Nonstop flight route between Hengchun, Taiwan and Tartagal, Salta, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hengchun Airport (HCN), Hengchun, Taiwan and Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG), Tartagal, Salta, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,145 miles (or 19,545 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 Hengchun Airport and Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" 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 Hengchun Airport and Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between HCN and TTG makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Hengchun Airport and Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" 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 HCN and TTG are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Hengchun, Taiwan and Tartagal, Salta, Argentina 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 HCN and TTG!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HCN / RCKW |
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Location: | Hengchun, Taiwan |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°2'17"N by 120°43'49"E |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aeronautics Administration |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HCN |
More Information: | HCN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TTG / SAST |
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Location: | Tartagal, Salta, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°37'9"S by 63°47'35"W |
Area Served: | Tartagal, Salta, Argentina |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1473 feet (449 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TTG |
More Information: | TTG Maps & Info |
Facts about Hengchun Airport (HCN):
- The closest airport to Hengchun Airport (HCN) is Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) (KHH), which is located 44 miles (72 kilometers) NNW of HCN.
- Mandarin Airlines and TransAsia Airways dropped out from serving the airport due to poor load factor and Hengchun Peninsular's seasonal strong winds which make landing and take off dangerous.
- Because of Hengchun Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Hengchun 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.
- Hengchun Airport (HCN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Hengchun Airport (HCN) is Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG), which is nearly antipodal to Hengchun Airport (meaning Hengchun Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport), and is located 12,350 miles (19,876 kilometers) away in Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay.
- In addition to being known as "Hengchun Airport", other names for HCN include "恆春航空站恆春機場" and "Héngchūn HángkōngzhànHéngchūn Jīchǎng".
Facts about Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG):
- The closest airport to Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG) is Bermejo Airport (BJO), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WSW of TTG.
- The furthest airport from Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG) is Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA), which is nearly antipodal to Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (meaning Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China.
- In addition to being known as "Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport", another name for TTG is "Aeropuerto de Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi”".
- Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG) currently has only 1 runway.