Nonstop flight route between La Rioja, Argentina and Xangongo, Angola:
Departure Airport:
(29°22'53"S by 66°47'44"W)
Arrival Airport:
(16°45'19"S by 14°57'53"E)
Distance from IRJ to XGN:
5,173.02 miles (8,325.14 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ), La Rioja, Argentina and Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN), Xangongo, Angola would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,173 miles (or 8,325 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 Vila Roçadas/Xangongo 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 Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport and Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport. 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | XGN / FNXA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Xangongo, Angola |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°45'19"S by 14°57'53"E |
| Area Served: | Xangongo |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3635 feet (1,108 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XGN |
| More Information: | XGN 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".
- 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.
- 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.
- In 1969, a new runway was paved.
- Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport was built in 1948, and was officially inaugurated with an LADE Viking flight on October 11, 1948.
Facts about Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN):
- The closest airport to Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN) is Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD), which is located 156 miles (252 kilometers) NW of XGN.
- In addition to being known as "Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport", another name for XGN is "Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (Xangongo)".
- The furthest airport from Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN) is Johnston Atoll Airport (JON), which is nearly antipodal to Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (meaning Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Johnston Atoll Airport), and is located 12,139 miles (19,536 kilometers) away in Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands.
- Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 83.40 miles (134.22 km) NE | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina |     |
| 2 | 175.71 miles (282.78 km) SE | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 3 | 182.61 miles (293.88 km) SSW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 188.58 miles (303.50 km) NE | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| 5 | 202.45 miles (325.82 km) SSE | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 6 | 203.55 miles (327.57 km) NNE | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 7 | 203.85 miles (328.06 km) SE | Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) | Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 8 | 262.96 miles (423.19 km) WNW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 9 | 266.04 miles (428.15 km) SSW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 266.98 miles (429.65 km) W | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 11 | 270.30 miles (435.00 km) S | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 12 | 279.10 miles (449.16 km) NW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 13 | 294.36 miles (473.72 km) E | Ceres Airport (CRR) | Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 14 | 313.95 miles (505.25 km) NW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 323.76 miles (521.04 km) NNE | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,354.94 miles (19,883.29 km) N | Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX) | Changsha, Hunan, China | |
| 2 | 12,351.38 miles (19,877.57 km) NE | Shashi Airport (SHS) | Jingzhou, Hubei, China | |
| 3 | 12,337.15 miles (19,854.67 km) ENE | Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) | Changde, Hunan, China | |
| 4 | 12,322.83 miles (19,831.63 km) NNW | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) | Wuhan, Hubei, China | |
| 5 | 12,308.84 miles (19,809.11 km) NNW | Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC) | Yichun, Jiangxi, China | |
| 6 | 12,305.49 miles (19,803.72 km) NE | Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) | Yichang, Hubei, China | |
| 7 | 12,280.38 miles (19,763.31 km) W | Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU) | Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 8 | 12,270.22 miles (19,746.96 km) WNW | Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN) | Nanchang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 9 | 12,269.25 miles (19,745.39 km) E | Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China | |
| 10 | 12,262.15 miles (19,733.97 km) NNE | Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY) | Hengyang, Hunan, China | |
| 11 | 12,238.97 miles (19,696.67 km) NNW | Jinggangshan Airport (JGS) | Ji'an, Jiangxi, China | |
| 12 | 12,237.97 miles (19,695.05 km) NNE | Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN) | Xiangfan, Hubei, China | |
| 13 | 12,205.90 miles (19,643.44 km) NE | Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG) | Shennongjia, Hubei, China | |
| 14 | 12,205.61 miles (19,642.97 km) NNE | Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) | Yongzhou, Hunan, China | |
| 15 | 12,204.69 miles (19,641.49 km) ENE | Enshi Xujiaping Airport (ENH) | Enshi, Hubei, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 156.44 miles (251.77 km) NW | Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD) | Lubango, Angola | |
| 2 | 185.40 miles (298.37 km) SSE | Halali Airport (HAL) | Halali, Namibia | |
| 3 | 277.80 miles (447.07 km) N | Albano Machado (Huambo) Airport (NOV) | Huambo, Angola | |
| 4 | 285.72 miles (459.82 km) SE | Grootfontein Airport (GFY) | Grootfontein, Namibia | |
| 5 | 299.49 miles (481.98 km) ENE | Cuito Cuanavale Airport (CTI) | Cuito Cuanavale, Angola | |
| 6 | 304.90 miles (490.69 km) NNW | Benguela Airport (BUG) | Benguela, Angola | |
| 7 | 324.33 miles (521.96 km) ESE | Rundu Airport (NDU) | Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia | |
| 8 | 368.30 miles (592.72 km) N | Waku Kungo Airport/Cela (CEO) | Waco Kungo, Angola | |
| 9 | 383.35 miles (616.94 km) NNE | Aeroporto de Andulo (ANL) | Andulo, Angola | |
| 10 | 388.28 miles (624.88 km) ENE | Cangamba Airport (CNZ) | Cangamba, Angola | |
| 11 | 391.80 miles (630.54 km) ESE | Dirico Airport (DRC) | Dirico, Angola | |
| 12 | 394.31 miles (634.58 km) S | Arandis Airport (ADI) | Arandis / Swakopmund, Namibia | |
| 13 | 427.41 miles (687.85 km) SSE | Eros Airport (ERS) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 14 | 428.03 miles (688.84 km) SSE | Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 15 | 430.57 miles (692.93 km) S | Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) | Walvis Bay, Namibia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,139.12 miles (19,535.97 km) E | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 2 | 11,937.38 miles (19,211.30 km) NW | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,935.29 miles (19,207.93 km) NW | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,919.26 miles (19,182.15 km) NW | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,912.96 miles (19,172.00 km) NW | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,883.91 miles (19,125.25 km) NW | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,879.97 miles (19,118.91 km) NW | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,875.52 miles (19,111.74 km) NW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,875.52 miles (19,111.74 km) NW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,875.43 miles (19,111.60 km) NW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,839.31 miles (19,053.47 km) WNW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,835.79 miles (19,047.81 km) WNW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,826.92 miles (19,033.53 km) WNW | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,817.76 miles (19,018.79 km) WNW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,812.07 miles (19,009.64 km) WNW | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |