Nonstop flight route between José de San Martín, Chubut, Argentina and Chico, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (JSM), José de San Martín, Chubut, Argentina and Chico Municipal Airport (CIC), Chico, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,281 miles (or 10,108 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 Libertador General José de San Martín Airport and Chico Municipal 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 Libertador General José de San Martín Airport and Chico Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (JSM):

• The closest airport to Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (JSM) is Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of JSM.
• On June 12, 1988, Austral Lineas Aereas Flight 46 undershot the runway, resulting in 22 deaths.
• Because of Libertador General José de San Martín Airport's relatively low elevation of 430 feet, planes can take off or land at Libertador General José de San Martín 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.
• Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (JSM) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Libertador General José de San Martín Airport", other names for JSM include "Aeropuerto de Posadas "Libertador General San Martín"", "PSS", "SARP" and "PSS".
• The furthest airport from Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (JSM) is Taizhou Luqiao Airport (HYN), which is nearly antipodal to Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (meaning Libertador General José de San Martín Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Taizhou Luqiao Airport), and is located 12,258 miles (19,728 kilometers) away in Taizhou, Zhejiang, China.
• On October 10, 1997, Austral Flight 2553 left the airport for Buenos Aires but crashed one hour later in Fray Bentos, Uruguay, killing 75.

Facts about Chico Municipal Airport (CIC):

• On 15 April 1942 the first cadre of permanent troops who managed the field moved in.
• The new command brought in pilots who had completed their basic and advanced training and received commissions prior to coming to Chico.
• Chico Municipal Airport (CIC) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Chico Municipal Airport (CIC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,229 miles (18,071 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• In addition to being known as "Chico Municipal Airport", another name for CIC is "Chico Army Airfield".
• Southwest Airways and its successors including Pacific Air Lines, Air West and Hughes Airwest were the only airline serving Chico from 1947 until June 1979.
• Chico Army Air Field was deactivated on December 31, 1945.
• The closest airport to Chico Municipal Airport (CIC) is Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) SSE of CIC.
• Because of Chico Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 73 feet, planes can take off or land at Chico Municipal 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.