Nonstop flight route between Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Manas International Airport (FRU), Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD), Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,509 miles (or 16,913 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 Manas International Airport and Puerto Deseado 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 Manas International Airport and Puerto Deseado Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Manas International Airport (FRU):

• The furthest airport from Manas International Airport (FRU) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,317 miles (18,213 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• It is also the site of the Transit Center at Manas, formerly known as Manas Air Base, a US Air Force base supporting Operation Enduring Freedom and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.
• In addition to being known as "Manas International Airport", other names for FRU include "Манас эл аралык аэропорту", "FRU (БИШ)" and "UCFM".
• The closest airport to Manas International Airport (FRU) is Almaty International Airport (ALA), which is located 131 miles (211 kilometers) E of FRU.
• Manas International Airport (FRU) currently has only 1 runway.
• Around the same time the Kyrgyz government performed a major expansion and renovation of the passenger terminal, funded in part by the sizable landing fees paid by coalition forces.
• When Kyrgyzstan gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, the airport began a slow but steady decline as its infrastructure remained neglected for almost ten years and a sizable aircraft boneyard developed.

Facts about Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD):

• Because of Puerto Deseado Airport's relatively low elevation of 266 feet, planes can take off or land at Puerto Deseado 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.
• The closest airport to Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) is General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD), which is located 154 miles (247 kilometers) NNW of PUD.
• Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) is Choibalsan Airport (COQ), which is nearly antipodal to Puerto Deseado Airport (meaning Puerto Deseado Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Choibalsan Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,955 kilometers) away in Choibalsan, Mongolia.