Nonstop flight route between General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina and Paya Lebar, Singapore:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR), General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina and Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG), Paya Lebar, Singapore would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,782 miles (or 15,742 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 Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB), 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 Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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

• 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.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport", another name for GNR is "Aeropuerto de Gral. Roca Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia".
• Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.

Facts about Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG):

• 1988, a GIRAFFE S 3D radar on display at Paya Lebar Air Base
• The closest airport to Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) is Seletar Airport (XSP), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of QPG.
• The furthest airport from Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) is Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC), which is nearly antipodal to Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (meaning Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Francisco de Orellana Airport), and is located 12,349 miles (19,874 kilometers) away in Coca, Ecuador.
• Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport was built from 1952 to 1955, and opened on 20 August 1955 by the Secretary of State for Colonies, Alan Lennox-Boyd.
• Malaysia-Singapore Airlines was dissolved in 1972.
• In addition to being known as "Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB)", other names for QPG include "巴耶利峇空军基地" and "Pangkalan Udara Paya Lebar".
• The RSAF maintains the Air Force Museum, which is open to the public and showcases the air force's history and capabilities.
• Paya Lebar Air Base also plays host to USAF VIP aircraft as well.
• Because of Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB)'s relatively low elevation of 65 feet, planes can take off or land at Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) 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.