Nonstop flight route between Castro, Chile and Dallas, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gamboa Airport (WCA), Castro, Chile and Dallas Love Field (DAL), Dallas, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,407 miles (or 8,701 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 Gamboa Airport and Dallas Love Field, 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 Gamboa Airport and Dallas Love Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WCA / SCST |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Castro, Chile |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°29'17"S by 73°46'30"W |
Area Served: | Castro, Chile |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 187 feet (57 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WCA |
More Information: | WCA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DAL / KDAL |
Airport Name: | Dallas Love Field |
Location: | Dallas, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°50'49"N by 96°51'6"W |
Area Served: | Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington |
Operator/Owner: | City of Dallas |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 487 feet (148 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from DAL |
More Information: | DAL Maps & Info |
Facts about Gamboa Airport (WCA):
- Gamboa Airport (WCA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Gamboa Airport (WCA) is Wuhai Airport (WUA), which is nearly antipodal to Gamboa Airport (meaning Gamboa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Wuhai Airport), and is located 12,248 miles (19,711 kilometers) away in Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China.
- In addition to being known as "Gamboa Airport", another name for WCA is "Aeródromo Gamboa".
- The closest airport to Gamboa Airport (WCA) is Mocopulli Airport (MHC), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NNE of WCA.
- Because of Gamboa Airport's relatively low elevation of 187 feet, planes can take off or land at Gamboa 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.
Facts about Dallas Love Field (DAL):
- In January 1921, 1st lt William D.
- 1973 saw Love Field, which had more than 70 gates and saw frequent Boeing 747 service, reach record enplanements at 6,668,398 as the eighth busiest airport in the United States.
- The furthest airport from Dallas Love Field (DAL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,918 miles (17,571 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- With the end of World War I, in December 1919 Love Field was deactivated as an active duty airfield, however, and a small caretaker unit was assigned to the facility for administrative reasons.
- Dallas Love Field (DAL) has 3 runways.
- On November 22, 1963 President John F.
- Dallas Love Field handled 7,960,809 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Dallas Love Field (DAL) is Addison Airport (ADS), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) N of DAL.
- On March 9, 1947 Love Field's Lemmon Avenue Terminal Building opened on the east side of the airfield.
- Because of Dallas Love Field's relatively low elevation of 487 feet, planes can take off or land at Dallas Love Field 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.
- By October 1940 at the Texas World War II Army Airfield,:29 classes had entered the Dallas Texas Aviation School which provided basic flight training using Fairchild PT-19s as the primary trainer ferried PT-17s, AT-6s and twin-engine Cessna AT-17s.