Nonstop flight route between Mönchengladbach, Germany and Salta, Salta Province, Argentina:
Departure Airport:
(51°13'49"N by 6°30'15"E)
Arrival Airport:
(24°50'39"S by 65°28'42"W)
Distance from MGL to SLA:
6,821.78 miles (10,978.56 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach Airport (MGL), Mönchengladbach, Germany and Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA), Salta, Salta Province, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,822 miles (or 10,979 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 Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach Airport and Martín Miguel de Güemes 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 Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach Airport and Martín Miguel de Güemes 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: | MGL / EDLN |
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| Location: | Mönchengladbach, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°13'49"N by 6°30'15"E |
| Area Served: | Mönchengladbach, Germany |
| Operator/Owner: | Düsseldorf Airport |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 125 feet (38 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MGL |
| More Information: | MGL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLA / SASA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°50'39"S by 65°28'42"W |
| Area Served: | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 4075 feet (1,242 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SLA |
| More Information: | SLA Maps & Info |
Facts about Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach Airport (MGL):
- Because of Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach Airport's relatively low elevation of 125 feet, planes can take off or land at Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach 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.
- From 1996 until 2002 the Belgian airline VLM operated direct services to London City Airport with Fokker 50 aeroplanes providing up to 24 weekly flights in each direction.
- The closest airport to Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach Airport (MGL) is Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) ENE of MGL.
- In addition to being known as "Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach Airport", another name for MGL is "Verkehrslandeplatz Mönchengladbach".
- Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach Airport (MGL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach Airport (MGL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,906 miles (19,161 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA):
- The closest airport to Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) is Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NE of SLA.
- Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport", another name for SLA is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Salta "Martín Miguel de Güemes"".
- Because of Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport's high elevation of 4,075 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SLA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SLA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) is Shaoguan Guitou Airport (HSC), which is nearly antipodal to Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (meaning Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Shaoguan Guitou Airport), and is located 12,367 miles (19,903 kilometers) away in Shaoguan, Guangdong, China.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12.05 miles (19.40 km) ENE | Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) | Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |     |
| 2 | 27.36 miles (44.03 km) SW | NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) | Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 3 | 30.08 miles (48.41 km) NNW | Weeze Airport (NRN) | Weeze, Niederrhein, Germany | |
| 4 | 31.33 miles (50.42 km) SSW | Merzbrück Airfield (AAH) | Aachen, Germany | |
| 5 | 37.46 miles (60.28 km) SE | Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 6 | 38.33 miles (61.69 km) SW | Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) | Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands | |
| 7 | 45.80 miles (73.71 km) NW | Volkel Air Base (UDE) | Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands | |
| 8 | 51.08 miles (82.21 km) WNW | Eindhoven Airport (EIN) | Eindhoven, Netherlands | |
| 9 | 51.76 miles (83.30 km) ENE | Dortmund Airport (DTM) | Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 10 | 61.74 miles (99.37 km) SW | Liège Airport (LGG) | Liège, Wallonia, Belgium | |
| 11 | 71.68 miles (115.36 km) WNW | Gilze-Rijen Air Base (GLZ) | Breda, Netherlands | |
| 12 | 74.09 miles (119.24 km) NNE | Enschede Airport Twente (ENS) | Enschede, Netherlands | |
| 13 | 75.77 miles (121.94 km) W | Zoersel-Oostmalle Airfield (OBL) | Zoersel / Oostmalle, Belgium | |
| 14 | 77.59 miles (124.88 km) ESE | Siegerland Airport (SGE) | Burbach, Germany | |
| 15 | 80.49 miles (129.53 km) NE | Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) | Greven, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,905.93 miles (19,160.68 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,608.70 miles (18,682.34 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,606.46 miles (18,678.74 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,594.42 miles (18,659.37 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,587.05 miles (18,647.50 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,583.50 miles (18,641.78 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,577.68 miles (18,632.43 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,559.41 miles (18,603.02 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,555.66 miles (18,596.99 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,554.46 miles (18,595.06 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,548.24 miles (18,585.04 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,547.73 miles (18,584.22 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,537.63 miles (18,567.97 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,536.98 miles (18,566.93 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,524.08 miles (18,546.17 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.82 miles (64.09 km) NE | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 2 | 137.57 miles (221.39 km) NNE | Orán Airport (ORA) | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 3 | 139.88 miles (225.12 km) S | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 4 | 160.96 miles (259.04 km) NNE | Bermejo Airport (BJO) | Bermejo, Bolivia | |
| 5 | 187.08 miles (301.08 km) NE | Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG) | Tartagal, Salta, Argentina | |
| 6 | 214.03 miles (344.45 km) SSE | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| 7 | 230.46 miles (370.89 km) NNE | Yacuiba Airport (BYC) | Yacuiba, Bolivia | |
| 8 | 232.52 miles (374.20 km) NNE | Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA) | Tarija, Bolivia | |
| 9 | 259.55 miles (417.70 km) S | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 10 | 270.99 miles (436.11 km) NW | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 11 | 285.71 miles (459.80 km) WSW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 12 | 315.82 miles (508.27 km) NNW | Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 323.76 miles (521.04 km) SSW | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 14 | 327.70 miles (527.38 km) WNW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 15 | 335.70 miles (540.26 km) WSW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,367.23 miles (19,903.08 km) E | Shaoguan Guitou Airport (HSC) | Shaoguan, Guangdong, China | |
| 2 | 12,365.40 miles (19,900.14 km) NNW | Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW) | Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China | |
| 3 | 12,329.94 miles (19,843.07 km) WNW | Meixian Airport (MXZ) | Meizhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 4 | 12,312.60 miles (19,815.16 km) N | Huizhou Airport (HUZ) | Huizhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 5 | 12,310.28 miles (19,811.43 km) NE | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 6 | 12,297.06 miles (19,790.16 km) N | Jinggangshan Airport (JGS) | Ji'an, Jiangxi, China | |
| 7 | 12,286.41 miles (19,773.01 km) WNW | Longyan Guanzhishan Airport (LCX) | Longyan, Fujian, China | |
| 8 | 12,284.46 miles (19,769.87 km) NE | Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) | Foshan, Guangdong, China | |
| 9 | 12,283.15 miles (19,767.76 km) NW | Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA) | Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China | |
| 10 | 12,277.96 miles (19,759.41 km) NNE | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China | |
| 11 | 12,258.72 miles (19,728.45 km) N | Shun Tak Heliport (HHP) | Sheung Wan, China | |
| 12 | 12,257.44 miles (19,726.39 km) NNE | Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) | Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong | |
| 13 | 12,252.06 miles (19,717.72 km) NE | Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY) | Hengyang, Hunan, China | |
| 14 | 12,241.49 miles (19,700.72 km) NNE | Macau International Airport (MFM) | Taipa, Macau | |
| 15 | 12,231.93 miles (19,685.34 km) N | Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC) | Yichun, Jiangxi, China | |