Nonstop flight route between Salta, Salta Province, Argentina and Kobuk, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA), Salta, Salta Province, Argentina and Kobuk Airport (OBU), Kobuk, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,827 miles (or 12,597 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 Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport and Kobuk 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 Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport and Kobuk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLA / SASA |
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Location: | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°50'39"S by 65°28'42"W |
Area Served: | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina |
Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 4075 feet (1,242 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SLA |
More Information: | SLA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OBU / |
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Location: | Kobuk, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 66°54'43"N by 156°53'49"W |
Area Served: | Kobuk, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 142 feet (43 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OBU |
More Information: | OBU Maps & Info |
Facts about Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA):
- Because of Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport's high elevation of 4,075 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SLA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SLA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) is Shaoguan Guitou Airport (HSC), which is nearly antipodal to Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (meaning Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Shaoguan Guitou Airport), and is located 12,367 miles (19,903 kilometers) away in Shaoguan, Guangdong, China.
- The closest airport to Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) is Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NE of SLA.
- In addition to being known as "Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport", another name for SLA is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Salta "Martín Miguel de Güemes"".
Facts about Kobuk Airport (OBU):
- The furthest airport from Kobuk Airport (OBU) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,163 miles (16,356 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- Kobuk Airport (OBU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Kobuk Airport is a state owned, public use airport located in Kobuk, a city in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S.
- Because of Kobuk Airport's relatively low elevation of 142 feet, planes can take off or land at Kobuk 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kobuk Airport", another name for OBU is "PAOB".
- The closest airport to Kobuk Airport (OBU) is Dahl Creek Airport (DCK), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) N of OBU.