Nonstop flight route between São Vicente, Cape Verde and David, Chiriquí Province, Panama:
Departure Airport:
(16°49'59"N by 25°3'24"W)
Arrival Airport:
(8°23'27"N by 82°26'6"W)
Distance from VXE to DAV:
3,900.01 miles (6,276.44 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE), São Vicente, Cape Verde and Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV), David, Chiriquí Province, Panama would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,900 miles (or 6,276 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 Cesária Évora International Airport and Enrique Malek International 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 Cesária Évora International Airport and Enrique Malek International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VXE / GVSV |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | São Vicente, Cape Verde |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°49'59"N by 25°3'24"W |
| Area Served: | Mindelo |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos Segurança Aérea (ASA) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VXE |
| More Information: | VXE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DAV / MPDA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | David, Chiriquí Province, Panama |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°23'27"N by 82°26'6"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Direccion Nacional De Aeronautica Civil |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 89 feet (27 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DAV |
| More Information: | DAV Maps & Info |
Facts about Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE):
- Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) is Misima Airport (MIS), which is located 11,989 miles (19,295 kilometers) away in Misima Island, Papua New Guinea.
- The closest airport to Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) N of VXE.
- In addition to being known as "Cesária Évora International Airport", another name for VXE is "Aeroporto Internacional Cesária Évora".
- Because of Cesária Évora International Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Cesária Évora 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.
Facts about Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV):
- On 9 January 1970, an attempt was made to hijack a Douglas C-47 of RAPSA.
- Because of Enrique Malek International Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Enrique Malek 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 furthest airport from Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Enrique Malek International Airport (meaning Enrique Malek International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,170 miles (19,585 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- During heavy travel times, the airport registers 900 operations monthly, serving approximately 20,000 passengers from Mexico, the United States, Canada and Central America.
- Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Enrique Malek International Airport", another name for DAV is "Aeropuerto Internacional Enrique Malek".
- The closest airport to Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) is Coto 47 Airport (OTR), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) WNW of DAV.
- In October 2009, a campaign for Direct flights between DAV and the USA was relaunched and statistics are being kept of passengers interested in travel along this future route.DAV Direct Blog
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.66 miles (41.30 km) N | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde |     |
| 2 | 53.89 miles (86.72 km) ESE | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 132.40 miles (213.08 km) SSE | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 139.64 miles (224.72 km) E | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 140.09 miles (225.45 km) SSE | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 151.43 miles (243.70 km) ESE | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 167.88 miles (270.18 km) SE | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 168.57 miles (271.29 km) SE | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 523.43 miles (842.37 km) ESE | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 10 | 572.01 miles (920.55 km) E | Saint-Louis Airport (XLS) | Saint-Louis, Senegal | |
| 11 | 590.61 miles (950.49 km) ENE | La Güera Airport (ZLG) | La Güera, Western Sahara | |
| 12 | 596.18 miles (959.46 km) ENE | Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | |
| 13 | 606.62 miles (976.25 km) E | Nouakchott International Airport (NKC) | Nouakchott, Mauritania | |
| 14 | 610.36 miles (982.28 km) ESE | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 15 | 622.81 miles (1,002.32 km) E | Richard Toll Airport (RDT) | Richard Toll, Senegal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,989.43 miles (19,295.07 km) SSE | Misima Airport (MIS) | Misima Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 11,975.08 miles (19,271.98 km) ESE | Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) | Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,966.90 miles (19,258.81 km) ESE | Whitsunday Airport (WSY) | Airlie Beach, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,955.64 miles (19,240.69 km) SE | Mackay Airport (MKY) | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,947.96 miles (19,228.33 km) ESE | Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) | Proserpine, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,944.03 miles (19,222.00 km) ESE | Bowen Airport (ZBO) | Bowen, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,934.96 miles (19,207.41 km) SW | Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY) | Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 11,899.55 miles (19,150.43 km) SSE | Rockhampton Airport (ROK) | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,894.86 miles (19,142.88 km) SSE | Guasopa Airport (GAZ) | Guasopa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 11,894.26 miles (19,141.90 km) SSE | Gladstone Airport (GLT) | Gladstone, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,890.20 miles (19,135.38 km) SE | Gurney Airport (GUR) | Alotau, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 11,874.20 miles (19,109.63 km) ESE | Townsville Airport (TSV) | Townsville, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,862.18 miles (19,090.29 km) SE | Moranbah Airport (MOV) | Moranbah, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,858.57 miles (19,084.47 km) SE | Middlemount Airport (MMM) | Middlemount, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,854.05 miles (19,077.19 km) SSE | Bundaberg Airport (BDB) | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.11 miles (62.95 km) WNW | Coto 47 Airport (OTR) | Coto 47, Costa Rica | |
| 2 | 54.15 miles (87.15 km) WNW | Golfito Airport (GLF) | Golfito, Costa Rica | |
| 3 | 59.92 miles (96.44 km) W | Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM) | Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica | |
| 4 | 66.81 miles (107.52 km) N | Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC) | Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro, Panama | |
| 5 | 74.18 miles (119.39 km) N | Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport (CHX) | Changuinola, Bocas del Toro, Panama | |
| 6 | 80.51 miles (129.56 km) WNW | Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ) | Palmar Sur, Costa Rica | |
| 7 | 81.14 miles (130.58 km) NW | Buenos Aires Airporrt (BAI) | Buenos Aires, Costa Rica | |
| 8 | 86.31 miles (138.90 km) WNW | Drake Bay Airport (DRK) | Drake Bay, Costa Rica | |
| 9 | 104.03 miles (167.42 km) ESE | Ruben Cantu Airport (SYP) | Santiago de Veraguas, Panama | |
| 10 | 115.41 miles (185.74 km) NNW | Limón International Airport (LIO) | Puerto Limón, Costa Rica | |
| 11 | 136.62 miles (219.86 km) WNW | Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) | Quepos, Costa Rica | |
| 12 | 156.77 miles (252.30 km) NW | Guápiles Airport (GPL) | Guápiles, Costa Rica | |
| 13 | 157.71 miles (253.81 km) E | Río Hato / Scarlett Martinez Airport (RIH) | Cocle, Panama | |
| 14 | 158.82 miles (255.60 km) NW | Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| 15 | 164.02 miles (263.96 km) NW | Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,169.71 miles (19,585.20 km) S | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,983.67 miles (19,285.80 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 11,977.91 miles (19,276.53 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,925.60 miles (19,192.34 km) SSW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,879.14 miles (19,117.57 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,871.03 miles (19,104.52 km) WSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,865.02 miles (19,094.86 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,849.41 miles (19,069.74 km) WSW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,816.79 miles (19,017.23 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,810.23 miles (19,006.67 km) SW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,794.41 miles (18,981.21 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,781.10 miles (18,959.79 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,776.39 miles (18,952.21 km) S | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,769.40 miles (18,940.96 km) SSW | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,748.20 miles (18,906.84 km) S | Aek Godang Airport (AEG) | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia | |