Nonstop flight route between West Palm Beach, Florida, United States and Sal Island, Cape Verde:
Departure Airport:
(26°40'59"N by 80°5'44"W)
Arrival Airport:
(16°44'32"N by 22°56'53"W)
Distance from PBI to SID:
3,702.91 miles (5,959.24 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Palm Beach International Airport (PBI), West Palm Beach, Florida, United States and Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID), Sal Island, Cape Verde would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,703 miles (or 5,959 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 Palm Beach International Airport and Amílcar Cabral International 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 Palm Beach International Airport and Amílcar Cabral International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PBI / KPBI |
| Airport Name: | Palm Beach International Airport |
| Location: | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°40'59"N by 80°5'44"W |
| Area Served: | West Palm Beach, Florida |
| Operator/Owner: | Palm Beach County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PBI |
| More Information: | PBI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SID / GVAC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sal Island, Cape Verde |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°44'32"N by 22°56'53"W |
| Area Served: | Espargos |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos Seguranca Aera (ASA) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 177 feet (54 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SID |
| More Information: | SID Maps & Info |
Facts about Palm Beach International Airport (PBI):
- Because of Palm Beach International Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Palm Beach International 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.
- Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) has 3 runways.
- Competition from rapidly expanding Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport cut growth at the airport through the 1990s.
- Palm Beach International Airport handled 5,609,168 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,588 miles (18,650 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Palm Beach International Airport is a public airport three miles west of Palm Beach, Florida, in West Palm Beach, Florida, and serves Palm Beach County.
- In conjunction with the slated construction of a new ATC tower at PBIA, the FAA intended to transfer all of PBIA's air traffic controllers whose assigned sector is between 5 and 40 miles from the airport to a remote facility at Miami International Airport.
- There is 1 Rescue/Pumper unit, 4 Airport Crash Trucks, 1 mobile command unit, 1 support truck, 1 airplane stair truck, and 3 Battalion Officer vehicles in the Battalion.
- The Air Weather Service used Palm Beach AFB as headquarters for hurricane research, flying the first WB-50D Superfortress "Hurricane Hunter" aircraft from the base in 1956.
- The closest airport to Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) is Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) S of PBI.
Facts about Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID):
- Amílcar Cabral International Airport handled 576 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) is Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY), which is nearly antipodal to Amílcar Cabral International Airport (meaning Amílcar Cabral International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bellona/Anua Airport), and is located 12,018 miles (19,341 kilometers) away in Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands.
- Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) has 2 runways.
- Amílcar Cabral has one terminal.
- In addition to being known as "Amílcar Cabral International Airport", another name for SID is "Aeroporto Internacional Amílcar Cabral".
- Because of Amílcar Cabral International Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Amílcar Cabral International 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 Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) is Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) S of SID.
- The airport's main runway is 3,272m and is the longest in Cape Verde.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 6.25 miles (10.06 km) S | Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA) | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States |     |
| 2 | 21.05 miles (33.88 km) S | Boca Raton Airport (BCT) | Boca Raton, Florida, United States | |
| 3 | 30.13 miles (48.49 km) S | Pompano Beach Airpark (PPM) | Pompano Beach, Florida, United States | |
| 4 | 33.89 miles (54.54 km) S | Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | |
| 5 | 35.31 miles (56.82 km) NNW | Witham Field (SUA) | Stuart, Florida, United States | |
| 6 | 37.55 miles (60.44 km) W | Palm Beach County Glades Airport (PHK) | Pahokee, Florida, United States | |
| 7 | 42.33 miles (68.13 km) S | Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) | Fort Lauderdale / Hollywood, Florida, United States | |
| 8 | 47.97 miles (77.20 km) S | North Perry Airport (HWO) | Hollywood, Florida, United States | |
| 9 | 54.77 miles (88.14 km) SSW | Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF) | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| 10 | 58.56 miles (94.24 km) NNW | St. Lucie County International Airport (FPR) | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | |
| 11 | 61.54 miles (99.03 km) NW | Okeechobee County Airport (OBE) | Okeechobee, Florida, United States | |
| 12 | 62.65 miles (100.83 km) S | Miami International Airport (MIA) | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| 13 | 62.68 miles (100.88 km) S | Miami Seaplane Base (MPB) | Watson Island, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States | |
| 14 | 69.18 miles (111.33 km) E | West End Airport (WTD) | Grand Bahama, Bahamas | |
| 15 | 70.05 miles (112.74 km) NNW | Vero Beach Municipal Airport (VRB) | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,588.49 miles (18,649.82 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,571.67 miles (18,622.75 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,552.27 miles (18,591.52 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,520.49 miles (18,540.38 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,494.00 miles (18,497.75 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,484.26 miles (18,482.08 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,473.32 miles (18,464.48 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,438.59 miles (18,408.58 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,427.11 miles (18,390.10 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,415.64 miles (18,371.65 km) SSE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,406.15 miles (18,356.38 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,404.49 miles (18,353.69 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,402.93 miles (18,351.20 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,394.09 miles (18,336.97 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,387.66 miles (18,326.62 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.98 miles (67.56 km) S | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 89.06 miles (143.33 km) W | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 111.06 miles (178.73 km) S | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 130.77 miles (210.45 km) SSW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 139.64 miles (224.72 km) W | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 145.14 miles (233.57 km) WNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 149.36 miles (240.37 km) SW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 163.94 miles (263.84 km) SW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 388.43 miles (625.12 km) ESE | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 10 | 432.47 miles (696.00 km) E | Saint-Louis Airport (XLS) | Saint-Louis, Senegal | |
| 11 | 470.85 miles (757.77 km) ENE | Nouakchott International Airport (NKC) | Nouakchott, Mauritania | |
| 12 | 477.01 miles (767.67 km) NE | La Güera Airport (ZLG) | La Güera, Western Sahara | |
| 13 | 481.40 miles (774.73 km) ESE | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 14 | 483.21 miles (777.65 km) E | Richard Toll Airport (RDT) | Richard Toll, Senegal | |
| 15 | 483.23 miles (777.68 km) NE | Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,018.26 miles (19,341.46 km) SSW | Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY) | Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 2 | 11,956.75 miles (19,242.48 km) WSW | Île des Pins Airport (BMY) | Waala, Belep Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 3 | 11,931.98 miles (19,202.61 km) SE | Misima Airport (MIS) | Misima Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 11,918.47 miles (19,180.86 km) SSW | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 11,896.94 miles (19,146.22 km) WSW | Koumac Airport (KOC) | Koumac, New Caledonia | |
| 6 | 11,893.79 miles (19,141.15 km) SW | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 11,892.57 miles (19,139.19 km) SSW | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 11,888.51 miles (19,132.66 km) SSW | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 11,857.07 miles (19,082.05 km) SW | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 10 | 11,855.24 miles (19,079.11 km) S | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 11,852.92 miles (19,075.38 km) SSW | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 11,850.48 miles (19,071.46 km) ESE | Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) | Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,849.15 miles (19,069.32 km) SSE | Guasopa Airport (GAZ) | Guasopa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 11,847.27 miles (19,066.29 km) WSW | Koné Airport (KNQ) | Koné, New Caledonia | |
| 15 | 11,841.03 miles (19,056.24 km) ESE | Whitsunday Airport (WSY) | Airlie Beach, Australia | |