Nonstop flight route between La Rioja, Argentina and West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Capitテ。n Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ), La Rioja, Argentina and Brandywine Airport (OQN), West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,826 miles (or 7,767 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 Capitテ。n Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport and Brandywine 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 Capitテ。n Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport and Brandywine Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IRJ / SANL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | La Rioja, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29ツー22'53"S by 66ツー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: | OQN / KOQN |
| Airport Name: | Brandywine Airport |
| Location: | West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39ツー59'24"N by 75ツー34'54"W |
| Area Served: | West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania |
| Operator/Owner: | New Brandywine Airport Club, Inc. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 466 feet (142 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OQN |
| More Information: | OQN Maps & Info |
Facts about Capitテ。n Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ):
- Capitテ。n Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Capitテ。n Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport", another name for IRJ is "Aeropuerto de La Rioja - Capitテ。n Vicente Almandos Almonacid".
- The closest airport to Capitテ。n Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) is Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) NE of IRJ.
- The furthest airport from Capitテ。n Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) is Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX), which is nearly antipodal to Capitテ。n Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (meaning Capitテ。n 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.
Facts about Brandywine Airport (OQN):
- The furthest airport from Brandywine Airport (OQN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,714 miles (18,852 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Brandywine Airport's relatively low elevation of 466 feet, planes can take off or land at Brandywine 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.
- Brandywine Airport (OQN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Maintenance is provided by Penn Avionics and Flight Dynamics.
- The closest airport to Brandywine Airport (OQN) is Chester County G. O. Carlson Airport (CTH), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) W of OQN.
- Brandywine Airport is a public-use airport in West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania, three miles northeast of West Chester.
