Nonstop flight route between Arua, Uganda and General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Arua Airport (RUA), Arua, Uganda and General Pico Airport (GPO), General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,603 miles (or 10,627 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 Arua Airport and General Pico 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 Arua Airport and General Pico Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RUA / HUAR | 
| Airport Name: | Arua Airport | 
| Location: | Arua, Uganda | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°2'49"N by 30°54'43"E | 
| Area Served: | Arua, Uganda | 
| Operator/Owner: | Uganda Civil Aviation Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3951 feet (1,204 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RUA | 
| More Information: | RUA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GPO / SAZG | 
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| Location: | General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°41'45"S by 63°45'29"W | 
| Elevation: | 456 feet (139 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GPO | 
| More Information: | GPO Maps & Info | 
Facts about Arua Airport (RUA):
- Arua Airport (RUA) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In July 2009 the Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda, which owns and operates Arua Airport, publicly announced that it had started to upgrade the airport to International standards.
 - The closest airport to Arua Airport (RUA) is Kabalega Falls Airport (KBG), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) SE of RUA.
 - The furthest airport from Arua Airport (RUA) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,769 miles (18,940 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
 - The airport is situated at an elevation of 3,951 feet above sea level.
 
Facts about General Pico Airport (GPO):
- Because of General Pico Airport's relatively low elevation of 456 feet, planes can take off or land at General Pico 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 "General Pico Airport", another name for GPO is "Aeropuerto de General Pico".
 - General Pico Airport (GPO) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from General Pico Airport (GPO) is Jining Qufu Airport (JNG), which is nearly antipodal to General Pico Airport (meaning General Pico Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jining Qufu Airport), and is located 12,408 miles (19,969 kilometers) away in Jining, Shandong, China.
 - The closest airport to General Pico Airport (GPO) is Santa Rosa Airport (RSA), which is located 68 miles (110 kilometers) SSW of GPO.
 
