Nonstop flight route between General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina and Wilmington, North Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between General Pico Airport (GPO), General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina and Wilmington International Airport (ILM), Wilmington, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,920 miles (or 7,917 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 General Pico Airport and Wilmington 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 General Pico Airport and Wilmington 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 General Pico Airport (GPO):

• In addition to being known as "General Pico Airport", another name for GPO is "Aeropuerto de General Pico".
• General Pico Airport (GPO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to General Pico Airport (GPO) is Santa Rosa Airport (RSA), which is located 68 miles (110 kilometers) SSW of GPO.
• Because of General Pico Airport's relatively low elevation of 456 feet, planes can take off or land at General Pico 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 General Pico Airport (GPO) is Jining Qufu Airport (JNG), which is nearly antipodal to General Pico Airport (meaning General Pico Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jining Qufu Airport), and is located 12,408 miles (19,969 kilometers) away in Jining, Shandong, China.

Facts about Wilmington International Airport (ILM):

• Because of Wilmington International Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Wilmington 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.
• A 1,500-square-foot burn pit on the airport property was named a Superfund site on March 31, 1989.
• In addition to being known as "Wilmington International Airport", another name for ILM is "New Hanover County International Airport".
• Wilmington International Airport (ILM) has 2 runways.
• The airport was named Bluethenthal Field on Memorial Day, May 30, 1928, in honor of Arthur Bluethenthal, a former All American football player and decorated World War I pilot who was the first North Carolinian to die in the war.
• The New Hanover County Airport Authority has five board members.
• The closest airport to Wilmington International Airport (ILM) is Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NNE of ILM.
• As of August 2011, Wilmington International Airport has 134 aircraft that are based at the Airport.
• The furthest airport from Wilmington International Airport (ILM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,693 miles (18,818 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.