Nonstop flight route between Puerto Madryn, Argentina and Handan, Hebei, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between El Tehuelche Airport (PMY), Puerto Madryn, Argentina and Handan Airport (HDG), Handan, Hebei, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,005 miles (or 19,321 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 El Tehuelche Airport and Handan 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 El Tehuelche Airport and Handan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between PMY and HDG makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between El Tehuelche Airport and Handan Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between PMY and HDG are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Puerto Madryn, Argentina and Handan, Hebei, China by taking some connecting flights!

Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between PMY and HDG!

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Facts about El Tehuelche Airport (PMY):

• El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) is Xilinhot Airport (XIL), which is nearly antipodal to El Tehuelche Airport (meaning El Tehuelche Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Xilinhot Airport), and is located 12,341 miles (19,860 kilometers) away in Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia, China.
• In addition to being known as "El Tehuelche Airport", another name for PMY is "Aeropuerto El Tehuelche".
• Emergency facilities at the airport are limited.
• The closest airport to El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) is Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL), which is located 33 miles (52 kilometers) SSW of PMY.
• The total area of land is 1063 ha, of which 560 belong to the concesión.

Facts about Handan Airport (HDG):

• In addition to being known as "Handan Airport", other names for HDG include "邯郸机场" and "Hándān Jīchǎng".
• The closest airport to Handan Airport (HDG) is Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) N of HDG.
• The furthest airport from Handan Airport (HDG) is Santa Rosa Airport (RSA), which is nearly antipodal to Handan Airport (meaning Handan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Rosa Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,900 kilometers) away in Santa Rosa, Argentina.