Nonstop flight route between Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina and Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain:
Departure Airport:
(28°35'35"S by 65°45'2"W)
Arrival Airport:
(27°55'54"N by 15°23'12"W)
Distance from CTC to LPA:
5,133.32 miles (8,261.25 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC), Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina and Gran Canaria Airport (LPA), Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,133 miles (or 8,261 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 Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport and Gran Canaria Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CTC / SANC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°35'35"S by 65°45'2"W |
| Area Served: | Catamarca, Catamarca Province, Argentina |
| Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1522 feet (464 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CTC |
| More Information: | CTC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LPA / GCLP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°55'54"N by 15°23'12"W |
| Area Served: | Gran Canaria |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 78 feet (24 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LPA |
| More Information: | LPA Maps & Info |
Facts about Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC):
- The furthest airport from Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) is Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC), which is nearly antipodal to Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (meaning Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yichun Mingyueshan Airport), and is located 12,382 miles (19,927 kilometers) away in Yichun, Jiangxi, China.
- In addition to being known as "Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport", another name for CTC is "Aeropuerto Coronel Felipe Varela".
- Since 1999, it has been operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000.
- Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) is Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) SW of CTC.
Facts about Gran Canaria Airport (LPA):
- In 1946, the old passenger terminal opened, which took two years to build.
- Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) has 2 runways.
- Because of Gran Canaria Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Gran Canaria 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 "Gran Canaria Airport", another name for LPA is "Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria".
- Military activity was most intense during the mid 1970s, at the time of the crisis of decolonisation of Western Sahara and its occupation by Morocco.
- The closest airport to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) is Tenerife North Airport (TFN), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) WNW of LPA.
- Gran Canaria Airport handled 9,770,253 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to Gran Canaria Airport (meaning Gran Canaria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,221 miles (19,667 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
- Currently Gran Canaria airport is under renovation.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 83.40 miles (134.22 km) SW | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina |     |
| 2 | 105.66 miles (170.04 km) ENE | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| 3 | 127.35 miles (204.95 km) NNE | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 4 | 182.02 miles (292.94 km) SSE | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 5 | 209.20 miles (336.67 km) SSE | Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) | Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 6 | 234.41 miles (377.24 km) S | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 7 | 246.89 miles (397.32 km) ESE | Ceres Airport (CRR) | Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 8 | 259.55 miles (417.70 km) N | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 263.24 miles (423.64 km) SW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 292.27 miles (470.37 km) WNW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 11 | 293.49 miles (472.32 km) N | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 12 | 298.36 miles (480.16 km) WNW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 13 | 325.44 miles (523.74 km) S | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 14 | 336.18 miles (541.03 km) WNW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 340.89 miles (548.61 km) WSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,382.12 miles (19,927.03 km) N | Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC) | Yichun, Jiangxi, China | |
| 2 | 12,368.56 miles (19,905.22 km) ENE | Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX) | Changsha, Hunan, China | |
| 3 | 12,335.03 miles (19,851.26 km) W | Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN) | Nanchang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 4 | 12,324.91 miles (19,834.97 km) WNW | Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU) | Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 5 | 12,313.22 miles (19,816.16 km) NNW | Jinggangshan Airport (JGS) | Ji'an, Jiangxi, China | |
| 6 | 12,285.43 miles (19,771.43 km) N | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) | Wuhan, Hubei, China | |
| 7 | 12,283.74 miles (19,768.71 km) NE | Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY) | Hengyang, Hunan, China | |
| 8 | 12,277.16 miles (19,758.13 km) E | Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) | Changde, Hunan, China | |
| 9 | 12,268.53 miles (19,744.24 km) NE | Shashi Airport (SHS) | Jingzhou, Hubei, China | |
| 10 | 12,252.54 miles (19,718.50 km) WNW | Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (JDZ) | Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China | |
| 11 | 12,244.63 miles (19,705.78 km) N | Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW) | Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China | |
| 12 | 12,222.12 miles (19,669.54 km) NE | Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) | Yichang, Hubei, China | |
| 13 | 12,219.53 miles (19,665.37 km) NW | Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG) | Anqing, Anhui, China | |
| 14 | 12,212.66 miles (19,654.32 km) NE | Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) | Yongzhou, Hunan, China | |
| 15 | 12,203.80 miles (19,640.07 km) E | Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 69.50 miles (111.84 km) WNW | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 2 | 72.77 miles (117.11 km) W | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 3 | 99.47 miles (160.08 km) ENE | Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) | Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 4 | 111.74 miles (179.84 km) W | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 5 | 128.91 miles (207.46 km) ENE | Lanzarote Airport (ACE) | Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 6 | 143.31 miles (230.64 km) ESE | Hassan I Airport El Aaiún Airport (EUN) | El Aaiún (Laayoune), Morocco | |
| 7 | 151.91 miles (244.48 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 8 | 259.76 miles (418.04 km) E | Tan Tan Airport (TTA) | Tan-Tan, Morocco | |
| 9 | 293.12 miles (471.73 km) S | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| 10 | 339.33 miles (546.10 km) NNW | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 11 | 359.66 miles (578.81 km) N | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 12 | 396.56 miles (638.20 km) ENE | Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA) | Agadir, Morocco | |
| 13 | 399.72 miles (643.28 km) SSE | Fderik Airport (FGD) | Fderik, Mauritania | |
| 14 | 414.07 miles (666.37 km) SSE | Tazadit International Airport (OUZ) | Zouerate, Mauritania | |
| 15 | 417.80 miles (672.38 km) NE | Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU) | Essaouira, Morocco | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,220.82 miles (19,667.45 km) WSW | Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) | Norfolk Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,027.91 miles (19,357.00 km) SSW | Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA) | Nouméa, New Caledonia | |
| 3 | 12,021.69 miles (19,346.99 km) SE | Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,015.94 miles (19,337.74 km) SSW | Tontouta International Airport (NOU) | Noumea, New Caledonia | |
| 5 | 11,961.32 miles (19,249.84 km) S | Koné Airport (KNQ) | Koné, New Caledonia | |
| 6 | 11,942.07 miles (19,218.86 km) SSW | Maré Airport (MEE) | Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 7 | 11,925.75 miles (19,192.59 km) S | Koumac Airport (KOC) | Koumac, New Caledonia | |
| 8 | 11,866.32 miles (19,096.94 km) S | Île des Pins Airport (BMY) | Waala, Belep Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 9 | 11,814.41 miles (19,013.41 km) SSW | Anatom Airport Aneityum Airport (AUY) | Anatom, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 11,762.36 miles (18,929.64 km) E | Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) | Ballina, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,759.48 miles (18,924.99 km) E | Gold Coast Airport (OOL) | Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,758.16 miles (18,922.88 km) SSW | Aniwa Airport (AWD) | Aniwa Island, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 11,755.60 miles (18,918.76 km) SSW | Futuna Airport (FTA) | Futuna Island, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 11,752.76 miles (18,914.19 km) E | Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH) | Evans Head, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,745.43 miles (18,902.39 km) SSW | Dillon's Bay Airport (DLY) | Dillon's Bay, Erromango, Taféa, Vanuatu | |