Nonstop flight route between Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada and Apiay, Colombia:
Departure Airport:
(60°1'13"N by 111°57'42"W)
Arrival Airport:
(4°4'32"N by 73°33'45"W)
Distance from YSM to API:
4,360.89 miles (7,018.16 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fort Smith Airport (YSM), Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada and Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (API), Apiay, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,361 miles (or 7,018 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 Fort Smith Airport and Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base), 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 Fort Smith Airport and Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YSM / CYSM |
| Airport Name: | Fort Smith Airport |
| Location: | Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 60°1'13"N by 111°57'42"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of the Northwest Territories |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 673 feet (205 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YSM |
| More Information: | YSM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | API / SKAP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Apiay, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°4'32"N by 73°33'45"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Colombian Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Military: Air Force Base |
| Elevation: | 1227 feet (374 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from API |
| More Information: | API Maps & Info |
Facts about Fort Smith Airport (YSM):
- The closest airport to Fort Smith Airport (YSM) is Fort Chipewyan Airport (YPY), which is located 92 miles (147 kilometers) SSE of YSM.
- Because of Fort Smith Airport's relatively low elevation of 673 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Smith 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 Fort Smith Airport (YSM) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 9,839 miles (15,834 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- Fort Smith Airport (YSM) has 2 runways.
Facts about Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (API):
- Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (API) currently has only 1 runway.
- The air base resides at an elevation of 1,227 feet above mean sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base)", another name for API is "Base Aérea Capitán Luis F. Gómez Niño (Base Aérea de Apiay)".
- The base also hosts members of the United States Military under a cooperation program under Plan Colombia intended to help the Colombian military with the eradication of illegal drug trade and the illegally armed groups in the Colombian armed conflict.
- The closest airport to Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (API) is El Dorado International Airport (BOG), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) NW of API.
- The furthest airport from Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (API) is Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ), which is nearly antipodal to Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (meaning Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gunung Batin Airport), and is located 12,346 miles (19,869 kilometers) away in Astraksetra, Indonesia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 91.51 miles (147.27 km) SSE | Fort Chipewyan Airport (YPY) | Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, Canada |     |
| 2 | 99.31 miles (159.82 km) NW | Fort Resolution Airport (YFR) | Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 3 | 125.07 miles (201.28 km) ESE | Uranium City Airport (YBE) | Uranium City, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 4 | 141.93 miles (228.41 km) SE | Cluff Lake Airport (XCL) | Cluff Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 5 | 142.02 miles (228.56 km) WNW | Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport (YHY) | Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 6 | 173.30 miles (278.90 km) ESE | Fond-du-Lac Airport (ZFD) | Fond-du-Lac, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 7 | 187.78 miles (302.20 km) NNW | Yellowknife Airport (YZF) | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 8 | 206.95 miles (333.06 km) NNE | Fort Reliance Water Aerodrome (YFL) | Fort Reliance, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 9 | 207.24 miles (333.51 km) WSW | High Level Airport (YOJ) | High Level, Alberta, Canada | |
| 10 | 220.20 miles (354.38 km) ESE | Stony Rapids Airport (YSF) | Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 11 | 234.17 miles (376.85 km) S | Fort McMurray International Airport (YMM) | Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada | |
| 12 | 276.25 miles (444.59 km) NW | Whatì Airport (YLE) | Lac La Martre, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| 13 | 283.22 miles (455.80 km) WSW | Rainbow Lake Airport (YOP) | Rainbow Lake, Alberta, Canada | |
| 14 | 303.83 miles (488.96 km) ESE | Points North Landing Airport (YNL) | Points North Landing, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 15 | 303.96 miles (489.18 km) E | Obre Lake/North of Sixty Airport (YDW) | Obre Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9,838.93 miles (15,834.19 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 2 | 9,837.63 miles (15,832.09 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,824.19 miles (15,810.46 km) ESE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,817.79 miles (15,800.16 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 5 | 9,783.81 miles (15,745.47 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,775.57 miles (15,732.21 km) ESE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,753.15 miles (15,696.13 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 9,730.74 miles (15,660.07 km) SE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 9,722.34 miles (15,646.54 km) ESE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 10 | 9,712.18 miles (15,630.20 km) ESE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,705.04 miles (15,618.71 km) SE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 12 | 9,692.64 miles (15,598.75 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 13 | 9,676.00 miles (15,571.97 km) ESE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 9,672.35 miles (15,566.11 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 9,665.11 miles (15,554.44 km) SE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 59.07 miles (95.06 km) NW | El Dorado International Airport (BOG) | Bogotá, Colombia | |
| 2 | 60.85 miles (97.92 km) NE | Aguaclara Airport (ACL) | Aguaclara, Colombia | |
| 3 | 86.16 miles (138.67 km) W | Santiago Vila Airport (GIR) | Girardot, Colombia | |
| 4 | 110.78 miles (178.29 km) WNW | Perales Airport (IBE) | Ibagué, Colombia | |
| 5 | 118.18 miles (190.19 km) NE | El Alcaraván Airport (EYP) | Yopal, Colombia | |
| 6 | 120.19 miles (193.42 km) NW | Mariquita Airport (MQU) | Mariquita, Tolima Department, Colombia | |
| 7 | 121.41 miles (195.40 km) SSE | Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE) | San José del Guaviare, Colombia | |
| 8 | 131.96 miles (212.37 km) S | La Macarena Airport (LMC) | La Macarena, Colombia | |
| 9 | 142.50 miles (229.34 km) WSW | Benito Salas Airport (NVA) | Neiva, Colombia | |
| 10 | 146.52 miles (235.80 km) WNW | La Nubia Airport (MZL) | Manizales, Colombia | |
| 11 | 154.07 miles (247.95 km) W | El Edén Airport International (AXM) | Armenia, Colombia | |
| 12 | 158.36 miles (254.86 km) WNW | Matecaña International Airport (PEI) | Pereira, Colombia | |
| 13 | 171.48 miles (275.97 km) WNW | Santa Ana Airport (CRC) | Cartago, Colombia | |
| 14 | 193.23 miles (310.97 km) NW | José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 15 | 197.79 miles (318.31 km) W | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) | Cali, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,345.81 miles (19,868.61 km) ESE | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,318.43 miles (19,824.55 km) SE | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,307.56 miles (19,807.06 km) SW | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,294.38 miles (19,785.84 km) S | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,292.04 miles (19,782.07 km) SE | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,282.26 miles (19,766.33 km) SSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,226.50 miles (19,676.60 km) SSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,201.85 miles (19,636.93 km) SW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,180.84 miles (19,603.12 km) SE | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,178.87 miles (19,599.94 km) SSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,153.75 miles (19,559.52 km) E | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,147.74 miles (19,549.85 km) WSW | Rahadi Usman Airport (KTG) | Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,132.41 miles (19,525.18 km) SW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,125.90 miles (19,514.70 km) SW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,100.19 miles (19,473.32 km) SW | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |