Nonstop flight route between Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States and Palma de Mallorca, Spain:
Departure Airport:
(18°8'4"N by 65°29'36"W)
Arrival Airport:
(39°33'6"N by 2°44'20"E)
Distance from VQS to PMI:
4,281.72 miles (6,890.75 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS), Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States and Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI), Palma de Mallorca, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,282 miles (or 6,891 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VQS / TJVQ |
| Airport Name: | Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport |
| Location: | Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°8'4"N by 65°29'36"W |
| Area Served: | Isla De Vieques, Puerto Rico |
| Operator/Owner: | Puerto Rico Ports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VQS |
| More Information: | VQS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PMI / LEPA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Palma de Mallorca, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°33'6"N by 2°44'20"E |
| Area Served: | Mallorca, Spain |
| Operator/Owner: | Aena |
| Airport Type: | Public and military |
| Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PMI |
| More Information: | PMI Maps & Info |
Facts about Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS):
- Early in 2005, plans were announced to expand the airport's lone runway, so that the airport can accept flights by smaller jets.
- The furthest airport from Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (meaning Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,239 miles (19,697 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport is a small public use airport on the island of Vieques in Puerto Rico.
- Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport handled 165,043 passengers last year.
- Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport does not accept jet aircraft, but a couple of international flights operate from it.
- The closest airport to Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) is Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NW of VQS.
- Because of Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Antonio Rivera Rodríguez 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.
Facts about Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI):
- Because of Palma de Mallorca Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Palma de Mallorca 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.
- Located in the south.
- There are four modules at the airport.
- In 1954, Palma de Mallorca's runway was extended and asphalted, and also had brand new taxiways and aprons added near it.
- Palma de Mallorca Airport handled 22,768,082 passengers last year.
- The largest of the Modules located in the east.
- In addition to being known as "Palma de Mallorca Airport", another name for PMI is "Aeroport de Palma de Mallorca Aeropuerto de Palma de Mallorca".
- The closest airport to Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI) is Menorca Airport (MAH), which is located 82 miles (131 kilometers) ENE of PMI.
- The furthest airport from Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Palma de Mallorca Airport (meaning Palma de Mallorca Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,174 miles (19,593 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.29 miles (26.22 km) NW | Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ) | Fajardo, Puerto Rico, United States |     |
| 2 | 17.50 miles (28.17 km) NE | Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico | |
| 3 | 20.17 miles (32.47 km) W | Humacao Airport (HUC) | Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 4 | 36.90 miles (59.38 km) ENE | Cyril E. King Airport (STT) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 5 | 38.91 miles (62.63 km) ENE | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 6 | 39.43 miles (63.45 km) WNW | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 7 | 45.48 miles (73.19 km) WNW | Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 8 | 54.34 miles (87.46 km) ESE | Henry E. Rohlsen International Airport (STX) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 9 | 57.14 miles (91.96 km) WNW | Dorado Airport (DDP) | Dorado, Puerto Rico | |
| 10 | 58.34 miles (93.90 km) ESE | Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 11 | 65.95 miles (106.14 km) ENE | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands | |
| 12 | 70.79 miles (113.92 km) W | Mercedita Airport (PSE) | Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| 13 | 73.13 miles (117.69 km) ENE | Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ) | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | |
| 14 | 80.56 miles (129.65 km) WNW | Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE) | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | |
| 15 | 108.93 miles (175.31 km) W | Eugenio María de Hostos Airport (MAZ) | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,239.24 miles (19,697.09 km) SSW | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,205.43 miles (19,642.69 km) SW | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,152.15 miles (19,556.94 km) S | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,126.60 miles (19,515.82 km) WSW | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,107.36 miles (19,484.86 km) SW | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,082.41 miles (19,444.70 km) SW | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,050.96 miles (19,394.09 km) SW | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,030.69 miles (19,361.48 km) SSW | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 12,002.48 miles (19,316.07 km) SW | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 12,001.66 miles (19,314.75 km) SW | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,967.64 miles (19,260.00 km) S | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,936.62 miles (19,210.08 km) SW | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,929.41 miles (19,198.48 km) W | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,897.44 miles (19,147.03 km) S | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,832.18 miles (19,041.99 km) W | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 81.53 miles (131.21 km) ENE | Menorca Airport (MAH) | Menorca, Spain | |
| 2 | 86.74 miles (139.60 km) WSW | Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza (IBZ) | Ibiza, Spain | |
| 3 | 125.49 miles (201.96 km) NNW | Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) | El Prat de Llobregat (near Barcelona), Spain | |
| 4 | 137.86 miles (221.86 km) NW | Reus Airport (REU) | Reus (near Tarragona), Spain | |
| 5 | 139.87 miles (225.10 km) NNW | Sabadell Airport (QSA) | Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain | |
| 6 | 147.33 miles (237.11 km) WNW | Castellón Airport (CDT) | Castellón de la Plana, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain | |
| 7 | 162.32 miles (261.22 km) N | Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) | Girona, Spain | |
| 8 | 171.70 miles (276.32 km) W | Valencia Airport (VLC) | Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain | |
| 9 | 189.58 miles (305.11 km) NW | Lleida–Alguaire Airport (ILD) | Lleida, Spain | |
| 10 | 197.74 miles (318.23 km) WSW | Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) | Alicante, Spain | |
| 11 | 199.34 miles (320.81 km) S | Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) | Algiers, Algeria | |
| 12 | 204.93 miles (329.81 km) NNW | La Seu d'Urgell airport (LEU) | La Seu d'Urgell, Spain | |
| 13 | 207.82 miles (334.45 km) S | Boufarik Air Base (QFD) | Boufarik, Algeria | |
| 14 | 210.62 miles (338.96 km) S | Blida Airport (QLD) | Blida, Algeria | |
| 15 | 220.44 miles (354.76 km) N | Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport (PGF) | Perpignan, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,174.33 miles (19,592.63 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,139.67 miles (19,536.86 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,124.04 miles (19,511.70 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,103.34 miles (19,478.38 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,077.17 miles (19,436.27 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,075.92 miles (19,434.26 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,060.65 miles (19,409.68 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,055.88 miles (19,402.01 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,049.60 miles (19,391.90 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,038.91 miles (19,374.70 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,026.23 miles (19,354.29 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,020.97 miles (19,345.83 km) ESE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,017.59 miles (19,340.39 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,013.83 miles (19,334.34 km) ESE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,002.12 miles (19,315.49 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |