Nonstop flight route between Corrientes, Corrientes, Argentina and Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ), Corrientes, Corrientes, Argentina and Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod (FMH), Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,834 miles (or 7,779 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 Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport and Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, 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 Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport and Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ):

• Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ) is Resistencia International Airport (RES), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) W of CNQ.
• Corrientes International Airport, also known as Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport is an airport in Corrientes Province, Argentina, serving the city of Corrientes, built in 1961 while the terminal was completed in 1964.
• In addition to being known as "Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport", another name for CNQ is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Corrientes – Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro".
• The furthest airport from Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ) is Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (meaning Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Wenzhou Longwan International Airport), and is located 12,397 miles (19,951 kilometers) away in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
• Because of Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport's relatively low elevation of 203 feet, planes can take off or land at Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro 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.

Facts about Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod (FMH):

• On November 6, 2009, ground was broken on new facilities for the 102nd Intelligence Wing.
• Originally scheduled to be closed by the 2005 BRAC, Otis ANGB was spared in last minute decisions.
• The closest airport to Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod (FMH) is Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) E of FMH.
• In addition to being known as "Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod", another name for FMH is "Otis ANGB".
• In December 2013, Otis was selected as a test site by the United States Federal Aviation Administration to "aid in researching the complexities of integrating Unmanned Aircraft Systems into the congested, northeast airspace." Massachusetts Institute of Technology will work with Otis to test drones at the airport.
• Otis ANGB was an alternative landing site for the Space Shuttle orbiter if it ever had to abort its mission during liftoff.
• The furthest airport from Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod (FMH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,821 miles (19,024 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Otis was unique because it had its own schools for the students who lived on the base.
• The Massachusetts Air National Guard's 102d Fighter Wing, 101st Fighter Squadron including its previous iterations as a fighter-interceptor group, fighter group, air defense wing and fighter-interceptor wing became the lead command at Otis for executing this mission.