Nonstop flight route between Mineral Wells, Texas, United States and Tartagal, Salta, Argentina:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mineral Wells Airport (MWL), Mineral Wells, Texas, United States and Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG), Tartagal, Salta, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,445 miles (or 7,154 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 Mineral Wells Airport and Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" 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 Mineral Wells Airport and Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mineral Wells Airport (MWL):

• The furthest airport from Mineral Wells Airport (MWL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,980 miles (17,670 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Originally established as Camp Wolters in 1925, it was named for Brig.
• Because of Mineral Wells Airport's relatively low elevation of 974 feet, planes can take off or land at Mineral Wells 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.
• Mineral Wells Airport (MWL) has 2 runways.
• The Vietnam War increased the need for pilots, and the base became the home for training not just army personnel, but also helicopter pilots for the Marine Corps in 1968 and for the Air Force in 1970.
• The closest airport to Mineral Wells Airport (MWL) is Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base (FWH), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of MWL.
• In addition to being known as "Mineral Wells Airport", other names for MWL include "(former Wolters Air Force Base)" and "(former Wolters Army Airfield)".
• Local businessmen purchased the land and facilities and converted them to private use.
• Mineral Wells Airport covers 505 acres at an elevation of 974 feet above mean sea level.
• In 1975 orders deactivating the base were issued.

Facts about Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG):

• The closest airport to Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG) is Bermejo Airport (BJO), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WSW of TTG.
• In addition to being known as "Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport", another name for TTG is "Aeropuerto de Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi”".
• Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (TTG) is Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA), which is nearly antipodal to Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport (meaning Tartagal "General Enrique Mosconi" Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Jieyang / Shantou / Chaozhou, Guangdong, China.