Nonstop flight route between San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro Province, Argentina and Diomede, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between San Carlos de Bariloche Airport (BRC), San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro Province, Argentina and Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO), Diomede, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,978 miles (or 14,448 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 San Carlos de Bariloche Airport and Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2), 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 San Carlos de Bariloche Airport and Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about San Carlos de Bariloche Airport (BRC):

• San Carlos de Bariloche Airport handled 834,765 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to San Carlos de Bariloche Airport (BRC) is El Bolsón Airport (EHL), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) SSW of BRC.
• The furthest airport from San Carlos de Bariloche Airport (BRC) is Baotou Airport (BAV), which is nearly antipodal to San Carlos de Bariloche Airport (meaning San Carlos de Bariloche Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Baotou Airport), and is located 12,364 miles (19,898 kilometers) away in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China.
• In addition to being known as "San Carlos de Bariloche Airport", another name for BRC is "Aeropuerto de San Carlos de Bariloche".
• San Carlos de Bariloche Airport (BRC) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO):

• The city levies a 3% sales tax, but there are no property taxes on the island.
• As of the census of 2000, there were 146 people, 43 households, and 31 families residing in the city.
• The school year 1953–1954 in Little Diomede Island was adapted to better serve the local needs.
• Today there are about 30 buildings on the island, including the residential housing that was mainly built in the 1970s and 1980s.
• At the beginning of the Cold War in the late 1940s Big Diomede became a Russian military base and all its native residents were removed to mainland Russia.
• The closest airport to Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) is Wales Airport (WAA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ESE of DIO.
• Because of Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2)'s relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) 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.
• During the Nome gold rush at the turn of the 19th century, Diomede villagers traveled to Nome along with the gold seekers, even though Nome was not a native village.
• The furthest airport from Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,411 miles (16,755 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• According to Arthur Ahkinga, who lived on Little Diomede island at the turn of the 1940s, the Iñupiat on the island made their living by hunting and carving ivory which they traded or sold.