Nonstop flight route between General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina and Wichita, Kansas, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from GNR to IAB:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- GNR Airport Information
- IAB Airport Information
- Facts about GNR
- Facts about IAB
- Map of Nearest Airports to GNR
- List of Nearest Airports to GNR
- Map of Furthest Airports from GNR
- List of Furthest Airports from GNR
- Map of Nearest Airports to IAB
- List of Nearest Airports to IAB
- Map of Furthest Airports from IAB
- List of Furthest Airports from IAB
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR), General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina and McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB), Wichita, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,619 miles (or 9,043 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 Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport and McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield, 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 Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport and McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GNR / SAHR |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°0'2"S by 67°37'14"W |
Area Served: | General Roca |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Río Negro |
Airport Type: | Civil |
Elevation: | 853 feet (260 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GNR |
More Information: | GNR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IAB / KIAB |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Wichita, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°37'23"N by 97°16'1"W |
View all routes: | Routes from IAB |
More Information: | IAB Maps & Info |
Facts about Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR):
- The closest airport to Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR) is Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) W of GNR.
- The furthest airport from Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR) is Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN), which is nearly antipodal to Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (meaning Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport), and is located 12,349 miles (19,874 kilometers) away in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
- Because of Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport's relatively low elevation of 853 feet, planes can take off or land at Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia 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 "Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport", another name for GNR is "Aeropuerto de Gral. Roca Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia".
- Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB):
- In October 1962, the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing was reactivated at McConnell with four fighter squadrons.
- The closest airport to McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB) is Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) NNE of IAB.
- In addition to being known as "McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield", another name for IAB is "McConnell AFB".
- McConnell's primary mission is to provide global reach by conducting air refueling and airlift where and when needed.
- By the summer of 1950, Boeing was ready to turn out the first production models of the B-47, and the United States Air Force sought to make Wichita Airport a permanent military installation.
- The furthest airport from McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,740 miles (17,285 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- On 31 May 1951, the USAF took title to Wichita Municipal Airport, and on 4 June the Air Training Command 3520th Combat Crew Training Wing was activated at the facility.
- Up to 1 April 1952 the activity at Wichita Municipal Airport was under the jurisdiction of the Flying Training Air Force.
- On 15 November the field was officially transferred to the District Engineer, Seventh Service Command at Omaha, Nebraska who assumed jurisdiction over the field, pending disposition, while the 4156th AAF Base Unit was discontinued on the same day.
- The Boeing B-47 Stratojet was the first swept-winged jet bomber built in quantity for any air force, and was the mainstay of the medium-bombing strength of the Strategic Air Command all throughout the 1950s.
- Air Materiel Command's mission at the airport was to accept, service and coordinate the transfer of newly produced Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers to other installations.