Nonstop flight route between Shreveport, Louisiana, United States and Cochrane, Chile:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV), Shreveport, Louisiana, United States and Cochrane Airfield (LGR), Cochrane, Chile would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,662 miles (or 9,112 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 Shreveport Regional Airport and Cochrane 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 Shreveport Regional Airport and Cochrane Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV):

• The airport opened a $30 million cargo terminal in 2009, serving as an anchor for the Aero Park Industrial Park.
• Because of Shreveport Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 258 feet, planes can take off or land at Shreveport Regional 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 recently renovated terminal now features wireless access and a restaurant between the two security checkpoints.
• The furthest airport from Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,883 miles (17,514 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Other airlines that previously served Shreveport included the original Braniff International flying Boeing 727-200 jetliners as well as British Aircraft Corporation BAC One-Eleven jets nonstop to New Orleans and Fort Smith, AR as well as direct to Kansas City, Tulsa, Chicago and Minneapolis/St Paul.
• Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV) is Shreveport Downtown Airport (DTN), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NE of SHV.
• Total cargo for the 2012 calendar year was 58,518,599 pounds, a -12.21% decrease from 66,655,449 pounds in 2011.
• The airport's runways and terminal are visible to traffic along Interstate 20, a main east-west corridor of the Southern United States.
• Shreveport Regional Airport handled 582,803 passengers last year.

Facts about Cochrane Airfield (LGR):

• The furthest airport from Cochrane Airfield (LGR) is Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN), which is nearly antipodal to Cochrane Airfield (meaning Cochrane Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chinggis Khaan International Airport), and is located 12,386 miles (19,933 kilometers) away in Ulan Bator, Mongolia.
• Because of Cochrane Airfield's relatively low elevation of 643 feet, planes can take off or land at Cochrane 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.
• In addition to being known as "Cochrane Airfield", other names for LGR include "Cochrane Airfield (Cochrane)" and "Aeródromo Cochrane".
• The closest airport to Cochrane Airfield (LGR) is Chile Chico Airfield (CCH), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) NE of LGR.
• Cochrane Airfield (LGR) currently has only 1 runway.