Nonstop flight route between Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago and Temuco, Araucanía, Chile:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Piarco International Airport (POS), Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago and Maquehue Airport (ZCO), Temuco, Araucanía, Chile would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,487 miles (or 5,613 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 Piarco International Airport and Maquehue 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 Piarco International Airport and Maquehue Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Piarco International Airport (POS):

• The furthest airport from Piarco International Airport (POS) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to Piarco International Airport (meaning Piarco International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
• In World War II the original airfield was used to house the Royal Navy Observer School HMS Goshawk.
• In 2006 the Airports Authority of Trinidad And Tobago commissioned a study for land use planning and urban development planning.
• The disused south terminal has been renovated into a VIP terminal for the Summit of The Americas.
• The closest airport to Piarco International Airport (POS) is A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) NE of POS.
• In addition to being known as "Piarco International Airport", another name for POS is "78970[1][2]".
• Because of Piarco International Airport's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Piarco 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.
• Piarco International Airport (POS) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Maquehue Airport (ZCO):

• The furthest airport from Maquehue Airport (ZCO) is Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (INC), which is nearly antipodal to Maquehue Airport (meaning Maquehue Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yinchuan Hedong International Airport), and is located 12,376 miles (19,917 kilometers) away in Yinchuan, Ningxia, China.
• Maquehue Airport (ZCO) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Maquehue Airport", another name for ZCO is "Aeropuerto Maquehue".
• The closest airport to Maquehue Airport (ZCO) is Victoria Airport (ZIC), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) NNE of ZCO.
• Because of Maquehue Airport's relatively low elevation of 304 feet, planes can take off or land at Maquehue 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.