Nonstop flight route between Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile and Somerset, Kentucky, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP), Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile and Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME), Somerset, Kentucky, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,154 miles (or 8,295 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 Carriel Sur International Airport and Lake Cumberland Regional 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 Carriel Sur International Airport and Lake Cumberland Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CCP / SCIE |
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Location: | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°46'21"S by 73°3'46"W |
Area Served: | Concepción, Chile |
Operator/Owner: | AEROSUR S.A |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from CCP |
More Information: | CCP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SME / KSME |
Airport Name: | Lake Cumberland Regional Airport |
Location: | Somerset, Kentucky, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°3'12"N by 84°36'56"W |
Area Served: | Somerset, Kentucky |
Operator/Owner: | Somerset-Pulaski County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 927 feet (283 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SME |
More Information: | SME Maps & Info |
Facts about Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP):
- Although plans of building an airport near Concepción date back to 1954, construction began only in 1960, shortly after the 22 May earthquake, as it became imperative to count with a modern airport to link Chile's south-central region with the rest of the country.
- Because of Carriel Sur International Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Carriel Sur 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.
- In addition to being known as "Carriel Sur International Airport", another name for CCP is "Aeropuerto Internacional Carriel Sur (Concepción)".
- The closest airport to Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) is General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) ENE of CCP.
- The furthest airport from Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) is Qingyang Airport (IQN), which is nearly antipodal to Carriel Sur International Airport (meaning Carriel Sur International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Qingyang Airport), and is located 12,360 miles (19,891 kilometers) away in Qingyang, Gansu, China.
- In 2000, the original terminal building was decommissioned and turned over to the aviation authority for administrative use.
Facts about Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME):
- Because of Lake Cumberland Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 927 feet, planes can take off or land at Lake Cumberland Regional 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.
- Lake Cumberland Regional Airport currently does not have commercial service.
- The furthest airport from Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,309 miles (18,200 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME) is London-Corbin Airport (LOZ), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) E of SME.
- Lake Cumberland Regional Airport covers an area of 288 acres at an elevation of 927 feet above mean sea level.
- Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME) currently has only 1 runway.