Nonstop flight route between Kiryat Shmona (Qiryat Shemona), Israel and General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina:
Departure Airport:
(33°13'0"N by 35°35'48"E)
Arrival Airport:
(35°41'45"S by 63°45'29"W)
Distance from KSW to GPO:
7,978.37 miles (12,839.91 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW), Kiryat Shmona (Qiryat Shemona), Israel and General Pico Airport (GPO), General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,978 miles (or 12,840 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 Kiryat Shmona Airport and General Pico Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KSW / LLKS |
| Airport Name: | Kiryat Shmona Airport |
| Location: | Kiryat Shmona (Qiryat Shemona), Israel |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°13'0"N by 35°35'48"E |
| Area Served: | Kiryat Shmona |
| Operator/Owner: | Disputed |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 376 feet (115 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KSW |
| More Information: | KSW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GPO / SAZG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°41'45"S by 63°45'29"W |
| Elevation: | 456 feet (139 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GPO |
| More Information: | GPO Maps & Info |
Facts about Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW):
- Because of Kiryat Shmona Airport's relatively low elevation of 376 feet, planes can take off or land at Kiryat Shmona 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.
- Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Now rights to fly a domestic route to and from the airport are held by Tamir Airways, while rights to operate the landing strip are owned by a separate company that is in a dispute with Tamir Airways.
- Kiryat Shemona and its airport in the background
- Its history, based on lack of economic viability and local political differences, has seen various closures and reopenings.
- The closest airport to Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW) is Beirut Air Base (BEY), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) N of KSW.
- The furthest airport from Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,579 miles (18,635 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
Facts about General Pico Airport (GPO):
- General Pico Airport (GPO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to General Pico Airport (GPO) is Santa Rosa Airport (RSA), which is located 68 miles (110 kilometers) SSW of GPO.
- The furthest airport from General Pico Airport (GPO) is Jining Qufu Airport (JNG), which is nearly antipodal to General Pico Airport (meaning General Pico Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jining Qufu Airport), and is located 12,408 miles (19,969 kilometers) away in Jining, Shandong, China.
- Because of General Pico Airport's relatively low elevation of 456 feet, planes can take off or land at General Pico 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.
- In addition to being known as "General Pico Airport", another name for GPO is "Aeropuerto de General Pico".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 42.23 miles (67.96 km) N | Beirut Air Base (BEY) | Beirut, Lebanon |     |
| 2 | 42.67 miles (68.67 km) SW | Haifa Airport (HFA) | Haifa, Israel | |
| 3 | 54.74 miles (88.09 km) ENE | Damascus International Airport (DAM) | Damascus, Syria | |
| 4 | 70.81 miles (113.96 km) SSE | King Hussein Air Base Mafraq Air Base (OMF) | Mafraq, Mafraq Governorate, Jordan | |
| 5 | 88.98 miles (143.20 km) SSE | Amman Civil Airport (ADJ) | Amman, Jordan | |
| 6 | 89.98 miles (144.82 km) SSW | Sde Dov Airport (SDV) | Tel Aviv, Israel | |
| 7 | 93.19 miles (149.97 km) SSW | Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) | Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel | |
| 8 | 95.96 miles (154.44 km) SSW | Atarot Airport (JRS) | Jerusalem, Israel | |
| 9 | 97.79 miles (157.37 km) NNE | Rene Mouawad Air Base (KYE) | Kleyate / Tripoli, Lebanon | |
| 10 | 105.79 miles (170.26 km) SSE | Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) | Amman, Jordan | |
| 11 | 131.05 miles (210.90 km) S | Bar Yehuda Airfield (MTZ) | Masada, Israel | |
| 12 | 142.77 miles (229.77 km) SSW | Be'er Sheva Airport (BEV) | Beersheba, Israel | |
| 13 | 148.68 miles (239.27 km) SSW | Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK) | Gush Katif, Israel | |
| 14 | 152.24 miles (245.01 km) N | Bassel al-Assad International Airport (LTK) | Latakia, Syria | |
| 15 | 156.49 miles (251.84 km) SSW | Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA) | Gaza, Palestine | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,579.34 miles (18,635.09 km) SSE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,528.77 miles (18,553.72 km) SW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,505.29 miles (18,515.93 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,413.43 miles (18,368.09 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,368.87 miles (18,296.38 km) SSW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,338.28 miles (18,247.14 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,308.95 miles (18,199.95 km) SSW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,307.51 miles (18,197.63 km) SSE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,300.46 miles (18,186.28 km) SE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 10 | 11,300.33 miles (18,186.07 km) SSE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,286.92 miles (18,164.49 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,248.41 miles (18,102.51 km) S | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,244.41 miles (18,096.07 km) S | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,232.77 miles (18,077.35 km) SE | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 15 | 11,222.62 miles (18,061.02 km) SSE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 68.39 miles (110.06 km) SSW | Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) | Santa Rosa, Argentina | |
| 2 | 107.04 miles (172.26 km) E | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 3 | 159.28 miles (256.34 km) SE | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 4 | 178.46 miles (287.20 km) ENE | Junín Airport (JNI) | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 5 | 213.75 miles (344.00 km) ESE | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 6 | 223.12 miles (359.08 km) NW | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 7 | 226.78 miles (364.96 km) SSE | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 8 | 256.94 miles (413.51 km) NE | Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) | Rosario, Argentina | |
| 9 | 261.75 miles (421.25 km) E | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 10 | 265.13 miles (426.68 km) SE | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 11 | 271.12 miles (436.33 km) NNW | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 12 | 272.48 miles (438.51 km) SW | Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) | Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 13 | 272.98 miles (439.32 km) ESE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 14 | 273.38 miles (439.96 km) WNW | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 15 | 300.71 miles (483.95 km) E | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,408.31 miles (19,969.20 km) NNW | Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) | Jining, Shandong, China | |
| 2 | 12,339.95 miles (19,859.17 km) NW | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 3 | 12,320.61 miles (19,828.05 km) ENE | Handan Airport (HDG) | Handan, Hebei, China | |
| 4 | 12,306.75 miles (19,805.74 km) NE | Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT) | Xingtai, Hebei, China | |
| 5 | 12,306.57 miles (19,805.46 km) WNW | Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI) | Linyi, Shandong, China | |
| 6 | 12,301.39 miles (19,797.12 km) NNW | Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) | Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 7 | 12,278.61 miles (19,760.46 km) ENE | Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) | Zhengzhou, Henan, China | |
| 8 | 12,269.03 miles (19,745.04 km) WNW | Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG) | Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China | |
| 9 | 12,263.45 miles (19,736.06 km) WNW | Weifang Airport (WEF) | Weifang, Shandong, China | |
| 10 | 12,258.45 miles (19,728.02 km) ENE | Changzhi Wangcun Airport (CIH) | Changzhi, Shanxi, China | |
| 11 | 12,240.21 miles (19,698.66 km) N | Fuyang Xiguan Airport (FUG) | Fuyang, Anhui, China | |
| 12 | 12,238.90 miles (19,696.56 km) NNE | Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) | Shijiazhuang, China | |
| 13 | 12,230.58 miles (19,683.16 km) NNW | Bengbu Airport (BFU) | Bengbu, Anhui, China | |
| 14 | 12,225.16 miles (19,674.43 km) NW | Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA) | Huai'an, Jiangsu, China | |
| 15 | 12,209.51 miles (19,649.25 km) ENE | Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA) | Luoyang, Henan, China | |