Nonstop flight route between La Rioja, Argentina and Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile:
Departure Airport:
(29°22'53"S by 66°47'44"W)
Arrival Airport:
(22°29'22"S by 68°54'12"W)
Distance from IRJ to CJC:
493.81 miles (794.72 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ), La Rioja, Argentina and El Loa Airport (CJC), Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile would travel a Great Circle distance of 494 miles (or 795 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 relatively short distance between Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport and El Loa Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | CJC / SCCF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°29'22"S by 68°54'12"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Dirección de Aeronautica Civil de Chile (DGAC) |
| Airport Type: | Domestic Airport |
| Elevation: | 7543 feet (2,299 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from CJC |
| More Information: | CJC Maps & Info |
Facts about Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ):
- Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The airport was built in 1948, and was officially inaugurated with an LADE Viking flight on October 11, 1948.
- 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 addition to being known as "Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport", another name for IRJ is "Aeropuerto de La Rioja - Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid".
Facts about El Loa Airport (CJC):
- The furthest airport from El Loa Airport (CJC) is Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport (WUZ), which is nearly antipodal to El Loa Airport (meaning El Loa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport), and is located 12,369 miles (19,906 kilometers) away in Wuzhou, Guangxi, China.
- The closest airport to El Loa Airport (CJC) is Carolina Airport (CLN), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) W of CJC.
- Because of El Loa Airport's high elevation of 7,543 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CJC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CJC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "El Loa Airport", other names for CJC include "Aeropuerto El Loa" and "El Loa Airdrome".
- The airport currently accommodates aircraft with a maximum wingspan of 36m.
- El Loa Airport handled 315,725 passengers last year.
- This airport is located approximately 6 km of the city centre.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 83.40 miles (134.22 km) NE | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina |     |
| 2 | 175.71 miles (282.78 km) SE | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 3 | 182.61 miles (293.88 km) SSW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 188.58 miles (303.50 km) NE | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| 5 | 202.45 miles (325.82 km) SSE | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 6 | 203.55 miles (327.57 km) NNE | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 7 | 203.85 miles (328.06 km) SE | Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) | Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 8 | 262.96 miles (423.19 km) WNW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 9 | 266.04 miles (428.15 km) SSW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 266.98 miles (429.65 km) W | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 11 | 270.30 miles (435.00 km) S | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 12 | 279.10 miles (449.16 km) NW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 13 | 294.36 miles (473.72 km) E | Ceres Airport (CRR) | Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 14 | 313.95 miles (505.25 km) NW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 323.76 miles (521.04 km) NNE | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,354.94 miles (19,883.29 km) N | Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX) | Changsha, Hunan, China | |
| 2 | 12,351.38 miles (19,877.57 km) NE | Shashi Airport (SHS) | Jingzhou, Hubei, China | |
| 3 | 12,337.15 miles (19,854.67 km) ENE | Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) | Changde, Hunan, China | |
| 4 | 12,322.83 miles (19,831.63 km) NNW | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) | Wuhan, Hubei, China | |
| 5 | 12,308.84 miles (19,809.11 km) NNW | Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC) | Yichun, Jiangxi, China | |
| 6 | 12,305.49 miles (19,803.72 km) NE | Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) | Yichang, Hubei, China | |
| 7 | 12,280.38 miles (19,763.31 km) W | Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU) | Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 8 | 12,270.22 miles (19,746.96 km) WNW | Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN) | Nanchang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 9 | 12,269.25 miles (19,745.39 km) E | Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China | |
| 10 | 12,262.15 miles (19,733.97 km) NNE | Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY) | Hengyang, Hunan, China | |
| 11 | 12,238.97 miles (19,696.67 km) NNW | Jinggangshan Airport (JGS) | Ji'an, Jiangxi, China | |
| 12 | 12,237.97 miles (19,695.05 km) NNE | Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN) | Xiangfan, Hubei, China | |
| 13 | 12,205.90 miles (19,643.44 km) NE | Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG) | Shennongjia, Hubei, China | |
| 14 | 12,205.61 miles (19,642.97 km) NNE | Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) | Yongzhou, Hunan, China | |
| 15 | 12,204.69 miles (19,641.49 km) ENE | Enshi Xujiaping Airport (ENH) | Enshi, Hubei, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 89.06 miles (143.33 km) W | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 2 | 118.18 miles (190.19 km) SW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 3 | 158.05 miles (254.36 km) NNW | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 4 | 193.46 miles (311.34 km) NE | Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | |
| 5 | 269.54 miles (433.78 km) SSW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 6 | 270.99 miles (436.11 km) SE | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 7 | 274.73 miles (442.13 km) ESE | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 8 | 276.77 miles (445.42 km) ENE | Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA) | Tarija, Bolivia | |
| 9 | 286.31 miles (460.77 km) SSW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 10 | 293.41 miles (472.20 km) E | Bermejo Airport (BJO) | Bermejo, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 294.89 miles (474.57 km) E | Orán Airport (ORA) | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 300.84 miles (484.16 km) NNW | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 13 | 300.84 miles (484.16 km) NNW | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 14 | 326.19 miles (524.95 km) E | Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG) | Tartagal, Salta, Argentina | |
| 15 | 335.32 miles (539.64 km) NE | Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport (SRE) | Sucre, Bolivia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,369.30 miles (19,906.40 km) N | Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport (WUZ) | Wuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| 2 | 12,336.95 miles (19,854.34 km) NNE | Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) | Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China | |
| 3 | 12,304.53 miles (19,802.16 km) WNW | Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) | Foshan, Guangdong, China | |
| 4 | 12,303.98 miles (19,801.28 km) ENE | Beihai Fucheng Airport (BHY) | Beihai, Guangxi, China | |
| 5 | 12,287.25 miles (19,774.36 km) WNW | Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH) | Zhuhai, Guangdong, China | |
| 6 | 12,283.41 miles (19,768.18 km) WNW | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 7 | 12,276.22 miles (19,756.60 km) NE | Liuzhou Bailian Airport (LZH) | Liuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| 8 | 12,275.60 miles (19,755.62 km) W | Macau International Airport (MFM) | Taipa, Macau | |
| 9 | 12,263.30 miles (19,735.82 km) W | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | |
| 10 | 12,256.35 miles (19,724.63 km) W | Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) | Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong | |
| 11 | 12,255.55 miles (19,723.35 km) NNE | Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) | Haikou, Hainan, China | |
| 12 | 12,250.04 miles (19,714.48 km) E | Nanning Wuxu International Airport (NNG) | Nanning, Guangxi, China | |
| 13 | 12,241.09 miles (19,700.08 km) W | Shun Tak Heliport (HHP) | Sheung Wan, China | |
| 14 | 12,236.80 miles (19,693.18 km) NNE | Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) | Guilin, Guangxi, China | |
| 15 | 12,210.55 miles (19,650.93 km) NW | Shaoguan Guitou Airport (HSC) | Shaoguan, Guangdong, China | |