Nonstop flight route between Shanghai, People's Republic of China and La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), Shanghai, People's Republic of China and La Cumbre Airport (LCM), La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,062 miles (or 19,411 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 Shanghai Pudong International Airport and La Cumbre 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 Shanghai Pudong International Airport and La Cumbre Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between PVG and LCM makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Shanghai Pudong International Airport and La Cumbre 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 PVG and LCM are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Shanghai, People's Republic of China and La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina 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 PVG and LCM!

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Facts about Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG):

• Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) has 3 runways.
• In November 2011 Pudong Airport received approval from the national government for a new round of expansion which includes two runways.
• Terminal 2, opened on 26 March 2008, along with the third runway, gives a capacity of 60 million passengers and 4.2 million tonnes of cargo annually.
• A standard single-ride ticket costs 50 RMB.
• Shanghai Metro Line 2 also provides service between Pudong International Airport and Longyang Road, Lujiazui, People's Square, and Hongqiao International Airport, Shanghai's primary domestic airport.
• Pudong Airport has two main passenger terminals, flanked on both sides by three parallel runways.
• The furthest airport from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) is Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC), which is nearly antipodal to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (meaning Shanghai Pudong International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport), and is located 12,421 miles (19,990 kilometers) away in Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina.
• Shanghai Pudong International Airport handled 44,857,200 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) is Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) W of PVG.
• Because of Shanghai Pudong International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Shanghai Pudong 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 "Shanghai Pudong International Airport", other names for PVG include "上海浦东国际机场" and "Shànghǎi Pǔdōng Guójì Jīchǎng".

Facts about La Cumbre Airport (LCM):

• In addition to being known as "La Cumbre Airport", other names for LCM include "La Cumbre Airport (La Cumbre)" and "Aeropuerto La Cumbre".
• The furthest airport from La Cumbre Airport (LCM) is Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH), which is nearly antipodal to La Cumbre Airport (meaning La Cumbre Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Wuhan Tianhe International Airport), and is located 12,361 miles (19,892 kilometers) away in Wuhan, Hubei, China.
• La Cumbre Airport (LCM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to La Cumbre Airport (LCM) is Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR), which is located 28 miles (46 kilometers) SE of LCM.