Nonstop flight route between Posadas, Argentina and Taoyuan County (near Taipei), Taiwan, Republic of China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS), Posadas, Argentina and Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE), Taoyuan County (near Taipei), Taiwan, Republic of China would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,201 miles (or 19,635 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 Libertador General José de San Martín Airport and Taiwan Taoyuan 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 Libertador General José de San Martín Airport and Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between PSS and TPE makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Libertador General José de San Martín Airport and Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between PSS and TPE are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Posadas, Argentina and Taoyuan County (near Taipei), Taiwan, Republic of China by taking some connecting flights!

Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between PSS and TPE!

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Facts about Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS):

• The closest airport to Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS) is Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (JSM), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of PSS.
• Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS) currently has only 1 runway.
• On October 10, 1997, Austral Flight 2553 left the airport for Buenos Aires but crashed one hour later in Fray Bentos, Uruguay, killing 75.
• The furthest airport from Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS) is Taizhou Luqiao Airport (HYN), which is nearly antipodal to Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (meaning Libertador General José de San Martín Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Taizhou Luqiao Airport), and is located 12,258 miles (19,728 kilometers) away in Taizhou, Zhejiang, China.
• In addition to being known as "Libertador General José de San Martín Airport", another name for PSS is "Aeropuerto de Posadas "Libertador General San Martín"".
• Because of Libertador General José de San Martín Airport's relatively low elevation of 430 feet, planes can take off or land at Libertador General José de San Martín 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.
• Libertador General José de San Martín Airport is located 7.5 km northwest of the center of Posadas, a city in the Misiones Province of Argentina.

Facts about Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE):

• The operation of scheduled air services to and from Taoyuan is facilitated by air services agreements between Taiwan and other countries.
• Because of Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 108 feet, planes can take off or land at Taiwan Taoyuan 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.
• In addition to being known as "Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport", other names for TPE include "臺灣桃園國際機場桃園機場" and "Táiwān Táoyuán Gúojì JīchǎngTáoyuán Jīchǎng".
• The closest airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) is Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) E of TPE.
• The furthest airport from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) is Clorinda Airport (CLX), which is nearly antipodal to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (meaning Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Clorinda Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina.
• The airport is the main hub of China Airlines, the ROC's flag carrier, as well as EVA Air, a private airline established in 1989.
• Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) has 2 runways.
• Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport is one of two airports that serves Taipei and northern Taiwan.
• Terminal 1 is also currently undergoing a $57.4 million renovation consisting of an exterior facelift and a renovated interior.
• The Taoyuan International Airport Access MRT System is scheduled to begin service in December 2015 and will link both terminals to Taipei and Zhongli, Taoyuan.