Nonstop flight route between Esquel, Chubut Province, Argentina and Tampa, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Esquel Airport (EQS), Esquel, Chubut Province, Argentina and Tampa International Airport (TPA), Tampa, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,951 miles (or 7,967 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 Esquel Airport and Tampa 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 Esquel Airport and Tampa International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Esquel Airport (EQS):

• It was built in 1944, and was officially inaugurated on April 17, 1945.
• The airport closed temporarily in May 2008 because of volcanic activities in El Chaitén, Chile.
• The closest airport to Esquel Airport (EQS) is El Maitén Airport (EMX), which is located 61 miles (97 kilometers) N of EQS.
• Esquel Airport is an international airport in Chubut Province, Argentina serving the city of Esquel.
• In addition to being known as "Esquel Airport", another name for EQS is "Aeropuerto de Esquel".
• Esquel Airport (EQS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Esquel Airport (EQS) is Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (ERL), which is nearly antipodal to Esquel Airport (meaning Esquel Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport), and is located 12,269 miles (19,746 kilometers) away in Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China.

Facts about Tampa International Airport (TPA):

• Airport conveniences that are free of charge include passenger paging, wireless Internet access, cell phone waiting lot with flight information, shuttle service from the economy garage, real-time flight information and travelers aid services.
• The furthest airport from Tampa International Airport (TPA) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,435 miles (18,403 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• Construction on the new terminal designed by Reynolds, Smith & Hills began in 1968 between the airport's parallel jet-capable runways.
• Today, TPA Airport handles about 16.6 million passengers per year) and improvements currently in progress will increase capacity to 25-million passengers a year.
• Because of Tampa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Tampa 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.
• Today an overnight aircraft hardstand and an automated baggage sorting facility for Airside A sit on the former site.
• At this time, new runway is being planned to increase capacity in fair-weather conditions.
• Tampa International Airport (TPA) has 3 runways.
• In 1928 the city completed the 160-acre Drew Field six miles west of Downtown Tampa.
• Turbine-powered flights began in 1959 on Eastern Air Lines' L-188 Electra.
• The closest airport to Tampa International Airport (TPA) is Peter O. Knight Airport (TPF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SE of TPA.