Nonstop flight route between Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina and Hailar, Inner Mongolia, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL), Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina and Hulunbuir Hailar Airport (HLD), Hailar, Inner Mongolia, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,002 miles (or 19,315 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 Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport and Hulunbuir Hailar 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 Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport and Hulunbuir Hailar Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between RGL and HLD makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport and Hulunbuir Hailar 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 RGL and HLD are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina and Hailar, Inner Mongolia, 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 RGL and HLD!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RGL / SAWG |
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Location: | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°36'30"S by 69°18'45"W |
Area Served: | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina |
Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RGL |
More Information: | RGL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HLD / ZBLA |
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Location: | Hailar, Inner Mongolia, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°12'17"N by 119°49'30"E |
Area Served: | Hailar District, Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, China |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2169 feet (661 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HLD |
More Information: | HLD Maps & Info |
Facts about Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL):
- The closest airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) is Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ), which is located 116 miles (187 kilometers) SSW of RGL.
- Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport", another name for RGL is "Aeropuerto de Rio Gallegos "Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández"".
- Because of Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández 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 furthest airport from Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) is Chita Kadala (HTA), which is nearly antipodal to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (meaning Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chita Kadala), and is located 12,321 miles (19,829 kilometers) away in Chita, Russia.
Facts about Hulunbuir Hailar Airport (HLD):
- In addition to being known as "Hulunbuir Hailar Airport", other names for HLD include "呼伦贝尔海拉尔机场ᠬᠥᠯᠦᠨ ᠪᠤᠢ᠌ᠷ ᠬᠠᠢ᠌ᠯᠠᠷ ᠣᠩᠭᠤᠴᠠ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠪᠠᠭᠤᠳᠠᠯ" and "Hūlúnbèi'ěr Hǎilā'ěr Jīchǎng Хөлөнбуйр Хайлар Онгоцын Буудал".
- The closest airport to Hulunbuir Hailar Airport (HLD) is Arxan Yi'ershi Airport (YIE), which is located 131 miles (211 kilometers) S of HLD.
- The furthest airport from Hulunbuir Hailar Airport (HLD) is RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), which is nearly antipodal to Hulunbuir Hailar Airport (meaning Hulunbuir Hailar Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Mount Pleasant), and is located 12,241 miles (19,699 kilometers) away in Falkland Islands.
- Hulunbuir Hailar Airport (HLD) currently has only 1 runway.