Nonstop flight route between Orlando, Florida, United States and El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina:
Departure Airport:
(28°32'44"N by 81°19'59"W)
Arrival Airport:
(50°16'48"S by 72°3'11"W)
Distance from ORL to FTE:
5,475.96 miles (8,812.68 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Orlando Executive Airport (ORL), Orlando, Florida, United States and Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE), El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,476 miles (or 8,813 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 Orlando Executive Airport and Comandante Armando Tola International 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 Orlando Executive Airport and Comandante Armando Tola International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ORL / KORL |
| Airport Name: | Orlando Executive Airport |
| Location: | Orlando, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°32'44"N by 81°19'59"W |
| Area Served: | Orlando, Florida |
| Operator/Owner: | Greater Orlando Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 113 feet (34 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ORL |
| More Information: | ORL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FTE / SAWA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°16'48"S by 72°3'11"W |
| Area Served: | El Calafate, Santa Cruz |
| Operator/Owner: | Government and London Supply |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 669 feet (204 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FTE |
| More Information: | FTE Maps & Info |
Facts about Orlando Executive Airport (ORL):
- The furthest airport from Orlando Executive Airport (ORL) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,503 miles (18,513 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Orlando Executive Airport (ORL) has 2 runways.
- Opened in 1928 as the Orlando Municipal Airport, the airport was the first commercial airport in central Florida.
- With the lessening of the U-Boat threat, Orlando AAB became the home of the Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics and subsequently as the Army Air Forces Tactical Center.
- Because of Orlando Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 113 feet, planes can take off or land at Orlando Executive 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 Orlando Executive Airport (ORL) is Orlando International Airport (MCO), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) S of ORL.
- In 1946 the airfield was released to the city of Orlando, while the military support facilities north and northeast of the airport remained under US Army Air Forces control as a non-flying administrative and technical training installation.
- In 1961 the airport was renamed again, this time called Herndon Airport after former Orlando city engineer "Pat" Herndon, the name change being in preparation for moving commercial air service to the new Orlando Jetport at McCoy that was to be collocated at McCoy AFB, the facility which is known today as the Orlando International Airport.
Facts about Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE):
- In addition to being known as "Comandante Armando Tola International Airport", other names for FTE include "Aeropuerto Internacional de El Calafate – Comandante Armando Tola" and "SAWC".
- Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) is Lago Argentino Airport (ING), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) WSW of FTE.
- Because of Comandante Armando Tola International Airport's relatively low elevation of 669 feet, planes can take off or land at Comandante Armando Tola International 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 furthest airport from Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) is Baikal International Airport (UUD), which is nearly antipodal to Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (meaning Comandante Armando Tola International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Baikal International Airport), and is located 12,329 miles (19,842 kilometers) away in Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia, Russia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.16 miles (13.13 km) S | Orlando International Airport (MCO) | Orlando, Florida, United States |     |
| 2 | 17.06 miles (27.45 km) NNE | Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB) | Sanford, Florida (near Orlando), United States | |
| 3 | 17.63 miles (28.38 km) SW | Walt Disney World Airport (DWS) | Walt Disney World / Orlando, Florida, United States [1] | |
| 4 | 18.78 miles (30.22 km) SSW | Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| 5 | 32.47 miles (52.26 km) E | Space Coast Regional Airport (TIX) | Titusville, Florida, United States | |
| 6 | 34.63 miles (55.72 km) WNW | Leesburg International Airport (LEE) | Leesburg, Florida, United States | |
| 7 | 41.78 miles (67.24 km) ESE | Merritt Island Airport (COI) | Merritt Island, Florida, United States | |
| 8 | 42.03 miles (67.64 km) SW | Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (GIF) | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | |
| 9 | 47.14 miles (75.86 km) NNE | Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | |
| 10 | 48.91 miles (78.71 km) ESE | Patrick Air Force Base (COF) | Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States | |
| 11 | 49.82 miles (80.18 km) SSW | Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW) | Bartow, Florida, United States | |
| 12 | 51.82 miles (83.40 km) SE | Melbourne International Airport (MLB) | Melbourne, Florida, United States | |
| 13 | 54.61 miles (87.89 km) WSW | Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (ZPH) | Zephyrhills, Florida, United States | |
| 14 | 56.74 miles (91.32 km) SW | Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL) | Lakeland, Florida, United States | |
| 15 | 67.00 miles (107.82 km) S | Avon Park Executive Airport (AVO) | Avon Park, Florida, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,503.24 miles (18,512.63 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,485.42 miles (18,483.95 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,477.48 miles (18,471.17 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,464.97 miles (18,451.04 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,443.99 miles (18,417.27 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,414.54 miles (18,369.87 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,403.21 miles (18,351.63 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,398.69 miles (18,344.37 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,386.72 miles (18,325.11 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,386.71 miles (18,325.09 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,382.48 miles (18,318.28 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,381.30 miles (18,316.39 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,379.14 miles (18,312.91 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,376.64 miles (18,308.89 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,335.06 miles (18,241.96 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.49 miles (18.49 km) WSW | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 2 | 98.27 miles (158.15 km) SSW | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 3 | 134.14 miles (215.87 km) NE | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 4 | 150.51 miles (242.23 km) SE | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 5 | 194.98 miles (313.79 km) SSE | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 6 | 211.21 miles (339.91 km) N | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 7 | 256.02 miles (412.03 km) N | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 263.21 miles (423.59 km) N | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 9 | 302.00 miles (486.02 km) N | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |
| 10 | 303.05 miles (487.71 km) SE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 11 | 323.75 miles (521.03 km) N | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 12 | 329.35 miles (530.04 km) ENE | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 13 | 352.45 miles (567.22 km) SSE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 14 | 368.44 miles (592.94 km) N | Alto Río Senguer Airport (ARR) | Alto Río Senguer, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 15 | 375.85 miles (604.87 km) NE | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,328.98 miles (19,841.52 km) NNE | Baikal International Airport (UUD) | Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia, Russia | |
| 2 | 12,260.13 miles (19,730.72 km) NNE | Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN) | Ulan Bator, Mongolia | |
| 3 | 12,230.65 miles (19,683.28 km) NE | International Airport Irkutsk (IKT) | Irkutsk, Russia | |
| 4 | 12,213.92 miles (19,656.34 km) ENE | Bulgan Airport (UGA) | Bulgan, Mongolia | |
| 5 | 12,175.20 miles (19,594.03 km) WNW | Chita Kadala (HTA) | Chita, Russia | |
| 6 | 12,123.37 miles (19,510.62 km) NE | Kharkhorin Airport (KHR) | Kharkhorin, Mongolia | |
| 7 | 12,115.63 miles (19,498.17 km) NNE | Mandalgovi Airport (MXW) | Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia | |
| 8 | 12,104.41 miles (19,480.11 km) NE | Khujirt Airport (HJT) | Khujirt, Övörkhangai, Mongolia | |
| 9 | 12,100.21 miles (19,473.35 km) WNW | Choibalsan Airport (COQ) | Choibalsan, Mongolia | |
| 10 | 12,085.63 miles (19,449.89 km) E | Mörön Airport (MXV) | Mörön, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia | |
| 11 | 12,071.60 miles (19,427.31 km) NE | Arvaykheer Airport (AVK) | Arvaikheer, Mongolia | |
| 12 | 11,999.09 miles (19,310.61 km) NE | Bayankhongor Airport (BYN) | Bayankhongor, Mongolia | |
| 13 | 11,973.46 miles (19,269.37 km) N | Ust-Kut Airport (UKX) | Ust-Kut, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 14 | 11,943.76 miles (19,221.57 km) NNE | Bratsk Airport (BTK) | Bratsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 15 | 11,924.45 miles (19,190.49 km) NNW | Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (ERL) | Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |