Nonstop flight route between Atwater, California, United States and Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Castle Airport (MER), Atwater, California, United States and Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,521 miles (or 10,494 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 Castle 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 Castle 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!

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Facts about Castle Airport (MER):

• The EPA currently has this base listed on their database due to the bulk wastes such as solvents, oils, fuels, and sludges which were disposed in pits at landfills around the base until 1977.
• Castle Airport (MER) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Castle Airport (MER) is Merced Regional Airport (MCE), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SSE of MER.
• Because of Castle Airport's relatively low elevation of 191 feet, planes can take off or land at Castle 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.
• With its central location in the San Joaquin Valley, on the route of the proposed California High-Speed Rail system, and with a large, underdeveloped site, Castle Airport has been submitted as a possible location for the central maintenance facility for the system.
• The furthest airport from Castle Airport (MER) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,312 miles (18,204 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Since the mid-1940s, aircraft maintenance, fuel management, and fire training activities on the base have generated wastes that consist primarily of waste fuels, oils, solvents, and cleaners.
• It was estimated that the cost to relocate the 129 RQW to Castle, to include associated military construction costs, could be recouped in seven years.

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

• The airport mainly serves passengers traveling to neighbouring Punta del Este, although it generally serves cities surrounding the Maldonado area.
• 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.
• 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.
• Capitan Corbeta CA Curbelo International Airport, formerly called Laguna del Sauce International Airport, is the airport serving Punta del Este, Uruguay, located in the adjoining municipality of Maldonado.
• Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport handled 210,988 passengers last year.
• Gabriel Gurméndez Armand-Ugon, former Uruguayan Minister of Transport and Public Works, has served as General Manager of the airport.
• 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".
• 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.
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