Nonstop flight route between Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina and Mogadishu, Somalia:
Departure Airport:
(35°29'35"S by 69°34'27"W)
Arrival Airport:
(2°0'48"N by 45°18'16"E)
Distance from LGS to MGQ:
7,687.82 miles (12,372.31 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS), Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina and Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ), Mogadishu, Somalia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,688 miles (or 12,372 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 Aden Adde 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 Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport and Aden Adde 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: | LGS / SAMM |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | MGQ / HCMM |
| Airport Name: | Aden Adde International Airport |
| Location: | Mogadishu, Somalia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°0'48"N by 45°18'16"E |
| Area Served: | Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MGQ |
| More Information: | MGQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport", another name for LGS is "Aeropuerto de Malargüe "Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón"".
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ):
- In September 2013, the Turkish company Favori LLC began operations at the airport.
- The following year, due to security risks brought on by the resumption of fighting in the wake of the Ethiopian intervention, most civilian aircraft opted to land and depart from K50 Airport, situated about 50 km from Mogadishu in Lower Shabelle.
- Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,824 miles (19,029 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- With the collapse of the Siad Barre regime and the ensuing civil war, the airport's ongoing renovations came to a halt.
- On 20 August 2012, the Aden Adde International Airport hosted the swearing in ceremony for many legislators in the nation's new Federal Parliament.
- The closest airport to Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) is Baidoa Airport (BIB), which is located 138 miles (223 kilometers) WNW of MGQ.
| 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 | 138.26 miles (222.51 km) WNW | Baidoa Airport (BIB) | Baidoa, Somalia | |
| 2 | 208.13 miles (334.94 km) W | Bardera Airport (BSY) | Bardera, Somalia | |
| 3 | 257.92 miles (415.09 km) SW | Kismayo Airport (KMU) | Kisimayu, Somalia | |
| 4 | 295.92 miles (476.24 km) NNW | Gode Airport (GDE) | Gode, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 320.14 miles (515.21 km) NE | Obbia Airport (CMO) | Obbia, Somalia | |
| 6 | 334.19 miles (537.82 km) NNW | Kabri Dar Airport (ABK) | Kabri Dar (Kabre Dare), Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 361.13 miles (581.17 km) NNE | Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport (GLK) | Galcaio, Somalia | |
| 8 | 389.91 miles (627.49 km) SW | Kiwayu Airport (KWY) | Kiwayu, Kenya | |
| 9 | 422.83 miles (680.47 km) SW | Manda Airport (LAU) | Lamu, Kenya | |
| 10 | 426.66 miles (686.65 km) WSW | Garissa Airport (GAS) | Garissa, Kenya | |
| 11 | 439.45 miles (707.23 km) WNW | Moyale Airport (MYS) | Moyale, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 440.12 miles (708.30 km) WSW | Hola Airport (HOA) | Hola, Kenya | |
| 13 | 444.62 miles (715.55 km) WNW | Neghelle Airport (EGL) | Negele Boran, Ethiopia | |
| 14 | 475.09 miles (764.59 km) NW | Ghinnir Airport (GNN) | Ghinnir, Ethiopia | |
| 15 | 505.54 miles (813.58 km) NW | Robe Airport (GOB) | Goba, Ethiopia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,824.41 miles (19,029.49 km) SSE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,393.90 miles (18,336.67 km) SSE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,332.00 miles (18,237.05 km) SSE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,300.88 miles (18,186.96 km) S | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,279.47 miles (18,152.50 km) SE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,271.39 miles (18,139.49 km) SE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,259.93 miles (18,121.05 km) SSE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,248.94 miles (18,103.37 km) SSE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,213.56 miles (18,046.43 km) SE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,213.06 miles (18,045.63 km) SE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,212.04 miles (18,043.98 km) SSE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,206.08 miles (18,034.39 km) SE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,147.66 miles (17,940.37 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,132.02 miles (17,915.20 km) SE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,114.80 miles (17,887.49 km) S | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |