Nonstop flight route between Comayagua, Honduras and Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu:
Departure Airport:
(14°22'57"N by 87°37'15"W)
Arrival Airport:
(15°51'56"S by 168°10'18"E)
Distance from XPL to LNE:
7,410.43 miles (11,925.90 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Soto Cano Air Base (XPL), Comayagua, Honduras and Lonorore Airport (LNE), Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,410 miles (or 11,926 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 Soto Cano Air Base and Lonorore 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 Soto Cano Air Base and Lonorore Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XPL / MHSC |
| Airport Name: | Soto Cano Air Base |
| Location: | Comayagua, Honduras |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°22'57"N by 87°37'15"W |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 2060 feet (628 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XPL |
| More Information: | XPL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LNE / NVSO |
| Airport Name: | Lonorore Airport |
| Location: | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°51'56"S by 168°10'18"E |
| Area Served: | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Vanuatu |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 43 feet (13 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from LNE |
| More Information: | LNE Maps & Info |
Facts about Soto Cano Air Base (XPL):
- José Enrique Soto Cano Air Base is a Honduras military installation and home of the Honduras Air Force and Honduras Air Force Academy.
- Apartments and dormitories are replacing some of the 270 wooden hooches used for decades by permanent party personnel that are now used by permanent party and temporary duty personnel.
- The furthest airport from Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Soto Cano Air Base (meaning Soto Cano Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) is Marcala Airport (MRJ), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WSW of XPL.
- Health care services are performed by the Medical Element.
- Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) currently has only 1 runway.
- All military personnel live on the installation.
Facts about Lonorore Airport (LNE):
- The furthest airport from Lonorore Airport (LNE) is Sélibaby Airport (SEY), which is nearly antipodal to Lonorore Airport (meaning Lonorore Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sélibaby Airport), and is located 12,383 miles (19,929 kilometers) away in Sélibaby, Mauritania.
- Because of Lonorore Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Lonorore 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.
- Near the airport is a small post office which handles all of southern Pentecost's mail.
- The closest airport to Lonorore Airport (LNE) is Sara Airport (SSR), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) N of LNE.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.92 miles (51.37 km) WSW | Marcala Airport (MRJ) | Marcala, Honduras |     |
| 2 | 34.99 miles (56.31 km) SE | Toncontín International Airport (TGU) | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | |
| 3 | 76.66 miles (123.37 km) NNW | Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | |
| 4 | 107.07 miles (172.32 km) NNE | Golosón International Airport (LCE) | La Ceiba, Honduras | |
| 5 | 116.14 miles (186.91 km) SW | Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport (SAL) | San Salvador, El Salvador | |
| 6 | 152.41 miles (245.28 km) NNE | Roatan International Airport – Bay Islands (RTB) | Roatán, Honduras | |
| 7 | 156.71 miles (252.21 km) NNW | Big Creek Airport (BGK) | Big Creek, Belize | |
| 8 | 156.81 miles (252.37 km) NNW | Placencia Airport (PLJ) | Placencia, Belize | |
| 9 | 156.89 miles (252.49 km) NNW | Independence Airport (INB) | Independence, Belize | |
| 10 | 182.63 miles (293.91 km) NE | Guanaja Airport (GJA) | Guanaja, Bay Islands, Honduras | |
| 11 | 183.10 miles (294.67 km) SSE | Augusto César Sandino International Airport (MGA) | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 12 | 184.16 miles (296.37 km) NNW | Dangriga Airport (DGA) | Dangriga, Belize | |
| 13 | 186.77 miles (300.58 km) NNW | Melinda Airport (MDB) | Melinda, Belize | |
| 14 | 194.86 miles (313.60 km) W | La Aurora International Airport (GUA) | Guatemala City, Guatemala | |
| 15 | 196.10 miles (315.60 km) ESE | Siuna Airport (SIU) | Siuna, Nicaragua | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,101.28 miles (19,475.08 km) WSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,498.68 miles (18,505.29 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,451.88 miles (18,429.97 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,442.60 miles (18,415.04 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,385.38 miles (18,322.95 km) SW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,361.44 miles (18,284.42 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,353.35 miles (18,271.41 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,332.03 miles (18,237.08 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,311.74 miles (18,204.44 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,302.95 miles (18,190.29 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,302.39 miles (18,189.39 km) SSW | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,283.39 miles (18,158.81 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,281.31 miles (18,155.46 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,267.68 miles (18,133.52 km) SW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,256.27 miles (18,115.16 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.30 miles (43.94 km) N | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 2 | 32.12 miles (51.69 km) SSW | Craig Cove Airport (CCV) | Craig Cove, Ambrym Island, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 3 | 40.95 miles (65.90 km) NNW | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 46.75 miles (75.23 km) SSW | Malekoula Airport (LPM) | Lamap, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 5 | 49.66 miles (79.92 km) S | Lamen Bay Airport (LNB) | Lamen Bay, Epi Island, Shéfa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 53.33 miles (85.83 km) WSW | Norsup Airport (NUS) | Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu | |
| 7 | 60.30 miles (97.04 km) N | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 67.94 miles (109.34 km) WNW | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 75.18 miles (121.00 km) SSE | Tongoa Airport (TGH) | Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 85.37 miles (137.40 km) S | Siwo Airport (EAE) | Sangafa, Emae, Shéfa, Vanuatu | |
| 11 | 120.33 miles (193.65 km) NNW | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 127.07 miles (204.49 km) S | Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) | Port Vila, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 145.46 miles (234.10 km) NNW | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 155.07 miles (249.57 km) NNW | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 207.96 miles (334.68 km) SSE | Dillon's Bay Airport (DLY) | Dillon's Bay, Erromango, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,383.09 miles (19,928.60 km) NNE | Sélibaby Airport (SEY) | Sélibaby, Mauritania | |
| 2 | 12,379.47 miles (19,922.77 km) NNW | Kiffa Airport (KFA) | Kiffa, Mauritania | |
| 3 | 12,354.52 miles (19,882.62 km) NNE | Bakel Airport (BXE) | Bakel, Senegal | |
| 4 | 12,338.76 miles (19,857.26 km) WNW | Yélimané Airport (EYL) | Yélimané, Mali | |
| 5 | 12,337.06 miles (19,854.52 km) NNW | Kayes Airport (KYS) | Kayes, Mali | |
| 6 | 12,335.63 miles (19,852.22 km) E | Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX) | Matam, Senegal | |
| 7 | 12,323.43 miles (19,832.59 km) E | Kaédi Airport (KED) | Kaédi, Mauritania | |
| 8 | 12,320.99 miles (19,828.67 km) NW | Tamchakett Airport (THT) | Tamchakett, Mauritania | |
| 9 | 12,299.22 miles (19,793.63 km) NNE | Letfotar Airport (MOM) | Moudjeria, Mauritania | |
| 10 | 12,280.74 miles (19,763.88 km) WNW | Nioro Airport (NIX) | Nioro, Mali | |
| 11 | 12,280.23 miles (19,763.07 km) WNW | Aioun el Atrouss Airport (AEO) | Aioun El Atrouss, Mauritania | |
| 12 | 12,270.76 miles (19,747.83 km) ENE | Abbaye Airport (BGH) | Boghe (Bogué), Mauritania | |
| 13 | 12,248.04 miles (19,711.26 km) N | Tidjikja Airport (TIY) | Tidjikja, Mauritania | |
| 14 | 12,245.76 miles (19,707.59 km) NE | Tambacounda Airport (TUD) | Tambacounda, Senegal | |
| 15 | 12,224.18 miles (19,672.86 km) N | Kéniéba Airport (KNZ) | Kéniéba, Mali | |