Nonstop flight route between Iquique, Chile and Scottsdale, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ), Iquique, Chile and Scottsdale Airport (SCF), Scottsdale, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,642 miles (or 7,471 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 Diego Aracena International Airport and Scottsdale 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 Diego Aracena International Airport and Scottsdale Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IQQ / SCDA |
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Location: | Iquique, Chile |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°32'7"S by 70°10'53"W |
Area Served: | Iquique, Chile |
Operator/Owner: | A-port Operaciones S.A. |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 154 feet (47 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IQQ |
More Information: | IQQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SCF / KSDL |
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Location: | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°37'22"N by 111°54'38"W |
Area Served: | Scottsdale, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | City of Scottsdale |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1510 feet (460 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SCF |
More Information: | SCF Maps & Info |
Facts about Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ):
- Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Diego Aracena International Airport's relatively low elevation of 154 feet, planes can take off or land at Diego Aracena 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 "Diego Aracena International Airport", another name for IQQ is "Aeropuerto Internacional Diego Aracena".
- The furthest airport from Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) is Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA), which is nearly antipodal to Diego Aracena International Airport (meaning Diego Aracena International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zhanjiang Airport), and is located 12,378 miles (19,921 kilometers) away in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China.
- The closest airport to Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) is Carolina Airport (CLN), which is located 150 miles (241 kilometers) S of IQQ.
Facts about Scottsdale Airport (SCF):
- The furthest airport from Scottsdale Airport (SCF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,436 miles (18,404 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Scottsdale Airport (SCF) is Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (DVT), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) WNW of SCF.
- During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces Army Air Forces Training Command as "Thunderbird Field #2" on June 22, 1942, as a primary flight training school for aviation cadets.
- In addition to being known as "Scottsdale Airport", other names for SCF include "Thunderbird Field #2" and "SDL".
- There are two main Fixed-base operators located on the field, Scottsdale Air Center and Landmark Aviation.
- Scottsdale Airport (SCF) currently has only 1 runway.