Nonstop flight route between La Rioja, Argentina and Pinedale, Wyoming, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ), La Rioja, Argentina and Ralph Wenz Field (PWY), Pinedale, Wyoming, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,685 miles (or 9,150 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 Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport and Ralph Wenz Field, 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 Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport and Ralph Wenz Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IRJ / SANL |
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Location: | La Rioja, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°22'53"S by 66°47'44"W |
Area Served: | La Rioja, La Rioja, Argentina |
Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1633 feet (498 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IRJ |
More Information: | IRJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PWY / KPNA |
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Location: | Pinedale, Wyoming, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°47'44"N by 109°48'25"W |
Area Served: | Pinedale, Wyoming |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Pinedale |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7086 feet (2,160 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PWY |
More Information: | PWY Maps & Info |
Facts about Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ):
- In addition to being known as "Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport", another name for IRJ is "Aeropuerto de La Rioja - Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid".
- In 1969, a new runway was paved.
- The airport was built in 1948, and was officially inaugurated with an LADE Viking flight on October 11, 1948.
- The airport was named after the Argentine aviation pioneer Vicente Almandos Almonacid.
- Since March 16, 1999, it has been operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000.
- The furthest airport from Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) is Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX), which is nearly antipodal to Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (meaning Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Changsha Huanghua International Airport), and is located 12,355 miles (19,883 kilometers) away in Changsha, Hunan, China.
- The closest airport to Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) is Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) NE of IRJ.
- Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Ralph Wenz Field (PWY):
- Ralph Wenz Field (PWY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Ralph Wenz Field's high elevation of 7,086 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PWY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PWY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Ralph Wenz Field (PWY) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,796 miles (17,375 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Ralph Wenz Field", another name for PWY is "PNA".
- The closest airport to Ralph Wenz Field (PWY) is Miley Memorial Field (BPI), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SW of PWY.