Nonstop flight route between Pehuajó, Argentina and Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH), Pehuajó, Argentina and Gran Canaria Airport (LPA), Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,345 miles (or 8,601 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 Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport and Gran Canaria 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 Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport and Gran Canaria Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH):

• Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) is Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI), which is nearly antipodal to Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (meaning Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Linyi Shubuling Airport), and is located 12,380 miles (19,923 kilometers) away in Linyi, Shandong, China.
• Because of Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport's relatively low elevation of 278 feet, planes can take off or land at Comodoro Pedro Zanni 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 Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) is Junín Airport (JNI), which is located 104 miles (167 kilometers) NNE of PEH.

Facts about Gran Canaria Airport (LPA):

• The airport is located in the eastern part of Gran Canaria on the Bay of Gando, 19 km south of center of the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, and 25 km from the popular tourist areas in the south.
• In addition to being known as "Gran Canaria Airport", another name for LPA is "Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria".
• Gran Canaria's main motorway GC1 runs past the airport providing transport links to Las Palmas in the North and to the tourist resorts in the South.
• Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) is Tenerife North Airport (TFN), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) WNW of LPA.
• The furthest airport from Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to Gran Canaria Airport (meaning Gran Canaria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,221 miles (19,667 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
• Because of Gran Canaria Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Gran Canaria 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.
• Gran Canaria Airport handled 9,770,253 passengers last year.
• The airport opened on 7 April 1930, after King Alfonso XIII signed a royal order announcing that the military air force installations on the Bay of Gando would become a civilian airfield.
• There's currently another terminal under construction on the west of the airport.
• In December 2010, low cost carrier Ryanair announced the opening of 3 new bases on the Canary Islands.
• In October 1991, the terminal was enlarged with improved facilities so it could handle more passengers.