Nonstop flight route between Coyhaique, Chile and Evans Head, New South Wales, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ), Coyhaique, Chile and Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH), Evans Head, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,539 miles (or 10,524 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 Teniente Vidal Airfield and Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome, 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 Teniente Vidal Airfield and Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ):

• The closest airport to Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) is Balmaceda Airport (BBA), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SE of GXQ.
• The furthest airport from Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) is Mandalgovi Airport (MXW), which is nearly antipodal to Teniente Vidal Airfield (meaning Teniente Vidal Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mandalgovi Airport), and is located 12,358 miles (19,888 kilometers) away in Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia.
• Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Teniente Vidal Airfield", other names for GXQ include "Teniente Vidal Airfield (Coyhaique)" and "Aeródromo Teniente Vidal".

Facts about Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH):

• Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH) currently has only 1 runway.
• During upgrades at Casino Airport to allow the operation of Fokker F28 jets, Evans Head was reopened to commercial traffic for a short period in 1985.
• In December 1939, the creation of the Empire Air Training Scheme saw Australia undertake training of 28,000 aircrew over a three-year period.
• Since 1992, an annual event called The Great Eastern Fly-In has been held annually at the Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome.
• In 2005, a management plan for the aerodrome was submitted by the Richmond Valley Council to the Heritage Office to allow the rezoning of airport land for the construction of a retirement village.
• The furthest airport from Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,902 miles (19,154 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
• An airfield at Evans Head was first established in 1936, serving as an emergency landing ground however in 1937, the Commonwealth took control of the airfield for use as a military base.
• Because of Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome 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 Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH) is Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NNE of EVH.
• An industrial estate now occupies much of the former residential area for the base.