Nonstop flight route between Santa Rosa, Argentina and Alta, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Santa Rosa Airport (RSA), Santa Rosa, Argentina and Alta Airport (ALF), Alta, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,518 miles (or 13,709 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 Santa Rosa Airport and Alta 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 Santa Rosa Airport and Alta Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Santa Rosa Airport (RSA):

• Because of Santa Rosa Airport's relatively low elevation of 630 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Rosa 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 "Santa Rosa Airport", another name for RSA is "Aeropuerto de Santa Rosa".
• The furthest airport from Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) is Handan Airport (HDG), which is nearly antipodal to Santa Rosa Airport (meaning Santa Rosa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Handan Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,900 kilometers) away in Handan, Hebei, China.
• 1 September 1940 was the first regular flight to Santa Rosa, in an militar Junkers, in route from Buenos Aires to Esquel Airport vía Santa Rosa, Presidente Perón International Airport, and San Carlos de Bariloche Airport.
• The closest airport to Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) is General Pico Airport (GPO), which is located 68 miles (110 kilometers) NNE of RSA.
• Santa Rosa Airport has 208 ha and its ICAO category is 4C.
• Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 1971, the Terminal was built.

Facts about Alta Airport (ALF):

• SAS bought Braathens in 2001, resulting in the latter taking over the service to Oslo starting on 1 April 2002.
• Plans for expanding the 1,670-square-meter terminal facilities were first articulated by the Civil Airport Administration in the 1990s.
• The closest airport to Alta Airport (ALF) is Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) E of ALF.
• The first airport in Alta was built by the Wehrmacht during the German occupation of Norway.
• Alta Airport handled 353,051 passengers last year.
• Alta Airport (ALF) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Alta Airport (ALF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,502 miles (16,901 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Alta Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Alta 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.
• Alta Airport is served by three scheduled airlines and two charter airlines, providing services to eleven destinations, including two abroad.
• Services were at first operated by Scandinavian Airlines System.
• In addition to being known as "Alta Airport", another name for ALF is "Alta lufthavn".