Nonstop flight route between Salt Lake City, Utah, United States and Punta Arenas, Chile:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), Salt Lake City, Utah, United States and Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ), Punta Arenas, Chile would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,929 miles (or 11,151 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 Salt Lake City International Airport and Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International 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 Salt Lake City International Airport and Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLC / KSLC |
Airport Name: | Salt Lake City International Airport |
Location: | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°47'17"N by 111°58'40"W |
Area Served: | Northern Utah area and beyond |
Operator/Owner: | Salt Lake City |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4227 feet (1,288 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from SLC |
More Information: | SLC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PUQ / SCCI |
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Location: | Punta Arenas, Chile |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°0'8"S by 70°51'15"W |
Area Served: | Punta Arenas, Chile |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 139 feet (42 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from PUQ |
More Information: | PUQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC):
- The airport handled 156,319 metric tonnes of cargo in 2008.
- Salt Lake City International Airport handled 20,102,078 passengers last year.
- Concourse E was expanded in 2001 for additional gates.
- The closest airport to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) is Skypark Airport (BTF), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NNE of SLC.
- In 1925 the postal service began awarding contracts to private companies.
- Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) has 4 runways.
- The furthest airport from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,958 miles (17,635 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Salt Lake City International Airport's high elevation of 4,227 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SLC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SLC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Salt Lake City International also houses a hangar and line maintenance facility for Delta Air Lines' primary maintenance, repair and overhaul arm, Delta TechOps.
Facts about Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ):
- Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) is Baikal International Airport (UUD), which is nearly antipodal to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (meaning Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Baikal International Airport), and is located 12,327 miles (19,839 kilometers) away in Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia, Russia.
- Because of Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport's relatively low elevation of 139 feet, planes can take off or land at Presidente Carlos Ibáñez 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 closest airport to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 116 miles (187 kilometers) NW of PUQ.
- In addition to being known as "Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport", another name for PUQ is "Aeropuerto Internacional Presidente Carlos Ibáñez".