Nonstop flight route between Marietta, Georgia, United States and San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE), Marietta, Georgia, United States and San Fernando Airport (FDO), San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,013 miles (or 8,068 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 Dobbins Air Reserve Base and San Fernando 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 Dobbins Air Reserve Base and San Fernando Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGE / KMGE |
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| Location: | Marietta, Georgia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°54'55"N by 84°30'59"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from MGE |
| More Information: | MGE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FDO / SADF |
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| Location: | San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°27'11"S by 58°35'21"W |
| Area Served: | San Fernando, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FDO |
| More Information: | FDO Maps & Info |
Facts about Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE):
- In addition to being known as "Dobbins Air Reserve Base", another name for MGE is "Dobbins ARB".
- Following the war, the Bell Aircraft Plant #6 remained closed for five years.
- On January 23, 1942, the Bell Aircraft Company and the Department of War announced that an aircraft factory employing up to 40,000 workers would be built near Marietta.
- The closest airport to Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE) is Fulton County Airport (FTY), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) S of MGE.
- In 1948, part of the land and barracks at the original Naval Air Station Atlanta in nearby Chamblee were given to the state for the purpose of creating an engineering technology school that could rapidly train returning soldiers for civilian work in various technical fields.
- Originally intended by Cobb County, Georgia as an alternative airfield for Atlanta's Candler Field, this airfield was constructed in 1941 as Rickenbacker Field.
- The furthest airport from Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,314 miles (18,208 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about San Fernando Airport (FDO):
- The furthest airport from San Fernando Airport (FDO) is Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ), which is nearly antipodal to San Fernando Airport (meaning San Fernando Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yancheng Nanyang Airport), and is located 12,338 miles (19,855 kilometers) away in Yancheng, Jiangsu, China.
- San Fernando Airport (FDO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "San Fernando Airport", another name for FDO is "Aeropuerto de San Fernando".
- The closest airport to San Fernando Airport (FDO) is Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) SE of FDO.
- Because of San Fernando Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at San Fernando 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.
