Nonstop flight route between Monte Caseros, Corrientes, Argentina and Ottumwa, Iowa, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Monte Caseros Airport (MCS), Monte Caseros, Corrientes, Argentina and Ottumwa Regional Airport (OTM), Ottumwa, Iowa, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,410 miles (or 8,706 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 Monte Caseros Airport and Ottumwa Regional 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 Monte Caseros Airport and Ottumwa Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Monte Caseros Airport (MCS):

• Monte Caseros Airport (MCS) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Monte Caseros Airport (MCS) is Curuzú Cuatiá Airport (UZU), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) NNW of MCS.
• Because of Monte Caseros Airport's relatively low elevation of 174 feet, planes can take off or land at Monte Caseros 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 Monte Caseros Airport (MCS) is Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN), which is nearly antipodal to Monte Caseros Airport (meaning Monte Caseros Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport), and is located 12,413 miles (19,977 kilometers) away in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China.

Facts about Ottumwa Regional Airport (OTM):

• Ottumwa Regional Airport covers an area of 1,600 acres at an elevation of 845 feet above mean sea level.
• With the end of World War II and much less need for large numbers of aviators, NAS Ottumwa was transitioned from a flight training role to one of classroom-based pre-flight training on December 7, 1945—exactly four years after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
• Because of Ottumwa Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 845 feet, planes can take off or land at Ottumwa 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.
• Ottumwa Regional Airport (OTM) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Ottumwa Regional Airport (OTM) is Fairfield Municipal Airport (FFL), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) E of OTM.
• The furthest airport from Ottumwa Regional Airport (OTM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,856 miles (17,470 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In December, 1947, Central States Airlines began commercial air service to Ottumwa.
• In 2002, the City of Ottumwa, in conjunction with the Federal Aviation Administration constructed a new terminal at the airport, replacing the World War II-era operations building that had served as the terminal.