Nonstop flight route between Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina and Hagåtña, Guam:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL), Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina and Guam International Airport (GUM), Hagåtña, Guam would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,194 miles (or 14,796 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 Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport and Guam 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 Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport and Guam International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RGL / SAWG |
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| Location: | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°36'30"S by 69°18'45"W |
| Area Served: | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina |
| Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RGL |
| More Information: | RGL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GUM / PGUM |
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| Location: | Hagåtña, Guam |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°29'2"N by 144°47'49"E |
| Area Served: | Guam |
| Operator/Owner: | A.B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, Guam |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 297 feet (91 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GUM |
| More Information: | GUM Maps & Info |
Facts about Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL):
- In addition to being known as "Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport", another name for RGL is "Aeropuerto de Rio Gallegos "Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández"".
- The closest airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) is Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ), which is located 116 miles (187 kilometers) SSW of RGL.
- Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) is Chita Kadala (HTA), which is nearly antipodal to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (meaning Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chita Kadala), and is located 12,321 miles (19,829 kilometers) away in Chita, Russia.
- Because of Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández 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.
Facts about Guam International Airport (GUM):
- Several fatal accidents have occurred on and near Guam over the years.
- The closest airport to Guam International Airport (GUM) is Andersen Air Force Base (UAM), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NE of GUM.
- Guam International Airport (GUM) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Guam International Airport (GUM) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Guam International Airport (meaning Guam International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,223 miles (19,671 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
- Transit passengers are also inspected by the USCBP before being allowed to proceed to their connecting gate.
- Guam International Airport handled 2,807,205 passengers last year.
- Cargo facilities are located between the main terminal and the commuter terminal.
- A new passenger terminal building was opened in 1982, and the current, much larger terminal building was opened in phases between 1996 and 1998.
- In addition to being known as "Guam International Airport", another name for GUM is "Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport".
- Because of Guam International Airport's relatively low elevation of 297 feet, planes can take off or land at Guam 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.
