Nonstop flight route between Maquinchao, Río Negro Province, Argentina and Topeka, Kansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Maquinchao Airport (MQD), Maquinchao, Río Negro Province, Argentina and Forbes Field (FOE), Topeka, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,688 miles (or 9,153 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 Maquinchao Airport and Forbes Field, 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 Maquinchao Airport and Forbes Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MQD / SAVQ |
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Location: | Maquinchao, Río Negro Province, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°14'23"S by 68°42'3"W |
Area Served: | Maquinchao |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2910 feet (887 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MQD |
More Information: | MQD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FOE / KFOE |
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Location: | Topeka, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°26'30"N by 79°57'15"W |
View all routes: | Routes from FOE |
More Information: | FOE Maps & Info |
Facts about Maquinchao Airport (MQD):
- The closest airport to Maquinchao Airport (MQD) is Ingeniero Jacobacci Airport (IGB), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) W of MQD.
- The furthest airport from Maquinchao Airport (MQD) is Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET), which is nearly antipodal to Maquinchao Airport (meaning Maquinchao Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hohhot Baita International Airport), and is located 12,398 miles (19,953 kilometers) away in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China.
- In addition to being known as "Maquinchao Airport", other names for MQD include "Maquinchao Airport (Maquinchao)" and "Aeropuerto Maquinchao".
- Maquinchao Airport (MQD) has 2 runways.
Facts about Forbes Field (FOE):
- "There wasn't much flubdubber.
- Even at this long distance from home plate, the wall stood 12 feet in height all around the field, with the right field wall reduced to 9.5 feet following the 1925 construction.
- Though Forbes Field was praised upon its opening, it began to show its age after 60 years of use.
- The furthest airport from Forbes Field (FOE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,496 miles (18,501 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- A ceremony is held each October 13 at the outfield wall in Oakland to listen to a taped broadcast of the final game of the 1960 World Series.
- The closest airport to Forbes Field (FOE) is Allegheny County Airport (AGC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSE of FOE.
- In addition to being known as "Forbes Field", another name for FOE is ""The House of Thrills""The Old Lady of Schenley Park""The Orchard of Oakland" [1]".
- In 1947, well after Dreyfuss' death, and upon the arrival of veteran slugger Hank Greenberg, the bullpens were moved from foul territory to the base of the scoreboard in left field and were fenced in, cutting 30 feet from the left field area, from 365 feet to 335 feet down the line and 406 feet to 376 feet in left-center field.
- On June 29, 1909, the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs by a score of 8–1 at Exposition Park.