Nonstop flight route between Guasdualito, Venezuela and Mason City, Iowa, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Guasdualito Airport (GDO), Guasdualito, Venezuela and Mason City Municipal Airport (MCW), Mason City, Iowa, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,836 miles (or 4,565 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 Guasdualito Airport and Mason City Municipal 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 Guasdualito Airport and Mason City Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GDO / SVGD |
| Airport Name: | Guasdualito Airport |
| Location: | Guasdualito, Venezuela |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°12'39"N by 70°45'23"W |
| Airport Type: | Civil |
| Elevation: | 426 feet (130 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GDO |
| More Information: | GDO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCW / KMCW |
| Airport Name: | Mason City Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Mason City, Iowa, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°9'28"N by 93°19'51"W |
| Area Served: | Mason City, Iowa |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Mason City |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1214 feet (370 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MCW |
| More Information: | MCW Maps & Info |
Facts about Guasdualito Airport (GDO):
- The closest airport to Guasdualito Airport (GDO) is Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport (AUC), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) S of GDO.
- Guasdualito Airport (GDO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Guasdualito Airport (GDO) is Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL), which is nearly antipodal to Guasdualito Airport (meaning Guasdualito Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport), and is located 12,416 miles (19,981 kilometers) away in Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia.
- Because of Guasdualito Airport's relatively low elevation of 426 feet, planes can take off or land at Guasdualito 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.
Facts about Mason City Municipal Airport (MCW):
- Mason City Municipal Airport (MCW) has 2 runways.
- The airport was founded in 1927 by the Mason City Chamber of Commerce and the Clausen-Worden Post of the American Legion, hence its airport code "MCW".
- As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 11,678 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 11,076 in 2009, and 13,852 in 2010.
- Mason City lost all commercial service following the pullout of Great Lakes Airlines on January 31, 2014.
- The closest airport to Mason City Municipal Airport (MCW) is Forest City Municipal Airport (FXY), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) WNW of MCW.
- The furthest airport from Mason City Municipal Airport (MCW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,784 miles (17,354 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
