Nonstop flight route between Port Heiden, Alaska, United States and San Martín de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Port Heiden Airport (PTH), Port Heiden, Alaska, United States and Aviador Carlos Campos Airport (CPC), San Martín de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,390 miles (or 13,502 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 Port Heiden Airport and Aviador Carlos Campos 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 Port Heiden Airport and Aviador Carlos Campos Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Port Heiden Airport (PTH):

• The Air Force remediated the radar site around 2000, removing all abandoned military structures and returning the site to a natural condition.
• Port Heiden Airport is a state owned, public use airport located six nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Port Heiden, in the Lake and Peninsula Borough of the U.S.
• Because of Port Heiden Airport's relatively low elevation of 95 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Heiden 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.
• Beginning in 1958 the airport was used to support Port Heiden Air Force Station, a Cold War United States Air Force Distant Early Warning Line radar station.
• The furthest airport from Port Heiden Airport (PTH) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,850 miles (17,462 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
• Port Heiden Airport covers an area of 3,500 acres at an elevation of 95 feet above mean sea level.
• Port Heiden Airport (PTH) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Port Heiden Airport", other names for PTH include "Port Heiden Air Force Station" and "Fort Morrow Army Airfield".
• The closest airport to Port Heiden Airport (PTH) is Chignik Fisheries Airport (KCG), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) S of PTH.

Facts about Aviador Carlos Campos Airport (CPC):

• The furthest airport from Aviador Carlos Campos Airport (CPC) is Ordos Ejin Horo Airport (DSN), which is nearly antipodal to Aviador Carlos Campos Airport (meaning Aviador Carlos Campos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ordos Ejin Horo Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,908 kilometers) away in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China.
• Aviador Carlos Campos Airport (CPC) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Aviador Carlos Campos Airport", another name for CPC is "Aeropuerto de Chapelco - Aviador Carlos Campos".
• The closest airport to Aviador Carlos Campos Airport (CPC) is Pucón Airport (ZPC), which is located 68 miles (110 kilometers) NW of CPC.