Nonstop flight route between Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina and Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica:
Departure Airport:
(35°29'35"S by 69°34'27"W)
Arrival Airport:
(10°46'1"N by 83°34'58"W)
Distance from LGS to BCL:
3,324.66 miles (5,350.50 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS), Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina and Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL), Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,325 miles (or 5,351 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 Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport and Barra del Colorado 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 Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport and Barra del Colorado Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LGS / SAMM |
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| Location: | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°29'35"S by 69°34'27"W |
| Area Served: | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina |
| Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 4675 feet (1,425 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LGS |
| More Information: | LGS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCL / MRBC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°46'1"N by 83°34'58"W |
| Area Served: | Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica |
| Operator/Owner: | Dirección General de Aviación Civil (DGAC) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3 feet (1 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BCL |
| More Information: | BCL Maps & Info |
Facts about Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS):
- In addition to being known as "Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport", another name for LGS is "Aeropuerto de Malargüe "Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón"".
- The furthest airport from Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) is Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU), which is nearly antipodal to Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (meaning Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yuncheng Guangong Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Yuncheng, China.
- The airport was built in 1947, and re-constructed in 1983.
- The closest airport to Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) is San Rafael Airport (AFA), which is located 91 miles (147 kilometers) NE of LGS.
- Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) has 2 runways.
- Because of Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport's high elevation of 4,675 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LGS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LGS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL):
- The furthest airport from Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Barra del Colorado Airport (meaning Barra del Colorado Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,335 miles (19,851 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL) is Tortuguero Airport (TTQ), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) SSE of BCL.
- Because of Barra del Colorado Airport's relatively low elevation of 3 feet, planes can take off or land at Barra del Colorado 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 "Barra del Colorado Airport", another name for BCL is "Aeropuerto de Barra del Colorado".
- Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 91.09 miles (146.59 km) NE | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina |     |
| 2 | 139.55 miles (224.58 km) SSW | Chos Malal Airport (HOS) | Chos Malal, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 3 | 142.24 miles (228.91 km) WNW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 4 | 156.55 miles (251.94 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 5 | 160.71 miles (258.63 km) NNW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 6 | 181.29 miles (291.76 km) SSW | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 7 | 189.25 miles (304.57 km) NNE | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 8 | 192.77 miles (310.23 km) SSE | Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) | Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 9 | 206.69 miles (332.63 km) NNW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 10 | 213.80 miles (344.07 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 11 | 238.73 miles (384.20 km) S | Cutral Có Airport (CUT) | Cutral Có, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 12 | 239.28 miles (385.08 km) NE | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 13 | 242.42 miles (390.14 km) S | Zapala Airport (APZ) | Zapala, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 14 | 244.27 miles (393.11 km) SW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 15 | 251.18 miles (404.23 km) SSE | Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN) | Neuquen, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,393.49 miles (19,945.34 km) NW | Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU) | Yuncheng, China | |
| 2 | 12,343.98 miles (19,865.66 km) NNE | Yan'an Airport (ENY) | Yan'an, Shaanxi, China | |
| 3 | 12,329.92 miles (19,843.03 km) NE | Xi'an Xiguan Airport (SIA) | Xi'an, Shaanxi, China | |
| 4 | 12,317.58 miles (19,823.17 km) NE | Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY) | Xianyang, Shaanxi, China | |
| 5 | 12,314.31 miles (19,817.92 km) WNW | Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA) | Luoyang, Henan, China | |
| 6 | 12,280.35 miles (19,763.25 km) NNW | Lüliang Airport (LLV) | Lüliang, Shanxi, China | |
| 7 | 12,276.90 miles (19,757.70 km) WNW | Changzhi Wangcun Airport (CIH) | Changzhi, Shanxi, China | |
| 8 | 12,276.89 miles (19,757.69 km) E | Qingyang Airport (IQN) | Qingyang, Gansu, China | |
| 9 | 12,238.92 miles (19,696.58 km) NW | Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN) | Taiyuan, Shanxi, China | |
| 10 | 12,232.17 miles (19,685.73 km) WNW | Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) | Zhengzhou, Henan, China | |
| 11 | 12,226.22 miles (19,676.14 km) NNE | Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) | Ankang, Shaanxi, China | |
| 12 | 12,222.86 miles (19,670.74 km) NW | Nanyang Jiangying Airport (NNY) | Nanyang, Henan, China | |
| 13 | 12,201.97 miles (19,637.11 km) WNW | Handan Airport (HDG) | Handan, Hebei, China | |
| 14 | 12,193.82 miles (19,624.00 km) WNW | Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT) | Xingtai, Hebei, China | |
| 15 | 12,182.22 miles (19,605.33 km) NNW | Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN) | Xiangfan, Hubei, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.45 miles (23.26 km) SSE | Tortuguero Airport (TTQ) | Tortuguero, Costa Rica | |
| 2 | 40.76 miles (65.60 km) SSW | Guápiles Airport (GPL) | Guápiles, Costa Rica | |
| 3 | 67.53 miles (108.68 km) SW | Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| 4 | 67.68 miles (108.92 km) SE | Limón International Airport (LIO) | Puerto Limón, Costa Rica | |
| 5 | 68.28 miles (109.89 km) SW | Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| 6 | 85.54 miles (137.67 km) N | Bluefields Airport (BEF) | Bluefields, Nicaragua | |
| 7 | 98.75 miles (158.92 km) SSW | Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) | Quepos, Costa Rica | |
| 8 | 103.28 miles (166.21 km) NNE | Corn Island International Airport (RNI) | Corn Island, Nicaragua | |
| 9 | 112.11 miles (180.43 km) S | Buenos Aires Airporrt (BAI) | Buenos Aires, Costa Rica | |
| 10 | 114.54 miles (184.33 km) SE | Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport (CHX) | Changuinola, Bocas del Toro, Panama | |
| 11 | 120.87 miles (194.52 km) SW | Tambor Airport (TMU) | Tambor, Costa Rica | |
| 12 | 125.71 miles (202.31 km) S | Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ) | Palmar Sur, Costa Rica | |
| 13 | 133.79 miles (215.32 km) W | Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) (LIR) | Liberia, Costa Rica | |
| 14 | 133.88 miles (215.46 km) SE | Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC) | Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro, Panama | |
| 15 | 136.82 miles (220.20 km) WSW | Punta Islita Airport (PBP) | Punta Islita, Costa Rica | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,334.66 miles (19,850.66 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,810.71 miles (19,007.45 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 11,806.67 miles (19,000.95 km) W | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,796.93 miles (18,985.27 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,744.62 miles (18,901.08 km) SSW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,726.32 miles (18,871.64 km) WSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,698.82 miles (18,827.38 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,697.97 miles (18,826.01 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,667.26 miles (18,776.58 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,656.65 miles (18,759.52 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,650.80 miles (18,750.11 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,634.45 miles (18,723.79 km) SW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,629.60 miles (18,715.98 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,607.57 miles (18,680.52 km) S | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,595.95 miles (18,661.82 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |