Nonstop flight route between La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States and Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE), La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States and Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS), Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,651 miles (or 9,094 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 Crosse Regional Airport and Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón 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 Crosse Regional Airport and Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón 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 Crosse Regional Airport (LSE):

• This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
• La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE) has 3 runways.
• In 1998, President Bill Clinton flew to La Crosse in AF1 Boeing 707, Airfest at the airport, along with vintage and modern military and private planes.
• Because of La Crosse Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 655 feet, planes can take off or land at La Crosse Regional 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 La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,871 miles (17,495 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The airport's control tower was one of 143 towers slated for closure by the FAA due to the 2013 Federal sequester.
• The closest airport to La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE) is Winona Municipal Airport (ONA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WNW of LSE.

Facts about Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS):

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport", another name for LGS is "Aeropuerto de Malargüe "Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón"".