Nonstop flight route between Esquel, Chubut Province, Argentina and Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Esquel Airport (EQS), Esquel, Chubut Province, Argentina and Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,060 miles (or 14,580 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 Esquel Airport and Svalbard Airport, Longyear, 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 Esquel Airport and Svalbard Airport, Longyear. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EQS / SAVE |
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Location: | Esquel, Chubut Province, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°54'24"S by 71°8'48"W |
Area Served: | Esquel |
Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2621 feet (799 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EQS |
More Information: | EQS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYR / ENSB |
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Location: | Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 78°14'45"N by 15°27'56"E |
Area Served: | Svalbard, Norway |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 94 feet (29 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LYR |
More Information: | LYR Maps & Info |
Facts about Esquel Airport (EQS):
- The closest airport to Esquel Airport (EQS) is El Maitén Airport (EMX), which is located 61 miles (97 kilometers) N of EQS.
- In addition to being known as "Esquel Airport", another name for EQS is "Aeropuerto de Esquel".
- The furthest airport from Esquel Airport (EQS) is Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (ERL), which is nearly antipodal to Esquel Airport (meaning Esquel Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport), and is located 12,269 miles (19,746 kilometers) away in Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China.
- Esquel Airport (EQS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Since 1998, it has been operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000.
Facts about Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR):
- The furthest airport from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,170 miles (16,367 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Construction started in 1973.
- The first air strip on Svalbard was constructed in Adventdalen, near Longyearbyen, by the Luftwaffe during World War II.
- On 14 August 1987, Braathens SAFE re-entered the market, flying in parallel with SAS to Tromsø and Oslo.
- Both Braathens SAFE and SAS applied for the concession to fly from the mainland to Norway.
- The closest airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) is Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG), which is located 534 miles (859 kilometers) SSE of LYR.
- Because of Svalbard Airport, Longyear's relatively low elevation of 94 feet, planes can take off or land at Svalbard Airport, Longyear 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.
- Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Svalbard Airport, Longyear handled 126,350 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Svalbard Airport, Longyear", another name for LYR is "Svalbard lufthavn, Longyear".