNE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,315.56 miles (18,210.58 km) NNE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,315.56 miles (18,210.58 km) NNE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,310.58 miles (18,202.57 km) NE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |