Nonstop flight route between McArthur River, Northern Territory, Australia and Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between McArthur River Mine Airport (MCV), McArthur River, Northern Territory, Australia and Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,817 miles (or 14,190 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 McArthur River Mine Airport and Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo 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 McArthur River Mine Airport and Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about McArthur River Mine Airport (MCV):

• Because of McArthur River Mine Airport's relatively low elevation of 136 feet, planes can take off or land at McArthur River Mine 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.
• McArthur River Mine Airport (MCV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from McArthur River Mine Airport (MCV) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is located 11,451 miles (18,428 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.
• The closest airport to McArthur River Mine Airport (MCV) is Borroloola Airport (BOX), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NNE of MCV.

Facts about Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP):

• The modern building, designed by architect Carlos Ott, was inaugurated in 1997.
• Capitan de Corbeta Carlos A.
• Because of Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 95 feet, planes can take off or land at Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International 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 airport is currently the second busiest airport in Uruguay, both in passenger service and scheduled flights.
• The closest airport to Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) is Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) W of PDP.
• Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) is Mokpo Airport (MPK), which is nearly antipodal to Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (meaning Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mokpo Airport), and is located 12,353 miles (19,880 kilometers) away in Mokpo, South Korea.
• Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport handled 210,988 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport", another name for PDP is "Aeropuerto Internacional Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo".
• The airport is located 15 km from downtown Punta del Este.