Nonstop flight route between Marfa, Texas, United States and Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Marfa Municipal Airport (MRF), Marfa, Texas, United States and Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS), Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,855 miles (or 9,422 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 Marfa Municipal Airport and Gobernador Gregores 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 Marfa Municipal Airport and Gobernador Gregores Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MRF / KMRF |
Airport Name: | Marfa Municipal Airport |
Location: | Marfa, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°22'15"N by 104°1'2"W |
Area Served: | Marfa, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | Presidio County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4849 feet (1,478 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from MRF |
More Information: | MRF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GGS / SAWR |
Airport Name: | Gobernador Gregores Airport |
Location: | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°46'58"S by 70°8'57"W |
Airport Type: | Civil |
Elevation: | 1168 feet (356 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GGS |
More Information: | GGS Maps & Info |
Facts about Marfa Municipal Airport (MRF):
- Marfa Municipal Airport (MRF) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Marfa Municipal Airport (MRF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,361 miles (18,283 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Marfa Municipal Airport (MRF) is Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport (ALE), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of MRF.
- Because of Marfa Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,849 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MRF. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MRF a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Marfa Gliders offers sailplane flight training and glider rides throughout the year and hosts a soaring camp in spring.
- For the 12-month period ending April 23, 2007, the airport had 15,000 aircraft operations, an average of 41 per day, all of which were general aviation.
Facts about Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS):
- The closest airport to Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) is Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE), which is located 134 miles (216 kilometers) SW of GGS.
- Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) is Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN), which is nearly antipodal to Gobernador Gregores Airport (meaning Gobernador Gregores Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chinggis Khaan International Airport), and is located 12,281 miles (19,764 kilometers) away in Ulan Bator, Mongolia.