Nonstop flight route between Karup, Denmark and La Rioja, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Karup Airport (KRP), Karup, Denmark and Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ), La Rioja, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,385 miles (or 11,886 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 Karup Airport and Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid 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 Karup Airport and Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KRP / EKKA |
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| Location: | Karup, Denmark |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°17'50"N by 9°7'28"E |
| Area Served: | Karup, Denmark |
| Operator/Owner: | Karup Lufthavn a.m.b.a. |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 170 feet (52 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KRP |
| More Information: | KRP Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Karup Airport (KRP):
- Karup Airport is home of several wings of the Royal Danish Air Force, including the helicopter wings, the flying school, the air control wing and several fighter wings.
- In 1991 the present terminal, Glass House on the Heath designed by Architect Firm Torsten Riis Andersen, was inaugurated.
- Karup Airport (KRP) has 4 runways.
- Because of Karup Airport's relatively low elevation of 170 feet, planes can take off or land at Karup 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.
- The furthest airport from Karup Airport (KRP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,540 miles (18,572 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Karup Airport (KRP) is Skive Airport (SQW), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) N of KRP.
- Karup lost scheduled flights when Cimber Sterling, the only operator at the airport, declared bankruptcy and cancelled all flights on 3 May 2012.
- In addition to being known as "Karup Airport", another name for KRP is "Karup Lufthavn".
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".
- 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 airport was named after the Argentine aviation pioneer Vicente Almandos Almonacid.
- Since March 16, 1999, it has been operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000.
- 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.
- Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) currently has only 1 runway.
