Nonstop flight route between Mountain Home, Idaho, United States and Esquel, Chubut Province, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO), Mountain Home, Idaho, United States and Esquel Airport (EQS), Esquel, Chubut Province, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,553 miles (or 10,546 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 Mountain Home Air Force Base and Esquel 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 Mountain Home Air Force Base and Esquel Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MUO / KMUO |
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Location: | Mountain Home, Idaho, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°2'36"N by 115°52'21"W |
View all routes: | Routes from MUO |
More Information: | MUO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EQS / SAVE |
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Location: | Esquel, Chubut Province, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°54'24"S by 71°8'48"W |
Area Served: | Esquel |
Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2621 feet (799 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EQS |
More Information: | EQS Maps & Info |
Facts about Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO):
- Crews started building the base in November 1942 and the new field officially opened on 7 August 1943.
- In addition to being known as "Mountain Home Air Force Base", another name for MUO is "Mountain Home AFB".
- The closest airport to Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) is Boise Airport (BOI), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NNW of MUO.
- In September 1966, the wing's 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron transferred to the 460th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam.
- The base remained inactive for over three years, until December 1948, when the newly independent U.S.
- SAC moved its 9th Bombardment Wing to the base and began flying B-29 bombers and KB-29H refueling aircraft.
- The 366th Fighter Wing has been the host unit at Mountain Home for over 35 years, following its return from the Vietnam War in late 1972.
- The furthest airport from Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,858 miles (17,474 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Esquel Airport (EQS):
- It was built in 1944, and was officially inaugurated on April 17, 1945.
- The closest airport to Esquel Airport (EQS) is El Maitén Airport (EMX), which is located 61 miles (97 kilometers) N of EQS.
- The airport closed temporarily in May 2008 because of volcanic activities in El Chaitén, Chile.
- Esquel Airport (EQS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Esquel Airport", another name for EQS is "Aeropuerto de Esquel".
- The furthest airport from Esquel Airport (EQS) is Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (ERL), which is nearly antipodal to Esquel Airport (meaning Esquel Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport), and is located 12,269 miles (19,746 kilometers) away in Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China.