Nonstop flight route between Harare, Zimbabwe and Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Harare International Airport (HRE), Harare, Zimbabwe and Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS), Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,078 miles (or 9,782 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 Harare International Airport and Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón 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 Harare International Airport and Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Harare International Airport (HRE):

• Because of Harare International Airport's high elevation of 4,887 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HRE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HRE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The airport is today operated by the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe and is the hub of Air Zimbabwe.
• The runway is used by both the civilian airport and the Air Force of Zimbabwe whose base is on the southern side of the runway.
• Harare International Airport handled 612,208 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Harare International Airport (HRE) is Mutare Airport (UTA), which is located 125 miles (201 kilometers) SE of HRE.
• Harare International Airport (HRE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Harare International Airport (HRE) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Harare International Airport (meaning Harare International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,017 miles (19,339 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
• In 1949 the government purchased Kentucky and Adair farms east of Salisbury for the construction of the new airport.

Facts about Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS):

• Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) is San Rafael Airport (AFA), which is located 91 miles (147 kilometers) NE of LGS.
• In addition to being known as "Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport", another name for LGS is "Aeropuerto de Malargüe "Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón"".
• The furthest airport from Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) is Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU), which is nearly antipodal to Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (meaning Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yuncheng Guangong Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Yuncheng, China.
• Because of Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport's high elevation of 4,675 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LGS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LGS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• In 2007, 9,885 passengers used Malargüe International Airport.