Nonstop flight route between State College, Pennsylvania, United States and Iquique, Chile:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between University Park Airport (SCE), State College, Pennsylvania, United States and Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ), Iquique, Chile would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,270 miles (or 6,871 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 University Park Airport and Diego Aracena 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 University Park Airport and Diego Aracena 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: | SCE / KUNV |
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Location: | State College, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°50'57"N by 77°50'54"W |
Operator/Owner: | Pennsylvania State University |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1239 feet (378 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SCE |
More Information: | SCE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IQQ / SCDA |
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Location: | Iquique, Chile |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°32'7"S by 70°10'53"W |
Area Served: | Iquique, Chile |
Operator/Owner: | A-port Operaciones S.A. |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 154 feet (47 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IQQ |
More Information: | IQQ Maps & Info |
Facts about University Park Airport (SCE):
- University Park Airport is a public airport located in Benner Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania.
- Starting in the 1950s, private pilots in the area had constructed a small airport on land leased from Penn State, just north of State College.
- The closest airport to University Park Airport (SCE) is Mid-State Regional Airport (PSB), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) W of SCE.
- In 2011, there were 144,054 enplanements according to the U.S.
- The furthest airport from University Park Airport (SCE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,582 miles (18,639 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- On February 17, 2014, Delta Airlines announced nonstop service to Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport starting on June 7, 2014.
- University Park Airport (SCE) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "University Park Airport", another name for SCE is "UNV".
Facts about Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ):
- The furthest airport from Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) is Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA), which is nearly antipodal to Diego Aracena International Airport (meaning Diego Aracena International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zhanjiang Airport), and is located 12,378 miles (19,921 kilometers) away in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China.
- In addition to being known as "Diego Aracena International Airport", another name for IQQ is "Aeropuerto Internacional Diego Aracena".
- Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Diego Aracena International Airport's relatively low elevation of 154 feet, planes can take off or land at Diego Aracena 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.
- The closest airport to Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) is Carolina Airport (CLN), which is located 150 miles (241 kilometers) S of IQQ.