Nonstop flight route between Cuenca, Ecuador and El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina:
Departure Airport:
(2°53'21"S by 78°59'3"W)
Arrival Airport:
(50°19'59"S by 72°17'59"W)
Distance from CUE to ING:
3,301.28 miles (5,312.89 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE), Cuenca, Ecuador and Lago Argentino Airport (ING), El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,301 miles (or 5,313 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 Mariscal Lamar International Airport and Lago Argentino 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 Mariscal Lamar International Airport and Lago Argentino Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CUE / SECU |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cuenca, Ecuador |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°53'21"S by 78°59'3"W |
| Area Served: | Cuenca, Ecuador |
| Operator/Owner: | Corporación Aeroportuaria de Cuenca |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 8306 feet (2,532 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CUE |
| More Information: | CUE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ING / SAWA |
| Airport Name: | Lago Argentino Airport |
| Location: | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°19'59"S by 72°17'59"W |
| Airport Type: | Civil |
| Elevation: | 731 feet (223 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ING |
| More Information: | ING Maps & Info |
Facts about Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE):
- Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Mariscal Lamar International Airport's high elevation of 8,306 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CUE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CUE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Mariscal Lamar International Airport", another name for CUE is "Aeropuerto Mariscal Lamar".
- The furthest airport from Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) is Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB), which is nearly antipodal to Mariscal Lamar International Airport (meaning Mariscal Lamar International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport), and is located 12,396 miles (19,950 kilometers) away in Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia.
- The closest airport to Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) is Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) NE of CUE.
Facts about Lago Argentino Airport (ING):
- The furthest airport from Lago Argentino Airport (ING) is Baikal International Airport (UUD), which is nearly antipodal to Lago Argentino Airport (meaning Lago Argentino Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Baikal International Airport), and is located 12,334 miles (19,850 kilometers) away in Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia, Russia.
- Lago Argentino Airport (ING) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Lago Argentino Airport (ING) is Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ENE of ING.
- Because of Lago Argentino Airport's relatively low elevation of 731 feet, planes can take off or land at Lago Argentino 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 72.23 miles (116.23 km) NE | Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) | Macas, Ecuador |     |
| 2 | 78.22 miles (125.88 km) WSW | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 80.06 miles (128.85 km) NW | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 80.98 miles (130.33 km) SSW | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 5 | 106.68 miles (171.69 km) WSW | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 6 | 114.87 miles (184.87 km) NNE | Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) | Shell Mera, Ecuador | |
| 7 | 119.31 miles (192.01 km) NNE | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 122.18 miles (196.63 km) SSW | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 139.32 miles (224.22 km) N | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 146.22 miles (235.31 km) WNW | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 163.87 miles (263.72 km) NW | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 178.10 miles (286.62 km) NW | Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 195.11 miles (313.99 km) SW | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 14 | 195.29 miles (314.29 km) SW | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 15 | 196.62 miles (316.43 km) NNE | Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) | Quito, Ecuador | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,396.44 miles (19,950.09 km) WNW | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) | Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 2 | 12,388.63 miles (19,937.52 km) WNW | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) | Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 3 | 12,387.55 miles (19,935.78 km) WNW | KA01 KJ15 MR1 Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) 吉隆坡中环广场 (XKL) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 12,343.75 miles (19,865.30 km) NNW | Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,342.55 miles (19,863.35 km) NNE | Sitiawan Airport (SWY) | Perak, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 12,341.08 miles (19,860.99 km) WNW | Melaka International Airport (MKZ) | Batu Berendam, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 12,320.62 miles (19,828.06 km) N | Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 12,286.58 miles (19,773.28 km) NE | Aek Godang Airport (AEG) | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,280.06 miles (19,762.78 km) ENE | Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,273.71 miles (19,752.57 km) WNW | Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan (KUA) | Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 12,268.64 miles (19,744.41 km) ENE | Polonia International Airport (MES) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,266.40 miles (19,740.81 km) N | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,262.82 miles (19,735.05 km) NNE | Penang International Airport (PEN) | Penang, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 12,253.64 miles (19,720.28 km) NNE | RMAF Butterworth (UTE) | Butterworth, South Africa | |
| 15 | 12,253.64 miles (19,720.28 km) NNE | RMAF Butterworth (BWH) | Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.49 miles (18.49 km) ENE | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 2 | 92.94 miles (149.57 km) S | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 3 | 144.11 miles (231.92 km) NE | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 4 | 157.01 miles (252.69 km) SE | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 5 | 194.54 miles (313.08 km) SSE | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 6 | 213.87 miles (344.19 km) N | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 7 | 260.66 miles (419.49 km) N | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 269.12 miles (433.11 km) NNE | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 9 | 306.49 miles (493.25 km) N | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |
| 10 | 306.55 miles (493.34 km) SE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 11 | 327.53 miles (527.11 km) N | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 12 | 340.63 miles (548.20 km) ENE | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 13 | 353.92 miles (569.58 km) SSE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 14 | 374.00 miles (601.90 km) N | Alto Río Senguer Airport (ARR) | Alto Río Senguer, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 15 | 385.29 miles (620.06 km) NE | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,334.31 miles (19,850.09 km) N | Baikal International Airport (UUD) | Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia, Russia | |
| 2 | 12,259.63 miles (19,729.91 km) NNE | Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN) | Ulan Bator, Mongolia | |
| 3 | 12,241.06 miles (19,700.02 km) NE | International Airport Irkutsk (IKT) | Irkutsk, Russia | |
| 4 | 12,222.15 miles (19,669.59 km) ENE | Bulgan Airport (UGA) | Bulgan, Mongolia | |
| 5 | 12,167.41 miles (19,581.49 km) WNW | Chita Kadala (HTA) | Chita, Russia | |
| 6 | 12,129.18 miles (19,519.97 km) NE | Kharkhorin Airport (KHR) | Kharkhorin, Mongolia | |
| 7 | 12,114.58 miles (19,496.47 km) NNE | Mandalgovi Airport (MXW) | Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia | |
| 8 | 12,109.76 miles (19,488.72 km) NE | Khujirt Airport (HJT) | Khujirt, Övörkhangai, Mongolia | |
| 9 | 12,096.21 miles (19,466.91 km) E | Mörön Airport (MXV) | Mörön, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia | |
| 10 | 12,088.75 miles (19,454.92 km) WNW | Choibalsan Airport (COQ) | Choibalsan, Mongolia | |
| 11 | 12,076.06 miles (19,434.48 km) NE | Arvaykheer Airport (AVK) | Arvaikheer, Mongolia | |
| 12 | 12,005.35 miles (19,320.69 km) NE | Bayankhongor Airport (BYN) | Bayankhongor, Mongolia | |
| 13 | 11,978.95 miles (19,278.20 km) N | Ust-Kut Airport (UKX) | Ust-Kut, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 14 | 11,952.20 miles (19,235.16 km) NNE | Bratsk Airport (BTK) | Bratsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 15 | 11,922.58 miles (19,187.48 km) N | Kirensk Airport (KCK) | Kirensk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |