Nonstop flight route between Santiago del Estero, Argentina and Grootfontein, Namibia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE), Santiago del Estero, Argentina and Grootfontein Airport (GFY), Grootfontein, Namibia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,152 miles (or 8,291 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 Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport and Grootfontein 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 Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport and Grootfontein Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDE / SANE |
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Location: | Santiago del Estero, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°45'21"S by 64°17'56"W |
Area Served: | Santiago del Estero, Argentina |
Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. |
Airport Type: | Public / Militar |
Elevation: | 656 feet (200 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SDE |
More Information: | SDE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GFY / FYGF |
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Location: | Grootfontein, Namibia |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°36'6"S by 18°7'20"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4636 feet (1,413 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GFY |
More Information: | GFY Maps & Info |
Facts about Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE):
- Because of Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport's relatively low elevation of 656 feet, planes can take off or land at Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés 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 Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) is Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN), which is nearly antipodal to Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (meaning Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Nanchang Changbei International Airport), and is located 12,359 miles (19,890 kilometers) away in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
- In addition to being known as "Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport", another name for SDE is "Aeropuerto de Santiago del Estero – Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés".
- The closest airport to Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) is Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) NW of SDE.
- Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Grootfontein Airport (GFY):
- In addition to being known as "Grootfontein Airport", another name for GFY is "Grootfontein Airport".
- Because of Grootfontein Airport's high elevation of 4,636 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GFY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GFY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Grootfontein Airport (GFY) is Halali Airport (HAL), which is located 115 miles (186 kilometers) WNW of GFY.
- Grootfontein Airport (GFY) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Grootfontein Airport (GFY) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is nearly antipodal to Grootfontein Airport (meaning Grootfontein Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from PMRF Barking Sands), and is located 12,222 miles (19,669 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.