Nonstop flight route between Port Vila, Vanuatu and Quepos, Costa Rica:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bauerfield International Airport (VLI), Port Vila, Vanuatu and Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP), Quepos, Costa Rica would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,563 miles (or 12,172 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 Bauerfield International Airport and Quepos La Managua 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 Bauerfield International Airport and Quepos La Managua Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VLI / NVVV |
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Location: | Port Vila, Vanuatu |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°41'57"S by 168°19'10"E |
Area Served: | Port Vila, Vanuatu |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Vanuatu Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 68 feet (21 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VLI |
More Information: | VLI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XQP / MRQP |
Airport Name: | Quepos La Managua Airport |
Location: | Quepos, Costa Rica |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°26'35"N by 84°7'46"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XQP |
More Information: | XQP Maps & Info |
Facts about Bauerfield International Airport (VLI):
- In addition to being known as "Bauerfield International Airport", another name for VLI is "Port Vila International Airport".
- Because of Bauerfield International Airport's relatively low elevation of 68 feet, planes can take off or land at Bauerfield 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.
- The closest airport to Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) is Siwo Airport (EAE), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) N of VLI.
- The furthest airport from Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) is Letfotar Airport (MOM), which is nearly antipodal to Bauerfield International Airport (meaning Bauerfield International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Letfotar Airport), and is located 12,383 miles (19,928 kilometers) away in Moudjeria, Mauritania.
- The airfield was originally named Efate Field, Vila Field or McDonald Field but was later officially named Bauer Field after Lt-Col.
- Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP):
- The closest airport to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) is Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) N of XQP.
- Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Quepos La Managua Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Quepos La Managua 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 Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Quepos La Managua Airport (meaning Quepos La Managua Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,236 miles (19,692 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.