Nonstop flight route between Alpine, Texas, United States and Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina:
Departure Airport:
(30°23'3"N by 103°41'0"W)
Arrival Airport:
(38°43'28"S by 62°10'9"W)
Distance from ALE to BHI:
5,471.61 miles (8,805.68 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport (ALE), Alpine, Texas, United States and Comandante Espora Airport (BHI), Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,472 miles (or 8,806 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 Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport and Comandante Espora 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 Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport and Comandante Espora Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALE / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Alpine, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°23'3"N by 103°41'0"W |
| Area Served: | Alpine, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Alpine |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4515 feet (1,376 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ALE |
| More Information: | ALE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHI / SAZB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°43'28"S by 62°10'9"W |
| Area Served: | Bahía Blanca |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 246 feet (75 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BHI |
| More Information: | BHI Maps & Info |
Facts about Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport (ALE):
- The closest airport to Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport (ALE) is Marfa Municipal Airport (MRF), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) W of ALE.
- In addition to being known as "Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport", other names for ALE include "none" and "E38".
- Because of Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,515 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ALE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ALE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport (ALE) has 2 runways.
- On July 4, 2010, a twin-engine Cessna 421 employed by O’Hara Flying Service II LP of Amarillo as an air ambulance, was en route to Midland, Texas when it crashed in a field one mile east of Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport, killing all 5 on board.
- The furthest airport from Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport (ALE) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,345 miles (18,257 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Comandante Espora Airport (BHI):
- Because of Comandante Espora Airport's relatively low elevation of 246 feet, planes can take off or land at Comandante Espora 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 Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) is Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ), which is located 90 miles (144 kilometers) N of BHI.
- In addition to being known as "Comandante Espora Airport", another name for BHI is "Aeropuerto de Bahía Blanca - Comandante Espora".
- The furthest airport from Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) is Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN), which is nearly antipodal to Comandante Espora Airport (meaning Comandante Espora Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tianjin Binhai International Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,954 kilometers) away in Tianjin, China.
- Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) has 3 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.92 miles (32.06 km) W | Marfa Municipal Airport (MRF) | Marfa, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 58.70 miles (94.47 km) NE | Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST) | Fort Stockton, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 69.73 miles (112.23 km) N | Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) | Pecos, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 80.23 miles (129.12 km) NW | Culberson County Airport (VHN) | Van Horn, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 100.55 miles (161.82 km) NNE | Winkler County Airport (INK) | Wink, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 138.80 miles (223.38 km) NE | Midland International AirportMidland Army Airfield (MAF) | Midland, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 139.23 miles (224.06 km) NNW | Cavern City Air Terminal (CNM) | Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States | |
| 8 | 147.58 miles (237.51 km) NE | Midland Airpark (MDD) | Midland, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 161.50 miles (259.91 km) N | Lea County Regional Airport (HOB) | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States | |
| 10 | 170.93 miles (275.08 km) ESE | Ciudad Acuña International Airport (ACN) | Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 11 | 176.67 miles (284.33 km) NNW | Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS) | Artesia, New Mexico, United States | |
| 12 | 179.27 miles (288.50 km) ESE | Del Rio International Airport (DRT) | Del Rio, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 179.57 miles (288.98 km) SW | General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport (CUU) | Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 14 | 179.85 miles (289.44 km) NE | Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS) | Big Spring, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 184.14 miles (296.34 km) WNW | Abraham González International Airport (CJS) | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,344.61 miles (18,257.34 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,088.66 miles (17,845.43 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,998.14 miles (17,699.74 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,987.99 miles (17,683.42 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,619.99 miles (17,091.17 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,608.68 miles (17,072.98 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,591.56 miles (17,045.42 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,547.54 miles (16,974.57 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,533.07 miles (16,951.29 km) ESE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,526.17 miles (16,940.18 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,476.30 miles (16,859.93 km) ESE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,469.13 miles (16,848.39 km) E | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,463.76 miles (16,839.74 km) ESE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,429.54 miles (16,784.68 km) ESE | Mandritsara Airport (WMA) | Mandritsara, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,398.43 miles (16,734.61 km) ESE | Tsaratanana Airport (TTS) | Tsaratanana, Madagascar. | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 89.64 miles (144.26 km) N | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2 | 102.09 miles (164.30 km) ENE | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 3 | 154.61 miles (248.83 km) SSW | Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 4 | 165.61 miles (266.52 km) NE | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 5 | 181.75 miles (292.49 km) E | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 6 | 187.17 miles (301.23 km) NW | Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) | Santa Rosa, Argentina | |
| 7 | 190.77 miles (307.01 km) ENE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 8 | 199.72 miles (321.42 km) N | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 9 | 206.82 miles (332.84 km) SW | Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) | San Antonio Oeste, Argentina | |
| 10 | 226.78 miles (364.96 km) NNW | General Pico Airport (GPO) | General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina | |
| 11 | 235.01 miles (378.22 km) E | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 12 | 249.00 miles (400.73 km) NE | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 13 | 254.99 miles (410.36 km) E | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 293.86 miles (472.92 km) W | Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR) | General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 15 | 296.78 miles (477.62 km) NNE | Junín Airport (JNI) | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,398.83 miles (19,953.93 km) NE | Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) | Tianjin, China | |
| 2 | 12,367.12 miles (19,902.90 km) N | Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS) | Tangshan, Hebei, China | |
| 3 | 12,330.49 miles (19,843.95 km) NE | Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY) | Beijing, China | |
| 4 | 12,321.92 miles (19,830.17 km) NE | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) | Beijing, People's Republic of China | |
| 5 | 12,303.80 miles (19,801.00 km) NW | Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) | Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China | |
| 6 | 12,303.47 miles (19,800.47 km) NNE | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 7 | 12,276.89 miles (19,757.70 km) NNW | Weifang Airport (WEF) | Weifang, Shandong, China | |
| 8 | 12,264.59 miles (19,737.89 km) E | Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) | Shijiazhuang, China | |
| 9 | 12,236.61 miles (19,692.86 km) W | Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) | Dalian, Liaoning, China | |
| 10 | 12,229.18 miles (19,680.91 km) NE | Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport (ZQZ) | Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China | |
| 11 | 12,223.61 miles (19,671.94 km) WNW | Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT) | Yantai, Shandong, China | |
| 12 | 12,217.05 miles (19,661.38 km) NW | Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) | Qingdao, Shandong, China | |
| 13 | 12,211.70 miles (19,652.78 km) ENE | Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT) | Xingtai, Hebei, China | |
| 14 | 12,199.59 miles (19,633.29 km) NW | Jinzhou Xiaolingzi Airport (JNZ) | Jinzhou, Liaoning, China | |
| 15 | 12,198.69 miles (19,631.84 km) NW | Chaoyang Airport (CHG) | Chaoyang, Liaoning, China | |