Nonstop flight route between San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro Province, Argentina and Manta, Manabí, Ecuador:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between San Carlos de Bariloche Airport (BRC), San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro Province, Argentina and Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC), Manta, Manabí, Ecuador would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,841 miles (or 4,572 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 Eloy Alfaro 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 San Carlos de Bariloche Airport and Eloy Alfaro International Airport. 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):

• 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.
• 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 handled 834,765 passengers last year.
• San Carlos de Bariloche Airport (BRC) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.

Facts about Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC):

• Because of Eloy Alfaro International Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at Eloy Alfaro 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.
• The closest airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) is Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) ESE of MEC.
• Until July 2009 a portion of the airport was used by the Air Forces Southern Air Force component of the United States Southern Command for operations against illegal cocaine trafficking in northwestern South America.
• The furthest airport from Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) is Aek Godang Airport (AEG), which is nearly antipodal to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (meaning Eloy Alfaro International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aek Godang Airport), and is located 12,405 miles (19,963 kilometers) away in Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia.
• Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) currently has only 1 runway.
• Since prior to his election, President Rafael Correa has stated that he would not renew the agreement that allowed the United States access to the base when it expires in November 2009, and commented that "We can negotiate with the U.S.