Nonstop flight route between General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina and Houston, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR), General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina and George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,089 miles (or 8,191 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 George Bush Intercontinental 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 Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport. 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 |
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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: | IAH / KIAH |
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Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°59'3"N by 95°20'29"W |
Area Served: | Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land |
Operator/Owner: | City of Houston |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 97 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 5 |
View all routes: | Routes from IAH |
More Information: | IAH Maps & Info |
Facts about Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH):
- In addition to being known as "George Bush Intercontinental Airport", another name for IAH is "Houston-Intercontinental".
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) has 5 runways.
- The closest airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of IAH.
- The furthest airport from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,981 miles (17,672 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Houston Intercontinental Airport, as it was originally known, opened in June 1969.
- Because of George Bush Intercontinental Airport's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at George Bush Intercontinental 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.
- Terminal D opened in 1990 as the International Arrivals Building and was later renamed the Mickey Leland International Arrivals Building.
- On August 28, 1990, Continental Airlines agreed to build its maintenance center at George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport served 40,187,442 passengers in 2011 making the airport the 10th busiest for total passengers in North America.
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport handled 40,128,953 passengers last year.
- On January 7, 2009, a Continental Airlines Boeing 737-800 departing Bush Intercontinental was the first U.S.