Nonstop flight route between Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina and Inyokern, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Reconquista Airport (RCQ), Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina and Inyokern Airport (IYK), Inyokern, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,863 miles (or 9,435 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 Reconquista Airport and Inyokern 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 Reconquista Airport and Inyokern Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Reconquista Airport (RCQ):

• The furthest airport from Reconquista Airport (RCQ) is Yiwu Airport (YIW), which is nearly antipodal to Reconquista Airport (meaning Reconquista Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yiwu Airport), and is located 12,417 miles (19,983 kilometers) away in Yiwu, Zhejiang, China.
• The closest airport to Reconquista Airport (RCQ) is Mercedes Airport (MDX), which is located 96 miles (155 kilometers) E of RCQ.
• In addition to being known as "Reconquista Airport", another name for RCQ is "Aeropuerto de Reconquista".
• Because of Reconquista Airport's relatively low elevation of 161 feet, planes can take off or land at Reconquista 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.
• Reconquista Airport (RCQ) has 2 runways.

Facts about Inyokern Airport (IYK):

• The closest airport to Inyokern Airport (IYK) is Trona Airport (TRH), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) ENE of IYK.
• Inyokern Airport (IYK) has 3 runways.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 11,149 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 11,081 enplanements in 2009, and 11,109 in 2010.
• Presently Inyokern Airport is the home to Sierra Soaring Club, which operates a Cessna 182 for towing gliders, a Blanik L-23 for rides and instruction, and a Schweizer 1-35 and Standard Cirrus for wave flights and cross country soaring.
• Inyokern Airport covers an area of 1,640 acres at an elevation of 2,457 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Inyokern Airport (IYK) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,366 miles (18,291 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• In the wake of the drag strip's closing, the airport has been actively promoting its use for film shoots, with the Ridgecrest Regional Film Commission marketing it as "the region's #1 filming location".