Nonstop flight route between La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina and Des Moines, Iowa, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between La Cumbre Airport (LCM), La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina and Des Moines International Airport (DSM), Des Moines, Iowa, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,345 miles (or 8,602 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 La Cumbre Airport and Des Moines International 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 La Cumbre Airport and Des Moines International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about La Cumbre Airport (LCM):

• The closest airport to La Cumbre Airport (LCM) is Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR), which is located 28 miles (46 kilometers) SE of LCM.
• The furthest airport from La Cumbre Airport (LCM) is Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH), which is nearly antipodal to La Cumbre Airport (meaning La Cumbre Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Wuhan Tianhe International Airport), and is located 12,361 miles (19,892 kilometers) away in Wuhan, Hubei, China.
• La Cumbre Airport (LCM) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "La Cumbre Airport", other names for LCM include "La Cumbre Airport (La Cumbre)" and "Aeropuerto La Cumbre".

Facts about Des Moines International Airport (DSM):

• During the 1920s the Des Moines area had several small private airports for general aviation and airmail.
• Des Moines International Airport (DSM) has 2 runways.
• In 2012, the airport had 1,038,484 enplanementsFederal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 919,990 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 853,596 in 2009 and 932,828 in 2011.
• In addition to work inside the passenger terminal, the airport is building a rental car facility and new parking facilities.
• On December 2, 1978, Douglas C-47A N41447 of SMB Stage Line crashed short of the runway while on a cargo flight from Chicago, Illinois.
• The furthest airport from Des Moines International Airport (DSM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,789 miles (17,363 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Des Moines International Airport (DSM) is Ankeny Regional Airport (IKV), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NNE of DSM.
• Because of Des Moines International Airport's relatively low elevation of 958 feet, planes can take off or land at Des Moines International 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.