Nonstop flight route between Lexington, Kentucky, United States and Arica, Chile:
Departure Airport:
(38°2'11"N by 84°36'20"W)
Arrival Airport:
(18°20'53"S by 70°20'18"W)
Distance from LEX to ARI:
4,004.44 miles (6,444.50 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Blue Grass Airport (LEX), Lexington, Kentucky, United States and Chacalluta International Airport (ARI), Arica, Chile would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,004 miles (or 6,445 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 Blue Grass Airport and Chacalluta 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 Blue Grass Airport and Chacalluta International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LEX / KLEX |
| Airport Name: | Blue Grass Airport |
| Location: | Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°2'11"N by 84°36'20"W |
| Area Served: | Lexington, Kentucky |
| Operator/Owner: | Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 979 feet (298 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LEX |
| More Information: | LEX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ARI / SCAR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Arica, Chile |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°20'53"S by 70°20'18"W |
| Area Served: | Arica, Arica Province, Arica y Parinacota Region, Chile |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 167 feet (51 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ARI |
| More Information: | ARI Maps & Info |
Facts about Blue Grass Airport (LEX):
- Blue Grass Airport handled 1,104,354 passengers last year.
- Because of Blue Grass Airport's relatively low elevation of 979 feet, planes can take off or land at Blue Grass 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 Blue Grass Airport (LEX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,302 miles (18,188 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Blue Grass Airport (LEX) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Blue Grass Airport (LEX) is Capital City Airport (FFT), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) WNW of LEX.
Facts about Chacalluta International Airport (ARI):
- In addition to being known as "Chacalluta International Airport", another name for ARI is "Aeródromo de Chacalluta Arica".
- The closest airport to Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) is Chacalluta International Airport (ACM), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of ARI.
- The furthest airport from Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) is Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX), which is nearly antipodal to Chacalluta International Airport (meaning Chacalluta International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sanya Phoenix International Airport), and is located 12,420 miles (19,988 kilometers) away in Sanya, Hainan, China.
- Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Chacalluta International Airport's relatively low elevation of 167 feet, planes can take off or land at Chacalluta 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.17 miles (30.86 km) WNW | Capital City Airport (FFT) | Frankfort, Kentucky, United States |     |
| 2 | 51.07 miles (82.20 km) WSW | Samuels Field (BRY) | Bardstown, Kentucky, United States | |
| 3 | 58.99 miles (94.94 km) WNW | Bowman Field (LOU) | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | |
| 4 | 62.20 miles (100.10 km) W | Louisville International Airport (SDF) | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | |
| 5 | 67.91 miles (109.28 km) S | Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME) | Somerset, Kentucky, United States | |
| 6 | 68.28 miles (109.89 km) NW | Madison Municipal Airport (MDN) | Madison, Indiana, United States | |
| 7 | 70.04 miles (112.71 km) N | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) | Hebron, Kentucky (near Cincinnati), United States | |
| 8 | 71.70 miles (115.39 km) SSE | London-Corbin Airport (LOZ) | London, Kentucky, United States | |
| 9 | 74.41 miles (119.75 km) N | Cincinnati Municipal Airport (LUK) | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | |
| 10 | 74.96 miles (120.63 km) W | Godman Army Airfield (FTK) | Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States | |
| 11 | 75.92 miles (122.18 km) WSW | Addington Field (EKX) | Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States | |
| 12 | 91.82 miles (147.77 km) N | Butler County Regional Airport (HAO) | Hamilton, Ohio, United States | |
| 13 | 93.43 miles (150.37 km) NW | Freeman Municipal Airport (SER) | Seymour, Indiana, United States | |
| 14 | 101.36 miles (163.12 km) SW | Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW) | Glasgow, Kentucky, United States | |
| 15 | 101.74 miles (163.73 km) N | Miami University Airport (OXD) | Oxford, Ohio, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,301.53 miles (18,188.00 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,279.51 miles (18,152.57 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,256.94 miles (18,116.24 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,253.09 miles (18,110.05 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,226.21 miles (18,066.79 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,210.86 miles (18,042.09 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,201.66 miles (18,027.27 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,195.75 miles (18,017.77 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,176.68 miles (17,987.07 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,158.26 miles (17,957.44 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,156.79 miles (17,955.07 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,133.31 miles (17,917.28 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,106.37 miles (17,873.92 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,103.75 miles (17,869.72 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,084.79 miles (17,839.20 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 0.00 miles (0.00 km) N | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 2 | 80.00 miles (128.75 km) NW | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 3 | 151.45 miles (243.74 km) S | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 4 | 161.15 miles (259.35 km) NNW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 5 | 189.98 miles (305.74 km) NE | El Alto International Airport (LPB) | La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 6 | 199.44 miles (320.97 km) N | Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) | Juliaca, Peru | |
| 7 | 270.18 miles (434.81 km) ESE | Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | |
| 8 | 276.56 miles (445.07 km) NNE | Apolo Airport (APB) | Apolo, La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 9 | 281.04 miles (452.29 km) ENE | Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB) | Cochabamba, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 300.84 miles (484.16 km) SSE | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 11 | 300.96 miles (484.35 km) S | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 12 | 329.88 miles (530.90 km) NE | Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) | Rurrenabaque, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 333.65 miles (536.96 km) E | Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport (SRE) | Sucre, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 338.09 miles (544.09 km) NE | Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport (SRJ) | San Borja, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 349.20 miles (561.98 km) NNW | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,420.16 miles (19,988.26 km) E | Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) | Sanya, Hainan, China | |
| 2 | 12,315.46 miles (19,819.76 km) NNW | Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) | Haikou, Hainan, China | |
| 3 | 12,250.62 miles (19,715.42 km) NNE | Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) | Da Nang, Vietnam | |
| 4 | 12,250.33 miles (19,714.95 km) NE | Phu Bai International Airport (HUI) | Huế, Thừa Thiên–Huế, Vietnam | |
| 5 | 12,233.45 miles (19,687.79 km) NNW | Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) | Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China | |
| 6 | 12,223.92 miles (19,672.44 km) NNE | Chu Lai Airport (VCL) | Chu Lai, Quang Nam, Vietnam | |
| 7 | 12,215.03 miles (19,658.13 km) N | Beihai Fucheng Airport (BHY) | Beihai, Guangxi, China | |
| 8 | 12,180.52 miles (19,602.59 km) NE | Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) | Haiphong, Vietnam | |
| 9 | 12,174.03 miles (19,592.15 km) E | Vinh Airport (VII) | Vinh, Nghe An, Vietnam | |
| 10 | 12,142.77 miles (19,541.85 km) ENE | Tho Xuan Airport (THD) | Thanh Hoa, Vietnam | |
| 11 | 12,130.48 miles (19,522.07 km) N | Phu Cat Airport (UIH) | Qui Nhơn, Binh Dinh, Vietnam | |
| 12 | 12,127.10 miles (19,516.62 km) NNE | Nanning Wuxu International Airport (NNG) | Nanning, Guangxi, China | |
| 13 | 12,117.16 miles (19,500.64 km) NE | Nội Bài International Airport (HAN) | Hanoi, Vietnam | |
| 14 | 12,100.14 miles (19,473.24 km) E | Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) | Nakhon Phanom, Thailand | |
| 15 | 12,090.82 miles (19,458.24 km) ENE | Savannakhet Airport (ZVK) | Savannakhet, Laos | |