Nonstop flight route between Beckley, West Virginia, United States and Buenos Aires, Argentina:
Departure Airport:
(37°47'13"N by 81°7'27"W)
Arrival Airport:
(34°33'32"S by 58°24'59"W)
Distance from BKW to AEP:
5,206.58 miles (8,379.15 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW), Beckley, West Virginia, United States and Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP), Buenos Aires, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,207 miles (or 8,379 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 Raleigh County Memorial Airport and Jorge Newbery Airfield, 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 Raleigh County Memorial Airport and Jorge Newbery Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKW / KBKW |
| Airport Name: | Raleigh County Memorial Airport |
| Location: | Beckley, West Virginia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°47'13"N by 81°7'27"W |
| Area Served: | Beckley, West Virginia |
| Operator/Owner: | Raleigh County Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2504 feet (763 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BKW |
| More Information: | BKW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AEP / SABE |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°33'32"S by 58°24'59"W |
| Area Served: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AEP |
| More Information: | AEP Maps & Info |
Facts about Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW):
- The closest airport to Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW) is Mercer County Airport (BLF), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) S of BKW.
- Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,491 miles (18,494 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 3,630 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 2,626 enplanements in 2009, and 2,429 in 2010.
Facts about Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP):
- The closest airport to Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) is San Fernando Airport (FDO), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) NW of AEP.
- In addition to being known as "Jorge Newbery Airfield", another name for AEP is "Aeroparque "Jorge Newbery"".
- The furthest airport from Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) is Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Jorge Newbery Airfield (meaning Jorge Newbery Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yancheng Nanyang Airport), and is located 12,326 miles (19,836 kilometers) away in Yancheng, Jiangsu, China.
- The Argentine Air Force Station located on the eastern end of the airport is where authorities normally board the Tango 01 presidential aircraft.
- Plans to merge Newbery with Ezeiza International Airport in a new facility located on an artificial island were revived in 1996 by a commission headed by Congressman Álvaro Alsogaray, though these plans were ultimately dropped.
- Because of Jorge Newbery Airfield's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Jorge Newbery Airfield 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.
- Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport was originally proposed by Mayor Carlos Noël in 1925.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 34.26 miles (55.13 km) S | Mercer County Airport (BLF) | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States |     |
| 2 | 39.86 miles (64.14 km) E | Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB) | Lewisburg, West Virginia, United States | |
| 3 | 48.00 miles (77.25 km) NNW | Yeager Airport (CRW) | Charleston, West Virginia, United States | |
| 4 | 51.13 miles (82.28 km) SSE | New River Valley Airport (PSK) | Dublin, Virginia, United States | |
| 5 | 56.08 miles (90.25 km) SE | Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (BCB) | Blacksburg, Virginia, United States | |
| 6 | 70.54 miles (113.52 km) ESE | Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) | Roanoke, Virginia, United States | |
| 7 | 86.35 miles (138.97 km) WNW | Lawrence County Airpark (HTW) | Chesapeake, Ohio / Huntington, West Virginia, United States | |
| 8 | 87.70 miles (141.14 km) WNW | Tri-State Airport (HTS) | Huntington, West Virginia, United States | |
| 9 | 90.97 miles (146.40 km) SSW | Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI) | Abingdon, Virginia, United States | |
| 10 | 94.92 miles (152.75 km) SW | Lonesome Pine Airport (LNP) | Wise, Virginia, United States | |
| 11 | 108.10 miles (173.97 km) S | Wilkes County Airport (IKB) | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 108.97 miles (175.37 km) N | Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport (PKB) | Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States | |
| 13 | 110.06 miles (177.13 km) ESE | Lynchburg Regional Airport (LYH) | Lynchburg, Virginia, United States | |
| 14 | 114.95 miles (184.99 km) SW | Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) | Blountville, Tennessee (Tri-Cities area), United States | |
| 15 | 114.99 miles (185.05 km) NNE | North Central West Virginia Airport (CKB) | Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,491.43 miles (18,493.61 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,469.26 miles (18,457.94 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,446.43 miles (18,421.20 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,443.47 miles (18,416.44 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,413.40 miles (18,368.04 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,398.50 miles (18,344.07 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,389.07 miles (18,328.88 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,378.19 miles (18,311.38 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,367.19 miles (18,293.67 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,348.58 miles (18,263.72 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,333.90 miles (18,240.09 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,305.48 miles (18,194.36 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,287.23 miles (18,164.99 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,281.52 miles (18,155.81 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,248.11 miles (18,102.03 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12.27 miles (19.75 km) NW | San Fernando Airport (FDO) | San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2 | 19.42 miles (31.25 km) SSW | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| 3 | 37.45 miles (60.26 km) E | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |
| 4 | 41.14 miles (66.20 km) SE | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 5 | 107.59 miles (173.15 km) N | Gualeguaychú Airport (GHU) | Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 6 | 111.19 miles (178.95 km) SSW | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 7 | 136.88 miles (220.28 km) E | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 137.65 miles (221.53 km) NE | Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) | Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 143.07 miles (230.25 km) W | Junín Airport (JNI) | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 10 | 153.07 miles (246.33 km) N | Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport (PDU) | Paysandú, Paysandú, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 177.74 miles (286.05 km) NW | Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) | Rosario, Argentina | |
| 12 | 189.75 miles (305.37 km) SSW | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 13 | 189.80 miles (305.45 km) E | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 190.09 miles (305.92 km) SSW | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 15 | 200.55 miles (322.76 km) SSE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,325.52 miles (19,835.95 km) NE | Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ) | Yancheng, Jiangsu, China | |
| 2 | 12,300.60 miles (19,795.85 km) NNE | Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) | Qingdao, Shandong, China | |
| 3 | 12,287.45 miles (19,774.68 km) ENE | Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA) | Huai'an, Jiangsu, China | |
| 4 | 12,282.61 miles (19,766.89 km) E | Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG) | Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China | |
| 5 | 12,261.83 miles (19,733.45 km) NE | Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY) | Yangzhou and Taizhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 6 | 12,253.73 miles (19,720.41 km) ENE | Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI) | Linyi, Shandong, China | |
| 7 | 12,251.66 miles (19,717.09 km) N | Weihai Dashuibo Airport (WEH) | Weihai, Shandong, China | |
| 8 | 12,240.02 miles (19,698.36 km) N | Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT) | Yantai, Shandong, China | |
| 9 | 12,236.84 miles (19,693.24 km) NE | Weifang Airport (WEF) | Weifang, Shandong, China | |
| 10 | 12,225.73 miles (19,675.36 km) NNE | Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX) | Changzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 11 | 12,214.77 miles (19,657.71 km) NNE | Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) | Wuxi/Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 12 | 12,204.33 miles (19,640.92 km) E | Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) | Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 13 | 12,204.15 miles (19,640.62 km) N | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) | Shanghai, China | |
| 14 | 12,200.46 miles (19,634.68 km) N | Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) | Shanghai, People's Republic of China | |
| 15 | 12,198.97 miles (19,632.29 km) NNE | Suzhou Guangfu Airport (SZV) | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |