Nonstop flight route between Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina and College Park, Maryland, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT), Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina and College Park Airport (CGS), College Park, Maryland, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,344 miles (or 8,600 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 Colonia Catriel Airport and College Park 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 Colonia Catriel Airport and College Park Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT):

• Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) is Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN), which is nearly antipodal to Colonia Catriel Airport (meaning Colonia Catriel Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,970 kilometers) away in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
• In addition to being known as "Colonia Catriel Airport", another name for CCT is "Aeropuerto de Colonia Catriel".
• The closest airport to Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) is Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) SSW of CCT.

Facts about College Park Airport (CGS):

• Since the 9/11 attacks, and owing to the airport's proximity to the national capital, the operations of the airport have been severely restricted by the Transportation Security Administration in the interest of national security, but civilian pilots are still free to use the airport after going through a one-time background check procedure.
• The College Park Aviation Museum houses antique and reproduction aircraft associated with the history of College Park Airport.
• In April 1910, the Aero Club of America chapters from Washington and Baltimore chose the College Park Airport for the next James Gordon Bennett Race.
• The closest airport to College Park Airport (CGS) is Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SSW of CGS.
• College Park Airport (CGS) currently has only 1 runway.
• From 1927 until 1933, the Bureau of Standards developed and tested the first radio navigational aids for use in "blind" or bad weather flying.
• The furthest airport from College Park Airport (CGS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,684 miles (18,803 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of College Park Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at College Park 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.