Nonstop flight route between General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina and Yan'an, Shaanxi, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR), General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina and Yan'an Airport (ENY), Yan'an, Shaanxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,212 miles (or 19,654 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 Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport and Yan'an 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 Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport and Yan'an Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between GNR and ENY makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport and Yan'an Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between GNR and ENY are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina and Yan'an, Shaanxi, China by taking some connecting flights!

Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between GNR and ENY!

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Facts about Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR):

• The closest airport to Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR) is Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) W of GNR.
• Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport", another name for GNR is "Aeropuerto de Gral. Roca Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia".
• Because of Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport's relatively low elevation of 853 feet, planes can take off or land at Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia 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 furthest airport from Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR) is Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN), which is nearly antipodal to Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (meaning Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport), and is located 12,349 miles (19,874 kilometers) away in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.

Facts about Yan'an Airport (ENY):

• In addition to being known as "Yan'an Airport", other names for ENY include "延安二十里堡机场" and "Yán'ān Èrshílǐpù Jīchǎng".
• The closest airport to Yan'an Airport (ENY) is Lüliang Airport (LLV), which is located 113 miles (183 kilometers) NE of ENY.
• The furthest airport from Yan'an Airport (ENY) is Chos Malal Airport (HOS), which is nearly antipodal to Yan'an Airport (meaning Yan'an Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chos Malal Airport), and is located 12,380 miles (19,923 kilometers) away in Chos Malal, Neuquén, Argentina.