Nonstop flight route between El Bolsón, Río Negro, Argentina and Wilmington, North Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between El Bolsón Airport (EHL), El Bolsón, Río Negro, Argentina and Wilmington International Airport (ILM), Wilmington, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,281 miles (or 8,499 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 El Bolsón Airport and Wilmington International 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 El Bolsón Airport and Wilmington International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about El Bolsón Airport (EHL):

• The furthest airport from El Bolsón Airport (EHL) is Baotou Airport (BAV), which is nearly antipodal to El Bolsón Airport (meaning El Bolsón Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Baotou Airport), and is located 12,313 miles (19,815 kilometers) away in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China.
• The closest airport to El Bolsón Airport (EHL) is El Maitén Airport (EMX), which is located only 20 miles (31 kilometers) ESE of EHL.
• El Bolsón Airport (EHL) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Wilmington International Airport (ILM):

• The furthest airport from Wilmington International Airport (ILM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,693 miles (18,818 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Wilmington International Airport (ILM) has 2 runways.
• The airport began in 1927 as Bluethenthal Field, named for aviator Arthur Bluethenthal, the first Wilmingtonian to be killed in World War I.
• The closest airport to Wilmington International Airport (ILM) is Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NNE of ILM.
• In 2006, the FAA Airport Improvement Program awarded Wilmington International Airport $10,526,342.
• ILM was one of four airports along the East Coast which served as an emergency abort landing site for the Space Shuttle.
• During World War II, the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces Third Air Force for antisubmarine patrols and training.
• Wilmington International Airport is owned by New Hanover County, North Carolina.
• In addition to being known as "Wilmington International Airport", another name for ILM is "New Hanover County International Airport".
• The current airport director is Jon W.
• Because of Wilmington International Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Wilmington 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.