Nonstop flight route between Abilene, Texas, United States and Temuco, Araucanía, Chile:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Abilene Regional Airport (ABI), Abilene, Texas, United States and Maquehue Airport (ZCO), Temuco, Araucanía, Chile would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,216 miles (or 8,394 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 Abilene Regional Airport and Maquehue 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 Abilene Regional Airport and Maquehue Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Abilene Regional Airport (ABI):

• Abilene Regional is also home to Eagle Aviation Services, Inc., which is a heavy-maintenance base for all American Eagle aircraft.
• Abilene Regional Airport (ABI) has 3 runways.
• Construction of the airport's new 130-foot -tall control tower began in August 2010 and is expected to be completed by January 2012.
• The closest airport to Abilene Regional Airport (ABI) is Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) W of ABI.
• Most operations at the airport are general aviation and military training.
• The furthest airport from Abilene Regional Airport (ABI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,072 miles (17,819 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Trans-Texas Airways flew turboprops from Amarillo and Lubbock as well as DC-9 jets to Dallas Love Field and then DFW.
• Texas State Technical College provides aviation maintenance training at its on-field hangar base.

Facts about Maquehue Airport (ZCO):

• The closest airport to Maquehue Airport (ZCO) is Victoria Airport (ZIC), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) NNE of ZCO.
• Maquehue Airport (ZCO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Maquehue Airport (ZCO) is Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (INC), which is nearly antipodal to Maquehue Airport (meaning Maquehue Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yinchuan Hedong International Airport), and is located 12,376 miles (19,917 kilometers) away in Yinchuan, Ningxia, China.
• In addition to being known as "Maquehue Airport", another name for ZCO is "Aeropuerto Maquehue".
• Because of Maquehue Airport's relatively low elevation of 304 feet, planes can take off or land at Maquehue 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.