Nonstop flight route between Comayagua, Honduras and Nimba, Liberia:
Departure Airport:
(14°22'57"N by 87°37'15"W)
Arrival Airport:
(7°29'30"N by 8°34'59"W)
Distance from XPL to NIA:
5,360.51 miles (8,626.88 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Soto Cano Air Base (XPL), Comayagua, Honduras and Nimba Airport (NIA), Nimba, Liberia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,361 miles (or 8,627 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 Nimba 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 Nimba 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: | NIA / GLNA |
| Airport Name: | Nimba Airport |
| Location: | Nimba, Liberia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°29'30"N by 8°34'59"W |
| Area Served: | Yekepa, Nimba Nature Reserve |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1632 feet (497 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NIA |
| More Information: | NIA Maps & Info |
Facts about Soto Cano Air Base (XPL):
- In 1990 Honduran President Rafael Leonardo Callejas decreed that commercial cargo flights were authorized to operate from Soto Cano.
- The Constitution of Honduras does not permit a permanent foreign presence in Honduras.
- The hooches and metal barracks have no running water.
- The American contingent at Soto Cano Air Base is designated Joint Task Force-Bravo and consists of both U.S.
- Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Personnel assigned to Soto Cano can ride a bus that will transport them to Soto Cano from Tegucigalpa.
- The closest airport to Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) is Marcala Airport (MRJ), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WSW of XPL.
- 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.
- In addition to the Honduran Air Force Academy, the US military's Joint Task Force Bravo is headquartered at Soto Cano.
Facts about Nimba Airport (NIA):
- The closest airport to Nimba Airport (NIA) is Nzérékoré Airport (NZE), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) NNW of NIA.
- The furthest airport from Nimba Airport (NIA) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is located 11,942 miles (19,218 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
- Nimba Airport (NIA) 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 | 23.67 miles (38.09 km) NNW | Nzérékoré Airport (NZE) | N'zerekore, Guinea | |
| 2 | 69.90 miles (112.49 km) ESE | Man Airport (MJC) | Man, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 3 | 93.98 miles (151.24 km) NW | Macenta Airport (MCA) | Macenta, Guinea | |
| 4 | 98.24 miles (158.11 km) SE | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 5 | 99.55 miles (160.22 km) NW | Voinjama Airport (VOI) | Voinjama, Liberia | |
| 6 | 104.17 miles (167.65 km) SSE | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 7 | 127.19 miles (204.70 km) WNW | Foya Airport (FOY) | Foya, Liberia | |
| 8 | 149.25 miles (240.19 km) SW | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 9 | 149.81 miles (241.09 km) SW | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 10 | 152.50 miles (245.43 km) ESE | Daloa Airport (DJO) | Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 11 | 156.19 miles (251.36 km) NW | Kissidougou Airport (KSI) | Kissidougou, Guinea | |
| 12 | 157.75 miles (253.88 km) NNE | Odienné Airport (KEO) | Odienné, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 13 | 170.78 miles (274.85 km) WSW | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 14 | 172.99 miles (278.40 km) S | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 15 | 179.56 miles (288.97 km) W | Kenema Airport (KEN) | Kenema, Sierra Leone | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,941.57 miles (19,218.04 km) SSE | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 2 | 11,936.03 miles (19,209.13 km) SW | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,924.53 miles (19,190.63 km) SSE | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 11,907.93 miles (19,163.91 km) SW | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 5 | 11,904.42 miles (19,158.26 km) SSE | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 11,899.76 miles (19,150.76 km) W | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 7 | 11,884.76 miles (19,126.63 km) SSW | Aranuka Airport (AAK) | Aranuka, Kiribati | |
| 8 | 11,871.17 miles (19,104.74 km) SSE | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 11,865.68 miles (19,095.91 km) SSE | Nauru International Airport (INU) | Yaren, Nauru | |
| 10 | 11,860.76 miles (19,088.00 km) SSW | Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 11 | 11,848.54 miles (19,068.33 km) SSE | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 11,842.91 miles (19,059.26 km) SSE | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 11,818.04 miles (19,019.25 km) SSE | Lonorore Airport (LNE) | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 11,814.59 miles (19,013.69 km) SSE | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 11,812.22 miles (19,009.88 km) S | Bonriki International Airport (TRW) | Tarawa, Kiribati | |