Nonstop flight route between Comayagua, Honduras and Meribel, France:
Departure Airport:
(14°22'57"N by 87°37'15"W)
Arrival Airport:
(45°24'26"N by 6°34'38"E)
Distance from XPL to MFX:
5,713.89 miles (9,195.59 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Soto Cano Air Base (XPL), Comayagua, Honduras and Méribel Airport (MFX), Meribel, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,714 miles (or 9,196 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 Méribel 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 Méribel 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: | MFX / LFKX |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Meribel, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°24'26"N by 6°34'38"E |
| Area Served: | Méribel |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5633 feet (1,717 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MFX |
| More Information: | MFX Maps & Info |
Facts about Soto Cano Air Base (XPL):
- The closest airport to Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) is Marcala Airport (MRJ), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WSW of XPL.
- Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 612 ABS has among its functions.
- The American contingent at Soto Cano Air Base is designated Joint Task Force-Bravo and consists of both U.S.
- 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.
Facts about Méribel Airport (MFX):
- The furthest airport from Méribel Airport (MFX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Méribel Airport (meaning Méribel Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,251 miles (19,716 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Méribel Airport's high elevation of 5,633 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MFX. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MFX a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Méribel Airport (MFX) is Courchevel Airport (CVF), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) ESE of MFX.
- In addition to being known as "Méribel Airport", another name for MFX is "Aéroport de Méribel".
- Méribel Airport (MFX) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 2.85 miles (4.58 km) ESE | Courchevel Airport (CVF) | Courchevel, France | |
| 2 | 28.96 miles (46.60 km) N | Megève Aerodrome (MVV) | Megève, France | |
| 3 | 32.59 miles (52.44 km) SW | Alpe d'Huez Airport (AHZ) | Alpe d'Huez, France | |
| 4 | 37.34 miles (60.10 km) WNW | Chambéry Airport (CMF) | Chambéry, France | |
| 5 | 44.57 miles (71.73 km) ENE | Aosta Valley Airport (AOT) | Aosta, Italy | |
| 6 | 53.98 miles (86.88 km) ESE | Turin Airport (TRN) | Turin, Italy | |
| 7 | 56.23 miles (90.49 km) NNW | Annemasse Aerodrome (QNJ) | Annemasse, France | |
| 8 | 60.64 miles (97.59 km) W | Grenoble–Isère Airport (GNB) | Grenoble, France | |
| 9 | 61.67 miles (99.25 km) NNW | Geneva International Airport (GVA) | Geneva, Switzerland | |
| 10 | 66.71 miles (107.36 km) NNE | Sion Airport (SIR) | Sion, Switzerland | |
| 11 | 70.51 miles (113.48 km) S | Barcelonnette - Saint-Pons Airport (BAE) | Barcelonnette / Saint-Pons, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France | |
| 12 | 75.64 miles (121.74 km) WNW | Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) | Lyon, France | |
| 13 | 78.40 miles (126.17 km) SE | Cuneo International Airport (CUF) | Cuneo, Italy | |
| 14 | 78.64 miles (126.55 km) N | Lausanne Airport (QLS) | Lausanne, Switzerland | |
| 15 | 82.32 miles (132.48 km) WNW | Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN) | Lyon, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,251.17 miles (19,716.30 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,806.92 miles (19,001.36 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,795.76 miles (18,983.38 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,794.70 miles (18,981.67 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,782.59 miles (18,962.19 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,780.68 miles (18,959.13 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,775.92 miles (18,951.45 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,759.81 miles (18,925.54 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,746.19 miles (18,903.61 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,740.84 miles (18,895.01 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,732.42 miles (18,881.46 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,729.43 miles (18,876.65 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,719.21 miles (18,860.20 km) SE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,709.32 miles (18,844.28 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,707.19 miles (18,840.85 km) SE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |