Nonstop flight route between Glendale, Arizona, United States and Trelew, Chubut, Argentina:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF), Glendale, Arizona, United States and Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL), Trelew, Chubut, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,079 miles (or 9,782 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 Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field and Almirante Marcos A. Zar 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 Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field and Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF):

• F-84F's replaced the straight-winged earlier models in the original four squadrons by the end of 1956, giving the wing seven squadrons of twenty-one aircraft each, or about 150 aircraft.
• The closest airport to Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) S of LUF.
• In addition to being known as "Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field", another name for LUF is "Luke AFB".
• The base was under the control of the 37th Flying Training Wing, Western Flying Training Command, AAF Flying Training Command.
• The furthest airport from Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,450 miles (18,426 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Since June 2012, Luke AFB has been the permanent home of Naval Operational Support Center Phoenix of the US Navy.

Facts about Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL):

• This airport is 7 km from Trelew and 26 km from Rawson.
• Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) is Xilinhot Airport (XIL), which is nearly antipodal to Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (meaning Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Xilinhot Airport), and is located 12,358 miles (19,887 kilometers) away in Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia, China.
• The closest airport to Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) is El Tehuelche Airport (PMY), which is located 33 miles (52 kilometers) NNE of REL.
• Because of Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport's relatively low elevation of 141 feet, planes can take off or land at Almirante Marcos A. Zar 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 "Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport", another name for REL is "Aeropuerto de Trelew - Almirante Marcos A. Zar Maes Awyr Almirante Marcos A. Zar".