Nonstop flight route between Ephrata, Washington, United States and Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ephrata Municipal Airport (EPH), Ephrata, Washington, United States and Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL), Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,452 miles (or 11,993 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 Ephrata Municipal Airport and Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández 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 Ephrata Municipal Airport and Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EPH / KEPH | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Ephrata, Washington, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°18'29"N by 119°31'0"W | 
| Area Served: | Ephrata, Washington | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1276 feet (389 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from EPH | 
| More Information: | EPH Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RGL / SAWG | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°36'30"S by 69°18'45"W | 
| Area Served: | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RGL | 
| More Information: | RGL Maps & Info | 
Facts about Ephrata Municipal Airport (EPH):
- Ephrata Municipal Airport (EPH) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Ephrata Municipal Airport (EPH) is Grant County International Airport (MWH), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SE of EPH.
- Parts of the 1989 Steven Spielberg film Always were filmed on the airport.
- In addition to being known as "Ephrata Municipal Airport", another name for EPH is "Ephrata Army Airfield".
- The furthest airport from Ephrata Municipal Airport (EPH) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,729 miles (17,266 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL):
- The furthest airport from Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) is Chita Kadala (HTA), which is nearly antipodal to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (meaning Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chita Kadala), and is located 12,321 miles (19,829 kilometers) away in Chita, Russia.
- The closest airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) is Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ), which is located 116 miles (187 kilometers) SSW of RGL.
- In addition to being known as "Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport", another name for RGL is "Aeropuerto de Rio Gallegos "Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández"".
- Because of Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández 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.
- Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) currently has only 1 runway.




