Nonstop flight route between El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina and Port Graham, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE), El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina and Port Graham Airport (PGM), Port Graham, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,785 miles (or 14,138 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 Comandante Armando Tola International Airport and Port Graham 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 Comandante Armando Tola International Airport and Port Graham Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FTE / SAWA |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°16'48"S by 72°3'11"W |
Area Served: | El Calafate, Santa Cruz |
Operator/Owner: | Government and London Supply |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 669 feet (204 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FTE |
More Information: | FTE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PGM / |
Airport Name: | Port Graham Airport |
Location: | Port Graham, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°20'53"N by 151°49'54"W |
Area Served: | Port Graham, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 93 feet (28 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PGM |
More Information: | PGM Maps & Info |
Facts about Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE):
- In addition to being known as "Comandante Armando Tola International Airport", other names for FTE include "Aeropuerto Internacional de El Calafate – Comandante Armando Tola" and "SAWC".
- The furthest airport from Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) is Baikal International Airport (UUD), which is nearly antipodal to Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (meaning Comandante Armando Tola International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Baikal International Airport), and is located 12,329 miles (19,842 kilometers) away in Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia, Russia.
- Because of Comandante Armando Tola International Airport's relatively low elevation of 669 feet, planes can take off or land at Comandante Armando Tola 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.
- Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) is Lago Argentino Airport (ING), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) WSW of FTE.
Facts about Port Graham Airport (PGM):
- Because of Port Graham Airport's relatively low elevation of 93 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Graham 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.
- The closest airport to Port Graham Airport (PGM) is Nanwalek Airport (formerly English Bay Airport) (KEB), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) W of PGM.
- Port Graham Airport (PGM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Port Graham Airport (PGM) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,680 miles (17,188 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.