Nonstop flight route between Fallon, Nevada, United States and Valdivia, Chile:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL), Fallon, Nevada, United States and Pichoy Airport (ZAL), Valdivia, Chile would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,176 miles (or 9,939 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 Naval Air Station Fallon and Pichoy 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 Naval Air Station Fallon and Pichoy Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NFL / KNFL | 
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| Location: | Fallon, Nevada, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°25'29"N by 118°42'10"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | United States Navy | 
| Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station | 
| Elevation: | 3934 feet (1,199 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from NFL | 
| More Information: | NFL Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZAL / SCVD | 
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| Location: | Valdivia, Chile | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°38'58"S by 73°5'9"W | 
| Area Served: | Valdivia, Chile | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 59 feet (18 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ZAL | 
| More Information: | ZAL Maps & Info | 
Facts about Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL):
- The closest airport to Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL) is Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NNW of NFL.
 - Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL) has 3 runways.
 - The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,140 miles (17,928 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
 - Between 1956 and 1975, the United States Air Force Air Defense Command operated a General Surveillance Radar station at NAS Fallon.
 - In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Fallon", another name for NFL is "Van Voorhis Field".
 
Facts about Pichoy Airport (ZAL):
- Because of Pichoy Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Pichoy 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.
 - The closest airport to Pichoy Airport (ZAL) is Maquehue Airport (ZCO), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) NNE of ZAL.
 - In addition to being known as "Pichoy Airport", another name for ZAL is "Aeródromo Pichoy".
 - The furthest airport from Pichoy Airport (ZAL) is Wuhai Airport (WUA), which is nearly antipodal to Pichoy Airport (meaning Pichoy Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Wuhai Airport), and is located 12,425 miles (19,997 kilometers) away in Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China.
 - Pichoy Airport (ZAL) currently has only 1 runway.
 
