Nonstop flight route between Comayagua, Honduras and Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Soto Cano Air Base (XPL), Comayagua, Honduras and Júlio Belém Airport (PIN), Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,418 miles (or 3,892 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 relatively short distance between Soto Cano Air Base and Júlio Belém Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | PIN / SWPI |
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| Location: | Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°40'9"S by 56°46'15"W |
| Area Served: | Parintins |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PIN |
| More Information: | PIN 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.
- The hooches and metal barracks have no running water.
- In 1990 Honduran President Rafael Leonardo Callejas decreed that commercial cargo flights were authorized to operate from Soto Cano.
- Health care services are performed by the Medical Element.
- Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Plans call for the construction to take place over the coming years with all base facilities to either be new construction, or receive major upgrades.
- 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.
- Soto Cano Air Base is a Honduran military base 5 mi to the south of Comayagua in Honduras.
Facts about Júlio Belém Airport (PIN):
- In addition to being known as "Júlio Belém Airport", another name for PIN is "Aeroporto Júlio Belém".
- Because of Júlio Belém Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Júlio Belém 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 closest airport to Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) is Maués Airport (MBZ), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) SW of PIN.
- Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) is Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) (MDC), which is nearly antipodal to Júlio Belém Airport (meaning Júlio Belém Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA)), and is located 12,296 miles (19,789 kilometers) away in Manado, Indonesia.
- Every June, during the Parintins Folklore Festival, its traffic is greatly increased by charter and extra flights.
