Nonstop flight route between Cape Town, South Africa and Malarg眉e, Mendoza, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cape Town International Airport (CPT), Cape Town, South Africa and Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport (LGS), Malarg眉e, Mendoza, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,820 miles (or 7,757 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 Cape Town International Airport and Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n 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 Cape Town International Airport and Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CPT / FACT |
Airport Name: | Cape Town International Airport |
Location: | Cape Town, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 33掳58'9"S by 18掳35'49"E |
Area Served: | Cape Town |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Company South Africa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 151 feet (46 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CPT |
More Information: | CPT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LGS / SAMM |
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Location: | Malarg眉e, Mendoza, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 35掳29'35"S by 69掳34'27"W |
Area Served: | Malarg眉e, Mendoza, Argentina |
Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 4675 feet (1,425 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LGS |
More Information: | LGS Maps & Info |
Facts about Cape Town International Airport (CPT):
- In preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Cape Town International Airport was extensively expanded and renovated.
- Because of Cape Town International Airport's relatively low elevation of 151 feet, planes can take off or land at Cape Town 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.
- Cape Town International Airport (CPT) has 2 runways.
- Apart from completion of the 2010 expansion project, it has been proposed that a second runway for large aircraft be constructed at Cape Town International Airport.
- The closest airport to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 217 miles (349 kilometers) E of CPT.
- The airport provides approximately 1,424 parking bays in the general parking area, and 1,748 parking bays in the multi-storey parkade located near the domestic terminal.
- The following is an example of information required by aircrew to operate at this airport.
- Cape Town International Airport handled 8,505,563 passengers last year.
- Cape Town International Airport was opened in 1954, a year after Jan Smuts Airport on the Witwatersrand opened.
- The furthest airport from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is located 11,616 miles (18,693 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
Facts about Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport (LGS):
- The furthest airport from Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport (LGS) is Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU), which is nearly antipodal to Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport (meaning Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yuncheng Guangong Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Yuncheng, China.
- In addition to being known as "Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport", another name for LGS is "Aeropuerto de Malarg眉e "Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n"".
- The airport was built in 1947, and re-constructed in 1983.
- Because of Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport's high elevation of 4,675 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LGS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LGS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport (LGS) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport (LGS) is San Rafael Airport (AFA), which is located 91 miles (147 kilometers) NE of LGS.