Nonstop flight route between Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States and Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands:
Departure Airport:
(18°8'4"N by 65°29'36"W)
Arrival Airport:
(8°55'41"N by 165°45'44"E)
Distance from VQS to UJE:
8,473.06 miles (13,636.03 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS), Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States and Ujae Airport (UJE), Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,473 miles (or 13,636 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 Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport and Ujae 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 Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport and Ujae Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | UJE / |
| Airport Name: | Ujae Airport |
| Location: | Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°55'41"N by 165°45'44"E |
| Area Served: | Ujae, Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from UJE |
| More Information: | UJE Maps & Info |
Facts about Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (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.
- Early in 2005, plans were announced to expand the airport's lone runway, so that the airport can accept flights by smaller jets.
- Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport is a small public use airport on the island of Vieques in Puerto Rico.
- 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.
- 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.
- Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport handled 165,043 passengers last year.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 21,517 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 20,759 enplanements in 2009, and 46,267 in 2010.
- Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Ujae Airport (UJE):
- The closest airport to Ujae Airport (UJE) is Lae Airport (LML), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) E of UJE.
- The furthest airport from Ujae Airport (UJE) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Ujae Airport (meaning Ujae Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
| 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 | 34.34 miles (55.26 km) E | Lae Airport (LML) | Lae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 2 | 78.70 miles (126.66 km) ENE | Elenak Airport (EAL) | Elenak, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 87.58 miles (140.95 km) N | Wotho Airport (WTO) | Wotho, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 135.21 miles (217.60 km) E | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 135.33 miles (217.78 km) E | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 171.99 miles (276.79 km) NNE | Rongelap Airport (RNP) | Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 179.77 miles (289.31 km) N | Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) | Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 189.05 miles (304.25 km) ESE | Majkin Airport (MJE) | Majkin, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 216.23 miles (347.99 km) ESE | Woja Airport (WJA) | Woja, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 229.98 miles (370.12 km) ESE | Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 234.39 miles (377.21 km) ESE | Jabot Airport (JAT) | Jabat Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 238.16 miles (383.28 km) ESE | Jeh Airport (JEJ) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 249.52 miles (401.57 km) ENE | Likiep Airport (LIK) | Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 279.39 miles (449.63 km) SE | Namorik Airport (NDK) | Namorik Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 286.98 miles (461.85 km) NW | Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) | Enewetak, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,369.71 miles (19,907.06 km) S | RAF Ascension (ASI) | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena | |
| 2 | 11,415.95 miles (18,372.14 km) SSW | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 3 | 11,412.90 miles (18,367.24 km) SSW | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 4 | 11,408.43 miles (18,360.05 km) SSW | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 5 | 11,372.33 miles (18,301.95 km) SSW | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 6 | 11,358.44 miles (18,279.58 km) SSW | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 7 | 11,355.74 miles (18,275.25 km) SSW | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 8 | 11,328.57 miles (18,231.52 km) SSW | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 9 | 11,319.92 miles (18,217.60 km) SSW | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 10 | 11,293.38 miles (18,174.89 km) S | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone | |
| 11 | 11,273.07 miles (18,142.21 km) S | Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) | Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone | |
| 12 | 11,272.79 miles (18,141.75 km) SSW | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 13 | 11,258.67 miles (18,119.02 km) S | Bo Airport (KBS) | Bo, Sierra Leone | |
| 14 | 11,255.30 miles (18,113.61 km) S | Kenema Airport (KEN) | Kenema, Sierra Leone | |
| 15 | 11,252.94 miles (18,109.80 km) SSW | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |