Nonstop flight route between La Rioja, Argentina and Zinder, Niger:
Departure Airport:
(29°22'53"S by 66°47'44"W)
Arrival Airport:
(13°46'44"N by 8°59'2"E)
Distance from IRJ to ZND:
5,857.50 miles (9,426.70 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ), La Rioja, Argentina and Zinder Airport (ZND), Zinder, Niger would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,857 miles (or 9,427 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 Zinder 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 Zinder 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°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: | ZND / DRZR |
| Airport Name: | Zinder Airport |
| Location: | Zinder, Niger |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°46'44"N by 8°59'2"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1516 feet (462 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZND |
| More Information: | ZND Maps & Info |
Facts about Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ):
- The airport was built in 1948, and was officially inaugurated with an LADE Viking flight on October 11, 1948.
- Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- It has a 940 m² passenger terminal, 85,000 m² of runways, 33,800m² of taxiways, a 1,730 m² hangar, and a parking place for 70 cars.
- 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.
- 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 named after the Argentine aviation pioneer Vicente Almandos Almonacid.
- 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 Zinder Airport (ZND):
- The closest airport to Zinder Airport (ZND) is Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN), which is located 124 miles (199 kilometers) SSW of ZND.
- The furthest airport from Zinder Airport (ZND) is Pago Pago International Airport (PPG), which is nearly antipodal to Zinder Airport (meaning Zinder Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pago Pago International Airport), and is located 12,396 miles (19,950 kilometers) away in Pago Pago, American Samoa.
- Zinder Airport (ZND) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 123.56 miles (198.86 km) SSW | Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) | Kano, Nigeria | |
| 2 | 127.21 miles (204.72 km) W | Maradi Airport (MFQ) | Maradi, Niger | |
| 3 | 202.90 miles (326.53 km) SSW | Zaria Airport (ZAR) | Zaria, Nigeria | |
| 4 | 229.75 miles (369.75 km) NNW | Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY) | Agadez, Niger | |
| 5 | 240.82 miles (387.57 km) SSW | Kaduna Airport (KAD) | Kaduna, Nigeria | |
| 6 | 260.27 miles (418.87 km) WNW | Tahoua Airport (THZ) | Tahoua, Niger | |
| 7 | 286.09 miles (460.42 km) S | Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) | Jos, Nigeria | |
| 8 | 306.33 miles (493.00 km) ESE | Maiduguri International Airport (MIU) | Maiduguri, Nigeria | |
| 9 | 332.26 miles (534.72 km) SSW | Minna Airport (MXJ) | Minna, Nigeria | |
| 10 | 349.70 miles (562.78 km) SSW | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) | Abuja, Nigeria | |
| 11 | 362.51 miles (583.40 km) NNW | Arlit Airport (RLT) | Arlit, Niger | |
| 12 | 387.17 miles (623.09 km) E | Bol-Berim Airport (OTC) | Bol, Chad | |
| 13 | 389.87 miles (627.44 km) SE | Yola Airport (YOL) | Yola, Nigeria | |
| 14 | 420.51 miles (676.75 km) S | Makurdi Airport (MDI) | Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria | |
| 15 | 422.91 miles (680.61 km) ESE | N'Djamena International Airport (NDJ) | N'Djamena, Chad | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,396.26 miles (19,949.79 km) SSW | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 2 | 12,387.88 miles (19,936.31 km) E | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 3 | 12,370.13 miles (19,907.75 km) E | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 4 | 12,353.39 miles (19,880.81 km) E | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 5 | 12,342.30 miles (19,862.95 km) WSW | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 12,331.22 miles (19,845.12 km) WSW | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 12,326.94 miles (19,838.24 km) E | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 8 | 12,325.84 miles (19,836.47 km) WSW | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 9 | 12,104.44 miles (19,480.17 km) ESE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 10 | 12,086.77 miles (19,451.73 km) E | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 11 | 12,063.47 miles (19,414.23 km) S | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 12 | 11,967.70 miles (19,260.09 km) SSE | Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) | Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga | |
| 13 | 11,962.84 miles (19,252.28 km) E | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 14 | 11,853.82 miles (19,076.82 km) SSE | Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) | Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga | |
| 15 | 11,819.27 miles (19,021.23 km) ESE | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |