Nonstop flight route between Salta, Salta Province, Argentina and Bristol, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA), Salta, Salta Province, Argentina and Bristol Airport (BRS), Bristol, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,492 miles (or 10,448 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 Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport and Bristol 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 Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport and Bristol Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLA / SASA | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°50'39"S by 65°28'42"W | 
| Area Served: | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | 
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 4075 feet (1,242 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SLA | 
| More Information: | SLA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRS / EGGD | 
| Airport Name: | Bristol Airport | 
| Location: | Bristol, England, United Kingdom | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°22'58"N by 2°43'9"W | 
| Area Served: | Bristol Gloucestershire Somerset | 
| Operator/Owner: | South West Airports Limited | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 622 feet (190 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BRS | 
| More Information: | BRS Maps & Info | 
Facts about Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA):
- The furthest airport from Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) is Shaoguan Guitou Airport (HSC), which is nearly antipodal to Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (meaning Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Shaoguan Guitou Airport), and is located 12,367 miles (19,903 kilometers) away in Shaoguan, Guangdong, China.
- Because of Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport's high elevation of 4,075 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SLA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SLA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) is Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NE of SLA.
- In addition to being known as "Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport", another name for SLA is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Salta "Martín Miguel de Güemes"".
- Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) has 2 runways.
Facts about Bristol Airport (BRS):
- Because of Bristol Airport's relatively low elevation of 622 feet, planes can take off or land at Bristol 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.
- By 1980, although 17 charter airlines were operating from the airport, it was making a loss.
- The Bristol Airport Flyer bus service links the airport to Bristol Temple Meads railway station and Bristol Bus Station.
- Bristol Airport handled 6,131,896 passengers last year.
- Bristol Airport (BRS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers and for flying instruction.
- Bristol Airport does not operate any jetways, so aircraft have to park on the apron and passengers either walk out to their flights or are carried by bus.
- On 6 February 1945, 1540 BATF left for RAF Weston Zoyland.
- The closest airport to Bristol Airport (BRS) is Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NNE of BRS.
- The furthest airport from Bristol Airport (BRS) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,941 miles (19,217 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.




