Nonstop flight route between Belle Chasse, Louisiana, United States and Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay:
Departure Airport:

Arrival Airport:

Distance from BCS to CYR:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- BCS Airport Information
- CYR Airport Information
- Facts about BCS
- Facts about CYR
- Map of Nearest Airports to BCS
- List of Nearest Airports to BCS
- Map of Furthest Airports from BCS
- List of Furthest Airports from BCS
- Map of Nearest Airports to CYR
- List of Nearest Airports to CYR
- Map of Furthest Airports from CYR
- List of Furthest Airports from CYR
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS), Belle Chasse, Louisiana, United States and Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR), Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,916 miles (or 7,912 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 Southern Seaplane Airport and Laguna de los Patos International 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 Southern Seaplane Airport and Laguna de los Patos International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCS / |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Belle Chasse, Louisiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°51'57"N by 90°1'19"W |
Area Served: | Belle Chasse, Louisiana |
Operator/Owner: | Southern Seaplane Inc |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BCS |
More Information: | BCS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CYR / SUCA |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°27'23"S by 57°46'14"W |
Area Served: | Colonia del Sacramento |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CYR |
More Information: | CYR Maps & Info |
Facts about Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS):
- Because of Southern Seaplane Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Southern Seaplane 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 Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS) is Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans (NBG), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SSW of BCS.
- The furthest airport from Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,139 miles (17,926 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Southern Seaplane Airport", another name for BCS is "65LA".
- Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS) has 2 runways.
Facts about Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR):
- The airport is located 17 km from downtown Colonia del Sacramento along route 1.
- Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
- Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) is Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Laguna de los Patos International Airport (meaning Laguna de los Patos International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yancheng Nanyang Airport), and is located 12,301 miles (19,796 kilometers) away in Yancheng, Jiangsu, China.
- The closest airport to Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) is La Plata Airport (LPG), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) S of CYR.
- There are plans to develop this airport in a partnership between BQB Líneas Aéreas and the Uruguayan Government.
- Because of Laguna de los Patos International Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Laguna de los Patos International 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.
- In addition to being known as "Laguna de los Patos International Airport", another name for CYR is "Aeropuerto Internacional Laguna de los Patos".