Nonstop flight route between Phoenix, Arizona, United States and Santa Rosa, Argentina:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA), Phoenix, Arizona, United States and Santa Rosa Airport (RSA), Santa Rosa, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,714 miles (or 9,196 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 Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport and Santa Rosa 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 Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport and Santa Rosa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA):

• Now that the change of the Williams Gateway Airport name to Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport has occurred, the board approved resolution and ordinance does not change, diminish, give away, negate nor reduce any of the board of directors and their respective city, town or tribal government member voting authority and respective ownership.
• In a press release on September 17, 2007, the Williams Gateway Airport Authority governing board approved a name change for Williams Gateway Airport effective October 15, 2007 to Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport.
• Phase three will focus on privately owned retail, office, and hotel buildings that will be located on airport property.
• The 1991 Base Realignment and Closure Commission recommended closing the base as its operating costs were too high.
• The furthest airport from Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,452 miles (18,429 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In addition to being known as "Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport", another name for AZA is "IWA".
• Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA) is Falcon Field (MSC), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NNW of AZA.
• Phase four will complete the 2030 plan, allowing IWA able to handle 10 million enplanements annually with a total of 60 gates and 21,000 vehicle parking spaces.

Facts about Santa Rosa Airport (RSA):

• In addition to being known as "Santa Rosa Airport", another name for RSA is "Aeropuerto de Santa Rosa".
• Because of Santa Rosa Airport's relatively low elevation of 630 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) is General Pico Airport (GPO), which is located 68 miles (110 kilometers) NNE of RSA.
• Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) currently has only 1 runway.
• 1 September 1940 was the first regular flight to Santa Rosa, in an militar Junkers, in route from Buenos Aires to Esquel Airport vía Santa Rosa, Presidente Perón International Airport, and San Carlos de Bariloche Airport.
• The furthest airport from Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) is Handan Airport (HDG), which is nearly antipodal to Santa Rosa Airport (meaning Santa Rosa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Handan Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,900 kilometers) away in Handan, Hebei, China.
• It was previously a destination of LADE, LAER, and Southern Winds.