Nonstop flight route between Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina and Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands:
Departure Airport:
(35°29'35"S by 69°34'27"W)
Arrival Airport:
(10°26'57"S by 161°53'53"E)
Distance from LGS to IRA:
7,819.17 miles (12,583.70 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS), Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina and Kirakira Airport (IRA), Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,819 miles (or 12,584 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 Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport and Kirakira 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 Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport and Kirakira Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LGS / SAMM |
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| Location: | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°29'35"S by 69°34'27"W |
| Area Served: | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina |
| Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 4675 feet (1,425 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LGS |
| More Information: | LGS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IRA / AGGK |
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| Location: | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°26'57"S by 161°53'53"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from IRA |
| More Information: | IRA Maps & Info |
Facts about Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS):
- In addition to being known as "Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport", another name for LGS is "Aeropuerto de Malargüe "Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón"".
- Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) is San Rafael Airport (AFA), which is located 91 miles (147 kilometers) NE of LGS.
- Since 1999, it has been operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000.
- The furthest airport from Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) is Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU), which is nearly antipodal to Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (meaning Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yuncheng Guangong Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Yuncheng, China.
- Because of Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport's high elevation of 4,675 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LGS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LGS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Kirakira Airport (IRA):
- The furthest airport from Kirakira Airport (IRA) is Cap Skirring Airport (CSK), which is nearly antipodal to Kirakira Airport (meaning Kirakira Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap Skirring Airport), and is located 12,273 miles (19,752 kilometers) away in Cap Skirring, Senegal.
- In addition to being known as "Kirakira Airport", another name for IRA is "Ngorangora Airstrip".
- The closest airport to Kirakira Airport (IRA) is Ulawa Airport (RNA), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) N of IRA.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 91.09 miles (146.59 km) NE | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina |     |
| 2 | 139.55 miles (224.58 km) SSW | Chos Malal Airport (HOS) | Chos Malal, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 3 | 142.24 miles (228.91 km) WNW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 4 | 156.55 miles (251.94 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 5 | 160.71 miles (258.63 km) NNW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 6 | 181.29 miles (291.76 km) SSW | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 7 | 189.25 miles (304.57 km) NNE | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 8 | 192.77 miles (310.23 km) SSE | Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) | Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 9 | 206.69 miles (332.63 km) NNW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 10 | 213.80 miles (344.07 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 11 | 238.73 miles (384.20 km) S | Cutral Có Airport (CUT) | Cutral Có, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 12 | 239.28 miles (385.08 km) NE | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 13 | 242.42 miles (390.14 km) S | Zapala Airport (APZ) | Zapala, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 14 | 244.27 miles (393.11 km) SW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 15 | 251.18 miles (404.23 km) SSE | Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN) | Neuquen, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,393.49 miles (19,945.34 km) NW | Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU) | Yuncheng, China | |
| 2 | 12,343.98 miles (19,865.66 km) NNE | Yan'an Airport (ENY) | Yan'an, Shaanxi, China | |
| 3 | 12,329.92 miles (19,843.03 km) NE | Xi'an Xiguan Airport (SIA) | Xi'an, Shaanxi, China | |
| 4 | 12,317.58 miles (19,823.17 km) NE | Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY) | Xianyang, Shaanxi, China | |
| 5 | 12,314.31 miles (19,817.92 km) WNW | Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA) | Luoyang, Henan, China | |
| 6 | 12,280.35 miles (19,763.25 km) NNW | Lüliang Airport (LLV) | Lüliang, Shanxi, China | |
| 7 | 12,276.90 miles (19,757.70 km) WNW | Changzhi Wangcun Airport (CIH) | Changzhi, Shanxi, China | |
| 8 | 12,276.89 miles (19,757.69 km) E | Qingyang Airport (IQN) | Qingyang, Gansu, China | |
| 9 | 12,238.92 miles (19,696.58 km) NW | Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN) | Taiyuan, Shanxi, China | |
| 10 | 12,232.17 miles (19,685.73 km) WNW | Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) | Zhengzhou, Henan, China | |
| 11 | 12,226.22 miles (19,676.14 km) NNE | Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) | Ankang, Shaanxi, China | |
| 12 | 12,222.86 miles (19,670.74 km) NW | Nanyang Jiangying Airport (NNY) | Nanyang, Henan, China | |
| 13 | 12,201.97 miles (19,637.11 km) WNW | Handan Airport (HDG) | Handan, Hebei, China | |
| 14 | 12,193.82 miles (19,624.00 km) WNW | Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT) | Xingtai, Hebei, China | |
| 15 | 12,182.22 miles (19,605.33 km) NNW | Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN) | Xiangfan, Hubei, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.46 miles (66.72 km) N | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 2 | 108.34 miles (174.36 km) NW | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 124.53 miles (200.42 km) NNW | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 143.95 miles (231.67 km) WNW | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 146.72 miles (236.13 km) NW | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 148.25 miles (238.58 km) WNW | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 154.19 miles (248.15 km) WSW | Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY) | Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 205.11 miles (330.10 km) WNW | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 226.34 miles (364.26 km) NW | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 10 | 348.30 miles (560.53 km) WNW | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 364.64 miles (586.84 km) NW | Kaghau Airport (KGE) | Kagau Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 379.74 miles (611.13 km) WNW | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 447.51 miles (720.19 km) ESE | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 451.22 miles (726.16 km) ESE | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 456.00 miles (733.86 km) NW | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,273.16 miles (19,751.69 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 2 | 12,272.42 miles (19,750.49 km) WNW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 3 | 12,246.12 miles (19,708.17 km) NW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 4 | 12,243.12 miles (19,703.35 km) WNW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 5 | 12,214.46 miles (19,657.23 km) NNW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 6 | 12,174.98 miles (19,593.68 km) W | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |
| 7 | 12,165.54 miles (19,578.50 km) NW | Kolda North Airport (KDA) | Kolda, Senegal | |
| 8 | 12,146.26 miles (19,547.46 km) NNW | Kaolack Airport (KLC) | Kaolack, Senegal | |
| 9 | 12,137.53 miles (19,533.42 km) N | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 10 | 12,128.70 miles (19,519.21 km) W | Fria Airport (FIG) | Fria, Guinea | |
| 11 | 12,125.43 miles (19,513.94 km) W | Conakry International Airport (CKY) | Conakry, Guinea | |
| 12 | 12,083.77 miles (19,446.89 km) WNW | Sambailo Airport (SBI) | Koundara, Guinea | |
| 13 | 12,079.33 miles (19,439.74 km) WNW | Lungi International Airport (FNA) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 14 | 12,069.30 miles (19,423.60 km) WNW | Hastings Airport (HGS) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 15 | 12,065.43 miles (19,417.38 km) WNW | Simenti Airport (SMY) | Simenti, Senegal | |