Nonstop flight route between Mercedes, Corrientes, Argentina and Lincoln, Nebraska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mercedes Airport (MDX), Mercedes, Corrientes, Argentina and Lincoln Airport (LNK), Lincoln, Nebraska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,437 miles (or 8,750 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 Mercedes Airport and Lincoln 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 Mercedes Airport and Lincoln Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MDX / SATM |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Mercedes, Corrientes, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°13'8"S by 58°5'13"W |
Area Served: | Mercedes |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 351 feet (107 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MDX |
More Information: | MDX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LNK / KLNK |
Airport Name: | Lincoln Airport |
Location: | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°51'3"N by 96°45'33"W |
Area Served: | Southeastern and central Nebraska |
Operator/Owner: | City of Lincoln |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 1219 feet (372 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from LNK |
More Information: | LNK Maps & Info |
Facts about Mercedes Airport (MDX):
- Because of Mercedes Airport's relatively low elevation of 351 feet, planes can take off or land at Mercedes 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 furthest airport from Mercedes Airport (MDX) is Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB), which is nearly antipodal to Mercedes Airport (meaning Mercedes Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ningbo Lishe International Airport), and is located 12,387 miles (19,935 kilometers) away in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.
- In addition to being known as "Mercedes Airport", other names for MDX include "Mercedes Airport (Mercedes)" and "Aeropuerto Mercedes".
- Mercedes Airport (MDX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Mercedes Airport (MDX) is Curuzú Cuatiá Airport (UZU), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) S of MDX.
Facts about Lincoln Airport (LNK):
- In 2005, Northwest Airlines offered service to Memphis, but discontinued the route within nine months.
- The closest airport to Lincoln Airport (LNK) is Beatrice Municipal Airport (BIE), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) S of LNK.
- The 12,901 foot primary runway was designated as an emergency landing site for the Space Shuttle, although it was never used by the NASA orbiters.
- Today a portion of Lincoln Airport is now home to the Nebraska Air National Guard's 155th Air Refueling Wing, an Air Mobility Command -gained Air National Guard unit flying the KC-135R Stratotanker.
- The furthest airport from Lincoln Airport (LNK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,635 miles (17,115 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- ExpressJet operating as United Express currently operates Embraer ERJ-145 regional jet flights to Chicago and Denver on behalf of United Airlines.
- Other airlines subsequently introduced jet service into the airport including America West with Boeing 737-200 and 737-300 service nonstop to Phoenix, and Trans World Airlines with Douglas DC-9-10 and DC-9-30 jet flights nonstop to St.
- Lincoln Airport (LNK) has 3 runways.