Nonstop flight route between Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Upington, South Africa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between GaudĂȘncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ), Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Upington Airport (UTN), Upington, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,563 miles (or 7,343 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 GaudĂȘncio Machado Ramos Airport and Upington Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALQ / SSLT |
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Location: | Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°48'45"S by 55°53'31"W |
Area Served: | Alegrete |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 459 feet (140 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ALQ |
More Information: | ALQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UTN / FAUP |
Airport Name: | Upington Airport |
Location: | Upington, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°24'3"S by 21°15'34"E |
Area Served: | Upington, Northern Cape |
Airport Type: | Public (International for Cargo only) |
Elevation: | 2791 feet (851 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from UTN |
More Information: | UTN Maps & Info |
Facts about GaudĂȘncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ):
- The airport is located 13Â km from downtown Alegrete.
- The closest airport to GaudĂȘncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ) is Artigas International Airport (ATI), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) SW of ALQ.
- GaudĂȘncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of GaudĂȘncio Machado Ramos Airport's relatively low elevation of 459 feet, planes can take off or land at GaudĂȘncio Machado Ramos 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 furthest airport from GaudĂȘncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ) is Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN), which is nearly antipodal to GaudĂȘncio Machado Ramos Airport (meaning GaudĂȘncio Machado Ramos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport), and is located 12,332 miles (19,846 kilometers) away in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China.
- In addition to being known as "GaudĂȘncio Machado Ramos Airport", another name for ALQ is "Aeroporto GaudĂȘncio Machado Ramos".
Facts about Upington Airport (UTN):
- Private charter flights are provided by Walker Flying Services who operates Cessna 210 and Cessna 402 aircraft.
- Planning is also under way at Upington Airport to construct a facility for the long-term parking of mothballed aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Upington Airport (UTN) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is nearly antipodal to Upington Airport (meaning Upington Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Princeville Airport), and is located 12,007 miles (19,323 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
- Upington Airport (UTN) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Upington Airport (UTN) is Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH), which is located 147 miles (236 kilometers) ENE of UTN.
- Upington Airport was opened in 1968 as Pierre van Ryneveld Airport.
- From August 1976 to December 1996, South African Airways made use of Upington as a refuelling station for two weekly scheduled Boeing 747 flights to London and Zurich.