Nonstop flight route between Invercargill, New Zealand and Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Invercargill Airport (IVC), Invercargill, New Zealand and Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,207 miles (or 9,989 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 Invercargill Airport and Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International 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 Invercargill Airport and Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IVC / NZNV |
Airport Name: | Invercargill Airport |
Location: | Invercargill, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°24'43"S by 168°18'46"E |
Operator/Owner: | Invercargill Airport Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from IVC |
More Information: | IVC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PDP / SULS |
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Location: | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°51'17"S by 55°5'39"W |
Area Served: | Punta del Este |
Operator/Owner: | CAISA |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 95 feet (29 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PDP |
More Information: | PDP Maps & Info |
Facts about Invercargill Airport (IVC):
- When the Government nationalized all airlines to create NAC in 1947, the Electra service was replaced by de Havilland DH.89s.
- Today the airport is visited by aircraft of the United States ANG, Australian RAAF, Italy's Aeronautica Militare and RNZAF as part of Antarctic flight diversion training.
- Invercargill Airport (IVC) has 4 runways.
- Regular types using the airport now are, ATR 72, and Dash 8 Q-300.
- In 2005, the runway was extended to 2,210 m at a cost of NZ$5 million, as of 2012 it is the third longest civilian runway in New Zealand, capable of handling aircraft of Boeing 737/Airbus A320 type sized aircraft.
- Invercargill Airport is a controlled aerodrome located one mile west of the city centre of Invercargill at the bottom of the South Island of New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Invercargill Airport (IVC) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) SSW of IVC.
- Because of Invercargill Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Invercargill 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.
- Today's airport is located on what was a tidal estuary lake.
- The furthest airport from Invercargill Airport (IVC) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Invercargill Airport (meaning Invercargill Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,168 miles (19,582 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
- Invercargill Airport handled 27,092 passengers last year.
- Since July 2012, Air New Zealand has used Invercargill as a technical stop when conditions in Queenstown restrict aircraft from taking off with sufficient fuel to fly direct to Australia due to weather or operational reasons.
Facts about Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP):
- Because of Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 95 feet, planes can take off or land at Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo 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.
- The main runway is 7000 ft long and is designed for aircraft up to the size and weight of a Boeing 747,400.
- Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport", another name for PDP is "Aeropuerto Internacional Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo".
- Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport handled 210,988 passengers last year.
- Gabriel Gurméndez Armand-Ugon, former Uruguayan Minister of Transport and Public Works, has served as General Manager of the airport.
- The closest airport to Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) is Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) W of PDP.
- The airport is currently the second busiest airport in Uruguay, both in passenger service and scheduled flights.
- The furthest airport from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) is Mokpo Airport (MPK), which is nearly antipodal to Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (meaning Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mokpo Airport), and is located 12,353 miles (19,880 kilometers) away in Mokpo, South Korea.
- Some of its facilities are shared with the Naval Aviation Base of the National Navy of Uruguay.