Nonstop flight route between Stuttgart, Germany and Shell Mera, Ecuador:
Departure Airport:
(48°47'2"N by 9°10'54"E)
Arrival Airport:
(1°30'19"S by 78°3'46"W)
Distance from ZWS to PTZ:
6,171.27 miles (9,931.67 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (ZWS), Stuttgart, Germany and Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ), Shell Mera, Ecuador would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,171 miles (or 9,932 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 Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof and Rio Amazonas 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 Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof and Rio Amazonas Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZWS / |
| Airport Name: | Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof |
| Location: | Stuttgart, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°47'2"N by 9°10'54"E |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZWS |
| More Information: | ZWS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PTZ / SEPA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Shell Mera, Ecuador |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°30'19"S by 78°3'46"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ecuadorian Military |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3465 feet (1,056 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PTZ |
| More Information: | PTZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (ZWS):
- Because of Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof 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 construction has some highly regarded features.
- The furthest airport from Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (ZWS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (meaning Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,001 miles (19,313 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The front of the building features a quote by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel in the form of a lit inscription - the quote reads … daß diese Furcht zu irren schon der Irrtum selbst ist.
- As part of the Stuttgart 21 project, the two wings were demolished.
- In 1910, the Royal Württemberg State Railways underwrote an architectural contest, which saw 70 participants.
- The closest airport to Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (ZWS) is Stuttgart Airport (STR), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SSE of ZWS.
Facts about Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ):
- The closest airport to Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) is Chachoan Airport (ATF), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) WNW of PTZ.
- The furthest airport from Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) is Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM), which is nearly antipodal to Rio Amazonas Airport (meaning Rio Amazonas Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pinang Kampai Airport), and is located 12,401 miles (19,958 kilometers) away in Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia.
- In addition to being known as "Rio Amazonas Airport", other names for PTZ include "Areopuerto Rio Amazonas" and "SESM".
- Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 6.74 miles (10.85 km) SSE | Stuttgart Airport (STR) | Stuttgart, Germany |     |
| 2 | 50.13 miles (80.68 km) W | Baden Airpark (FKB) | Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 3 | 56.34 miles (90.67 km) NNW | Mannheim City Airport (MHG) | Mannheim, Germany | |
| 4 | 68.20 miles (109.76 km) WSW | Black Forest Airport (LHA) | Lahr, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 5 | 69.37 miles (111.64 km) NNE | Giebelstadt Airport (GHF) | Giebelstadt, Germany | |
| 6 | 72.56 miles (116.77 km) WSW | Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) | Strasbourg, France | |
| 7 | 78.35 miles (126.09 km) SSE | Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) | Friedrichshafen, Bodensee, Germany | |
| 8 | 78.62 miles (126.52 km) NW | Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) | Sembach, Germany | |
| 9 | 80.67 miles (129.83 km) NE | Kitzingen Airport (KZG) | Kitzingen, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 10 | 83.70 miles (134.71 km) ESE | Augsburg Airport (AGB) | Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 11 | 84.74 miles (136.38 km) WNW | Ramstein Air Base (RMS) | Ramstein, Germany | |
| 12 | 85.93 miles (138.28 km) WNW | Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) | Zweibrücken, Germany | |
| 13 | 90.59 miles (145.80 km) NNW | Frankfurt Airport (FRA) | Frankfurt, Germany | |
| 14 | 91.40 miles (147.09 km) S | St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (ACH) | Altenrhein, Switzerland | |
| 15 | 94.19 miles (151.59 km) NNW | Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) | Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,000.52 miles (19,312.91 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,583.94 miles (18,642.51 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,568.62 miles (18,617.85 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,567.33 miles (18,615.77 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,562.16 miles (18,607.45 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,556.16 miles (18,597.79 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,551.83 miles (18,590.81 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,551.47 miles (18,590.24 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,544.73 miles (18,579.39 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,544.18 miles (18,578.52 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,543.28 miles (18,577.06 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,540.16 miles (18,572.03 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,531.65 miles (18,558.35 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,529.17 miles (18,554.35 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,511.94 miles (18,526.62 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 40.74 miles (65.57 km) WNW | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 55.00 miles (88.51 km) S | Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) | Macas, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 56.29 miles (90.59 km) NW | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 98.32 miles (158.24 km) NNW | Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) | Quito, Ecuador | |
| 5 | 103.51 miles (166.59 km) NE | Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC) | Coca, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 114.87 miles (184.87 km) SSW | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| 7 | 133.57 miles (214.97 km) WSW | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 137.78 miles (221.74 km) NE | Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ) | Nueva Loja, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 161.80 miles (260.39 km) N | Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) | Tulcán, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 165.76 miles (266.76 km) N | San Luis Airport (IPI) | Ipiales, Colombia | |
| 11 | 169.47 miles (272.74 km) W | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 175.90 miles (283.09 km) NE | Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU) | Puerto Asís, Colombia | |
| 13 | 184.78 miles (297.38 km) WNW | Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 187.76 miles (302.17 km) SW | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 194.35 miles (312.78 km) SSW | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,401.28 miles (19,957.87 km) ENE | Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,380.09 miles (19,923.78 km) NNW | Melaka International Airport (MKZ) | Batu Berendam, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 12,357.01 miles (19,886.63 km) NNE | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,349.68 miles (19,874.83 km) N | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) | Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 5 | 12,322.94 miles (19,831.79 km) N | KA01 KJ15 MR1 Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) 吉隆坡中环广场 (XKL) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 12,321.30 miles (19,829.16 km) NNE | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) | Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 7 | 12,316.74 miles (19,821.82 km) W | Senai International Airport (JHB) | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 12,314.17 miles (19,817.69 km) W | Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) | Tengah, Singapore | |
| 9 | 12,303.31 miles (19,800.21 km) W | Seletar Airport (XSP) | Seletar, Singapore | |
| 10 | 12,300.21 miles (19,795.21 km) W | Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) | Paya Lebar, Singapore | |
| 11 | 12,294.69 miles (19,786.33 km) W | Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) | Changi, Singapore | |
| 12 | 12,290.86 miles (19,780.17 km) WNW | Mersing Airport (MEP) | Johor, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 12,283.80 miles (19,768.80 km) W | Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) | Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,263.50 miles (19,736.14 km) E | Aek Godang Airport (AEG) | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,258.49 miles (19,728.08 km) WNW | Tioman Airport (TOD) | Tioman Island, Malaysia | |