Nonstop flight route between San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina and Augusta, Georgia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between San Rafael Airport (AFA), San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina and Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field (AGS), Augusta, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,777 miles (or 7,688 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 San Rafael Airport and Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field, 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 San Rafael Airport and Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AFA / SAMR |
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Location: | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°35'17"S by 68°24'12"W |
Area Served: | San Rafael, Mendoza Province, Argentina |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2470 feet (753 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AFA |
More Information: | AFA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AGS / KAGS |
Airport Name: | Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field |
Location: | Augusta, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°22'11"N by 81°57'51"W |
Area Served: | Augusta, Georgia |
Operator/Owner: | City of Augusta |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 144 feet (44 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AGS |
More Information: | AGS Maps & Info |
Facts about San Rafael Airport (AFA):
- San Rafael Airport (AFA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to San Rafael Airport (AFA) is Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS), which is located 91 miles (147 kilometers) SW of AFA.
- In addition to being known as "San Rafael Airport", another name for AFA is "Aeropuerto San Rafael "Santiago Germano"".
- The furthest airport from San Rafael Airport (AFA) is Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA), which is nearly antipodal to San Rafael Airport (meaning San Rafael Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Luoyang Beijiao Airport), and is located 12,391 miles (19,941 kilometers) away in Luoyang, Henan, China.
Facts about Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field (AGS):
- Augusta Regional Airport covers 1,411 acres at an elevation of 144 feet above mean sea level.
- Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field (AGS) has 2 runways.
- Because of Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field's relatively low elevation of 144 feet, planes can take off or land at Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field 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 Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field (AGS) is Daniel Field (DNL), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNW of AGS.
- The 1970s were the airport’s industrial growth period.
- The presence of Fort Gordon in Augusta results in periodic military charter flights using widebody aircraft such as McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and McDonnell Douglas MD-11 trijet aircraft operated by World Airways.
- Delta Air Lines is flying to Augusta since May 2011 after an 11-year hiatus.
- The furthest airport from Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field (AGS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,456 miles (18,436 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In early 2008 a typical day saw seven departures to Atlanta, GA on Bombardier CRJ-200 regional jets and ATR 72 turboprop aircraft by Delta Connection carriers, US Airways Express had seven departures to Charlotte, NC with turboprop Bombardier Dash 8-300s and Bombardier CRJ-200s.
- Bush Field became Augusta’s commercial airport on 1 July 1950 when the Federal Government transferred Bush Field to the City of Augusta and the airlines moved from Daniel Field to Bush Field.