Nonstop flight route between West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States and Pucón, Chile:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE), West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States and Pucón Airport (ZPC), Pucón, Chile would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,094 miles (or 8,198 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 Columbia Metropolitan Airport and Pucón 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 Columbia Metropolitan Airport and Pucón Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE):

• Because of Columbia Metropolitan Airport's relatively low elevation of 236 feet, planes can take off or land at Columbia Metropolitan 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.
• One of the earliest units to train at Columbia AAB was the 17th Bombardment Group, which arrived on 9 February 1942.
• The airport is a hub for UPS Airlines and was a hub for Air South, a former low-cost carrier.
• Columbia Metropolitan Airport handled 1,027,699 passengers last year.
• Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) has 2 runways.
• Passenger service was begun by Delta Air Lines which has served Columbia for over 70 years.
• The closest airport to Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) ENE of CAE.
• In August 1996, the UPS-owned cargo airline opened an $80 million southeastern regional hub at the airport, one of six regional hubs throughout the United States.
• The furthest airport from Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,508 miles (18,520 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Pucón Airport (ZPC):

• The furthest airport from Pucón Airport (ZPC) is Wuhai Airport (WUA), which is nearly antipodal to Pucón Airport (meaning Pucón Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Wuhai Airport), and is located 12,361 miles (19,892 kilometers) away in Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China.
• In addition to being known as "Pucón Airport", another name for ZPC is "Aeropuerto Pucón".
• Because of Pucón Airport's relatively low elevation of 879 feet, planes can take off or land at Pucón 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.
• Pucón Airport (ZPC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Pucón Airport (ZPC) is Maquehue Airport (ZCO), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) NW of ZPC.