Nonstop flight route between Mercedes, Corrientes, Argentina and Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States:
Departure Airport:
(29°13'8"S by 58°5'13"W)
Arrival Airport:
(30°12'38"N by 93°8'35"W)
Distance from MDX to CWF:
4,710.43 miles (7,580.68 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mercedes Airport (MDX), Mercedes, Corrientes, Argentina and Chennault International Airport (CWF), Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,710 miles (or 7,581 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 Mercedes Airport and Chennault 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 Mercedes Airport and Chennault International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MDX / SATM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mercedes, Corrientes, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°13'8"S by 58°5'13"W |
| Area Served: | Mercedes |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 351 feet (107 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MDX |
| More Information: | MDX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CWF / KCWF |
| Airport Name: | Chennault International Airport |
| Location: | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°12'38"N by 93°8'35"W |
| Area Served: | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Operator/Owner: | Chennault International Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CWF |
| More Information: | CWF Maps & Info |
Facts about Mercedes Airport (MDX):
- Because of Mercedes Airport's relatively low elevation of 351 feet, planes can take off or land at Mercedes 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 closest airport to Mercedes Airport (MDX) is Curuzú Cuatiá Airport (UZU), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) S of MDX.
- The furthest airport from Mercedes Airport (MDX) is Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB), which is nearly antipodal to Mercedes Airport (meaning Mercedes Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ningbo Lishe International Airport), and is located 12,387 miles (19,935 kilometers) away in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.
- In addition to being known as "Mercedes Airport", other names for MDX include "Mercedes Airport (Mercedes)" and "Aeropuerto Mercedes".
- Mercedes Airport (MDX) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Chennault International Airport (CWF):
- The Mallard Cove Golf Course, an 18-hole championship golf course, is located near the airport.
- The furthest airport from Chennault International Airport (CWF) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,037 miles (17,763 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Chennault International Airport (CWF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The site was officially designated by NASA as an alternative landing site for the Space Shuttle.
- It was previously Chennault Air Force Base and before that, Lake Charles Air Force Base' and Lake Charles Army Air Field, and as such, was home to the now inactivated 44th Bombardment Wing in the 1950s and 1960s.
- Because of Chennault International Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Chennault 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 closest airport to Chennault International Airport (CWF) is Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) SW of CWF.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 38.66 miles (62.22 km) S | Curuzú Cuatiá Airport (UZU) | Curuzú Cuatiá, Corrientes, Argentina |     |
| 2 | 64.96 miles (104.54 km) ESE | Paso de los Libres Airport (AOL) | Paso de los Libres, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 3 | 74.09 miles (119.24 km) ESE | Ruben Berta International Airport (URG) | Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 77.53 miles (124.78 km) SSE | Monte Caseros Airport (MCS) | Monte Caseros, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 5 | 96.07 miles (154.61 km) W | Reconquista Airport (RCQ) | Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 6 | 125.02 miles (201.20 km) SE | Artigas International Airport (ATI) | Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 128.92 miles (207.48 km) NNW | Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ) | Corrientes, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 8 | 135.71 miles (218.40 km) NNW | Resistencia International Airport (RES) | Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina | |
| 9 | 138.19 miles (222.39 km) ESE | Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ) | Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 143.68 miles (231.22 km) S | Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC) | Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 11 | 153.48 miles (247.01 km) S | Nueva Hespérides International Airport (STY) | Salto, Salto, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 162.12 miles (260.91 km) N | Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL) | Pilar, Paraguay | |
| 13 | 180.60 miles (290.64 km) NE | Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (JSM) | José de San Martín, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 14 | 180.60 miles (290.64 km) NE | Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS) | Posadas, Argentina | |
| 15 | 197.65 miles (318.09 km) SE | Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) | Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,386.81 miles (19,934.59 km) NNE | Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) | Ningbo, Zhejiang, China | |
| 2 | 12,382.78 miles (19,928.11 km) NNE | Taizhou Luqiao Airport (HYN) | Taizhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 3 | 12,380.49 miles (19,924.42 km) NNW | Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN) | Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China | |
| 4 | 12,325.89 miles (19,836.55 km) NE | Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ) | Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 5 | 12,323.90 miles (19,833.35 km) NE | Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) | Hangzhou, China | |
| 6 | 12,323.12 miles (19,832.09 km) E | Yiwu Airport (YIW) | Yiwu, Zhejiang, China | |
| 7 | 12,303.68 miles (19,800.81 km) N | Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) | Shanghai, People's Republic of China | |
| 8 | 12,295.79 miles (19,788.10 km) NNE | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) | Shanghai, China | |
| 9 | 12,269.18 miles (19,745.28 km) NNE | Suzhou Guangfu Airport (SZV) | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 10 | 12,256.41 miles (19,724.73 km) NNE | Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) | Wuxi/Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 11 | 12,254.02 miles (19,720.88 km) E | Quzhou Airport (JUZ) | Quzhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 12 | 12,212.20 miles (19,653.57 km) NE | Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX) | Changzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 13 | 12,193.95 miles (19,624.22 km) NNE | Nangan Airport (LZN) | Nangan, Matsu Islands, Taiwan | |
| 14 | 12,185.03 miles (19,609.85 km) NE | Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) | Nanjing, China | |
| 15 | 12,171.62 miles (19,588.28 km) NNE | Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY) | Yangzhou and Taizhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.55 miles (12.15 km) SW | Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | |
| 2 | 44.49 miles (71.59 km) NNW | Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI) | De Ridder, Louisiana, United States | |
| 3 | 55.45 miles (89.23 km) WSW | Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT) | Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 64.78 miles (104.25 km) W | Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT) | Beaumont, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 66.68 miles (107.32 km) ENE | St. Landry Parish Airport (OPL) | Opelousas, Louisiana, United States | |
| 6 | 69.00 miles (111.04 km) E | Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States | |
| 7 | 76.19 miles (122.62 km) E | Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA) | New Iberia, Louisiana, United States | |
| 8 | 84.86 miles (136.57 km) NNE | Alexandria International Airport (AEX) | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | |
| 9 | 96.05 miles (154.57 km) NNE | Esler Field (ESF) | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | |
| 10 | 105.15 miles (169.22 km) ENE | False River Regional Airport (HZR) | New Roads, Louisiana, United States | |
| 11 | 112.19 miles (180.55 km) WSW | Baytown Airport (HPY) | Baytown, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 113.41 miles (182.52 km) ESE | Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport (PTN) | Patterson, Louisiana, United States | |
| 13 | 118.78 miles (191.16 km) NW | Angelina County Airport (LFK) | Lufkin, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 120.87 miles (194.53 km) E | Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | |
| 15 | 121.99 miles (196.33 km) WSW | Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) | Galveston, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,037.44 miles (17,763.00 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,802.32 miles (17,384.60 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,784.42 miles (17,355.79 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,774.92 miles (17,340.51 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,768.70 miles (17,330.50 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,763.34 miles (17,321.87 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,758.28 miles (17,313.74 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,757.53 miles (17,312.52 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,751.67 miles (17,303.08 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,740.43 miles (17,285.00 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,735.70 miles (17,277.39 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,720.84 miles (17,253.48 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,715.15 miles (17,244.32 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,710.93 miles (17,237.53 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,708.75 miles (17,234.02 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |