Nonstop flight route between Santa Rosa, Argentina and Mountain View, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Santa Rosa Airport (RSA), Santa Rosa, Argentina and Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ), Mountain View, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,306 miles (or 10,148 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 Moffett Federal Airfield, 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 Moffett Federal Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Santa Rosa Airport (RSA):

• Santa Rosa Airport is an airport in La Pampa Province, Argentina serving the city of Santa Rosa and Toay, built in 1940.
• Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Santa Rosa Airport", another name for RSA is "Aeropuerto de Santa Rosa".
• 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.
• The closest airport to Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) is General Pico Airport (GPO), which is located 68 miles (110 kilometers) NNE of RSA.
• 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.
• Santa Rosa Airport has 208 ha and its ICAO category is 4C.
• It was previously a destination of LADE, LAER, and Southern Winds.
• 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.

Facts about Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ):

• Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) has 2 runways.
• Hangars #2 and #3 are some of the world's largest freestanding wood structures.
• In 2006, an offer to clean the hangar and coat its outsides with solar panels to recoup the costs of cleaning was floated by a private company, but the plan never saw fruition because it was too costly.
• Because of Moffett Federal Airfield's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Moffett Federal Airfield 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.
• Hangar One is one of the world's largest freestanding structures, covering 8 acres.
• Upon taking jurisdiction of Moffett Field, the Army took on the high cost of Hangar One's maintenance and wanted to inactivate the facility.
• Moffett Field's "Hangar One" and the row of World War II blimp hangars are still some of the largest unsupported structures in the country.
• The furthest airport from Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,365 miles (18,290 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• In 1931, the city of Sunnyvale acquired a 1,000 acres parcel of farmland bordering San Francisco Bay, paid for with nearly $480,000 raised by the citizens of Santa Clara County, then "sold" the parcel for $1 to the US government as a home base for the Navy airship USS Macon.
• The closest airport to Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) is Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County (PAO), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of NUQ.
• Moffett Federal Airfield has occasional air traffic, with an average of 5-10 flights landing per day.