Nonstop flight route between Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina and Qiemo, Xinjiang, China:
Departure Airport:
(28°35'35"S by 65°45'2"W)
Arrival Airport:
(38°8'57"N by 85°31'58"E)
Distance from CTC to IQM:
10,662.21 miles (17,159.11 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC), Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina and Qiemo Airport (IQM), Qiemo, Xinjiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,662 miles (or 17,159 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CTC / SANC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°35'35"S by 65°45'2"W |
| Area Served: | Catamarca, Catamarca Province, Argentina |
| Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1522 feet (464 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CTC |
| More Information: | CTC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IQM / ZWCM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Qiemo, Xinjiang, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°8'57"N by 85°31'58"E |
| Area Served: | Qiemo, Xinjiang, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4108 feet (1,252 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IQM |
| More Information: | IQM Maps & Info |
Facts about Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC):
- Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Since 1999, it has been operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000.
- The closest airport to Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) is Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) SW of CTC.
- The furthest airport from Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) is Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC), which is nearly antipodal to Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (meaning Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yichun Mingyueshan Airport), and is located 12,382 miles (19,927 kilometers) away in Yichun, Jiangxi, China.
- In addition to being known as "Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport", another name for CTC is "Aeropuerto Coronel Felipe Varela".
Facts about Qiemo Airport (IQM):
- The closest airport to Qiemo Airport (IQM) is Korla Airport (KRL), which is located 242 miles (389 kilometers) N of IQM.
- The furthest airport from Qiemo Airport (IQM) is Pupelde Airfield (ZUD), which is located 11,316 miles (18,211 kilometers) away in Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile.
- Qiemo Airport (IQM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Qiemo Airport's high elevation of 4,108 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at IQM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make IQM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Qiemo Airport", other names for IQM include "且末机场" and "Qiěmò Jīchǎng".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 83.40 miles (134.22 km) SW | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina |     |
| 2 | 105.66 miles (170.04 km) ENE | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| 3 | 127.35 miles (204.95 km) NNE | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 4 | 182.02 miles (292.94 km) SSE | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 5 | 209.20 miles (336.67 km) SSE | Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) | Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 6 | 234.41 miles (377.24 km) S | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 7 | 246.89 miles (397.32 km) ESE | Ceres Airport (CRR) | Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 8 | 259.55 miles (417.70 km) N | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 263.24 miles (423.64 km) SW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 292.27 miles (470.37 km) WNW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 11 | 293.49 miles (472.32 km) N | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 12 | 298.36 miles (480.16 km) WNW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 13 | 325.44 miles (523.74 km) S | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 14 | 336.18 miles (541.03 km) WNW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 340.89 miles (548.61 km) WSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,382.12 miles (19,927.03 km) N | Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC) | Yichun, Jiangxi, China | |
| 2 | 12,368.56 miles (19,905.22 km) ENE | Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX) | Changsha, Hunan, China | |
| 3 | 12,335.03 miles (19,851.26 km) W | Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN) | Nanchang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 4 | 12,324.91 miles (19,834.97 km) WNW | Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU) | Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 5 | 12,313.22 miles (19,816.16 km) NNW | Jinggangshan Airport (JGS) | Ji'an, Jiangxi, China | |
| 6 | 12,285.43 miles (19,771.43 km) N | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) | Wuhan, Hubei, China | |
| 7 | 12,283.74 miles (19,768.71 km) NE | Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY) | Hengyang, Hunan, China | |
| 8 | 12,277.16 miles (19,758.13 km) E | Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) | Changde, Hunan, China | |
| 9 | 12,268.53 miles (19,744.24 km) NE | Shashi Airport (SHS) | Jingzhou, Hubei, China | |
| 10 | 12,252.54 miles (19,718.50 km) WNW | Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (JDZ) | Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China | |
| 11 | 12,244.63 miles (19,705.78 km) N | Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW) | Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China | |
| 12 | 12,222.12 miles (19,669.54 km) NE | Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) | Yichang, Hubei, China | |
| 13 | 12,219.53 miles (19,665.37 km) NW | Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG) | Anqing, Anhui, China | |
| 14 | 12,212.66 miles (19,654.32 km) NE | Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) | Yongzhou, Hunan, China | |
| 15 | 12,203.80 miles (19,640.07 km) E | Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 241.72 miles (389.00 km) N | Korla Airport (KRL) | Korla, Xinjiang, China | |
| 2 | 281.01 miles (452.25 km) NNW | Kuqa Qiuci Airport (KCA) | Kuqa, Xinjiang, China | |
| 3 | 319.58 miles (514.32 km) WSW | Hotan Airport (HTN) | Hotan, Xinjiang, China | |
| 4 | 351.85 miles (566.25 km) NW | Aksu Airport (AKU) | Aksu, Xinjiang, China | |
| 5 | 381.99 miles (614.76 km) NNW | Nalati Airport (NLT) | Künes, Xinjiang, China | |
| 6 | 385.63 miles (620.61 km) NNE | Turpan Jiaohe Airport (TLQ) | Turpan, Xinjiang, China | |
| 7 | 410.46 miles (660.57 km) NNE | Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) | Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China | |
| 8 | 456.89 miles (735.29 km) NNW | Yining Airport (YIN) | Yining, Xinjiang, China | |
| 9 | 495.06 miles (796.72 km) NNW | Bole Alashankou Airport (BPL) | Bole, Xinjiang, China | |
| 10 | 506.43 miles (815.02 km) N | Karamay Airport (KRY) | Karamay, Xinjiang, China | |
| 11 | 515.79 miles (830.09 km) ENE | Dunhuang Airport (DNH) | Dunhuang, Gansu, China | |
| 12 | 519.48 miles (836.01 km) SW | Ngari Gunsa Airport (NGQ) | Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 13 | 520.62 miles (837.85 km) WNW | Kashgar Airport (KHG) | Kashgar, Xinjiang, China | |
| 14 | 522.65 miles (841.12 km) E | Golmud Airport (GOQ) | Golmud, Qinghai, China | |
| 15 | 524.55 miles (844.17 km) WSW | Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport (IXL) | Leh, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,315.82 miles (18,211.00 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,309.45 miles (18,200.75 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,307.91 miles (18,198.28 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,285.17 miles (18,161.68 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,285.13 miles (18,161.61 km) SE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,283.91 miles (18,159.64 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,282.73 miles (18,157.75 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,282.62 miles (18,157.57 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,261.67 miles (18,123.86 km) W | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,257.73 miles (18,117.52 km) W | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,250.85 miles (18,106.45 km) WSW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,238.63 miles (18,086.78 km) W | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,221.98 miles (18,059.98 km) W | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,203.04 miles (18,029.50 km) W | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,199.69 miles (18,024.11 km) WSW | El Bolsón Airport (EHL) | El Bolsón, Río Negro, Argentina | |