Nonstop flight route between Malarg眉e, Mendoza, Argentina and Shaktoolik, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from LGS to SKK:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- LGS Airport Information
- SKK Airport Information
- Facts about LGS
- Facts about SKK
- Map of Nearest Airports to LGS
- List of Nearest Airports to LGS
- Map of Furthest Airports from LGS
- List of Furthest Airports from LGS
- Map of Nearest Airports to SKK
- List of Nearest Airports to SKK
- Map of Furthest Airports from SKK
- List of Furthest Airports from SKK
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport (LGS), Malarg眉e, Mendoza, Argentina and Shaktoolik Airport (SKK), Shaktoolik, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,447 miles (or 13,594 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 Salom贸n Airport and Shaktoolik 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 Salom贸n Airport and Shaktoolik 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: |
|
| Location: | Malarg眉e, Mendoza, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35掳29'35"S by 69掳34'27"W |
| Area Served: | Malarg眉e, 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: | SKK / PFSH |
| Airport Names: |
|
| Location: | Shaktoolik, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 64掳22'15"N by 161掳13'26"W |
| Area Served: | Shaktoolik, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SKK |
| More Information: | SKK Maps & Info |
Facts about Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport (LGS):
- The closest airport to Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport (LGS) is San Rafael Airport (AFA), which is located 91 miles (147 kilometers) NE of LGS.
- In 2007, 9,885 passengers used Malarg眉e International Airport.
- Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport (LGS) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport", another name for LGS is "Aeropuerto de Malarg眉e "Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n"".
- Because of Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n 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 furthest airport from Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport (LGS) is Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU), which is nearly antipodal to Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n Airport (meaning Comodoro D. Ricardo Salom贸n 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.
Facts about Shaktoolik Airport (SKK):
- In addition to being known as "Shaktoolik Airport", another name for SKK is "2C7".
- The closest airport to Shaktoolik Airport (SKK) is Elim Airport (ELI), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) WNW of SKK.
- Because of Shaktoolik Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Shaktoolik 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.
- Shaktoolik Airport (SKK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Shaktoolik Airport (SKK) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,336 miles (16,635 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
