Nonstop flight route between Easter Island, Chile and Watertown, South Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mataveri International Airport (IPC), Easter Island, Chile and Watertown Regional Airport (ATY), Watertown, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,040 miles (or 8,111 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 Mataveri International Airport and Watertown Regional 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 Mataveri International Airport and Watertown Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IPC / SCIP |
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Location: | Easter Island, Chile |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°9'52"S by 109°25'18"W |
Operator/Owner: | FACH - Fuerza Aérea de Chile (Chilean Air Force) |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 227 feet (69 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IPC |
More Information: | IPC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ATY / KATY |
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Location: | Watertown, South Dakota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°54'50"N by 97°9'16"W |
Area Served: | Watertown, South Dakota |
Operator/Owner: | City of Watertown |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1749 feet (533 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ATY |
More Information: | ATY Maps & Info |
Facts about Mataveri International Airport (IPC):
- Because of Mataveri International Airport's relatively low elevation of 227 feet, planes can take off or land at Mataveri 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.
- In addition to being known as "Mataveri International Airport", another name for IPC is "Isla de Pascua Airport".
- Mataveri International Airport (IPC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Scheduled services from the Chilean mainland started in 1967 with a monthly DC-6B flight that took nine hours, using a runway extended and paved for the use of a U.S.
- The furthest airport from Mataveri International Airport (IPC) is Jaisalmer Airport (JSA), which is nearly antipodal to Mataveri International Airport (meaning Mataveri International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jaisalmer Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,973 kilometers) away in Jaisalmer, India.
- Mataveri International Airport or Isla de Pascua Airport is located at Hanga Roa on Rapa Nui.
- The closest airport to Mataveri International Airport (IPC) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 1,615 miles (2,599 kilometers) W of IPC.
Facts about Watertown Regional Airport (ATY):
- Watertown Regional Airport (ATY) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Watertown Regional Airport (ATY) is Brookings Regional Airport (BKX), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) SSE of ATY.
- B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator units underwent advanced training before going overseas.
- The furthest airport from Watertown Regional Airport (ATY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,571 miles (17,013 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Watertown Regional Airport", another name for ATY is "Watertown Army Airfield".