Nonstop flight route between La Rioja, Argentina and Anqing, Anhui, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ), La Rioja, Argentina and Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG), Anqing, Anhui, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,192 miles (or 19,621 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 Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport and Anqing Tianzhushan 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 Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport and Anqing Tianzhushan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between IRJ and AQG makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport and Anqing Tianzhushan 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 IRJ and AQG are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from La Rioja, Argentina and Anqing, Anhui, China 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 IRJ and AQG!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IRJ / SANL |
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Location: | La Rioja, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°22'53"S by 66°47'44"W |
Area Served: | La Rioja, La Rioja, Argentina |
Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1633 feet (498 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IRJ |
More Information: | IRJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AQG / ZSAQ |
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Location: | Anqing, Anhui, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°34'55"N by 117°3'1"E |
Operator/Owner: | HNA Group Co. |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AQG |
More Information: | AQG Maps & Info |
Facts about Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ):
- In addition to being known as "Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport", another name for IRJ is "Aeropuerto de La Rioja - Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid".
- Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) is Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX), which is nearly antipodal to Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (meaning Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Changsha Huanghua International Airport), and is located 12,355 miles (19,883 kilometers) away in Changsha, Hunan, China.
- In 1969, a new runway was paved.
- The closest airport to Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) is Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) NE of IRJ.
Facts about Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG):
- The furthest airport from Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG) is Ceres Airport (CRR), which is nearly antipodal to Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (meaning Anqing Tianzhushan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ceres Airport), and is located 12,358 miles (19,889 kilometers) away in Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina.
- Anqing Tianzhushan Airport handled 76,330 passengers last year.
- Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG) is Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport (JUH), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) ENE of AQG.
- In addition to being known as "Anqing Tianzhushan Airport", other names for AQG include "安庆天柱山机场" and "Ānqìng Tiānzhùshān Jīchǎng".