Nonstop flight route between Salta, Salta Province, Argentina and Birch Creek, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Martテュn Miguel de Gテシemes International Airport (SLA), Salta, Salta Province, Argentina and Birch Creek Airport (KBC), Birch Creek, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,522 miles (or 12,106 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 Martテュn Miguel de Gテシemes International Airport and Birch Creek 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 Martテュn Miguel de Gテシemes International Airport and Birch Creek 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 |
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Location: | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 24ツー50'39"S by 65ツー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: | KBC / |
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Location: | Birch Creek, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 66ツー16'26"N by 145ツー49'27"W |
Area Served: | Birch Creek, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 450 feet (137 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KBC |
More Information: | KBC Maps & Info |
Facts about Martテュn Miguel de Gテシemes International Airport (SLA):
- The furthest airport from Martテュn Miguel de Gテシemes International Airport (SLA) is Shaoguan Guitou Airport (HSC), which is nearly antipodal to Martテュn Miguel de Gテシemes International Airport (meaning Martテュn Miguel de Gテシemes 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.
- In addition to being known as "Martテュn Miguel de Gテシemes International Airport", another name for SLA is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Salta "Martテュn Miguel de Gテシemes"".
- Because of Martテュn Miguel de Gテシemes 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.
- Martテュn Miguel de Gテシemes International Airport (SLA) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Martテュn Miguel de Gテシemes International Airport (SLA) is Gobernador Horacio Guzmテ。n Internacional Airport (JUJ), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NE of SLA.
Facts about Birch Creek Airport (KBC):
- Birch Creek Airport (KBC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Birch Creek Airport (KBC) is Fort Yukon Airport (FYU), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NE of KBC.
- The furthest airport from Birch Creek Airport (KBC) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,178 miles (16,381 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Birch Creek Airport", another name for KBC is "Z91".
- Because of Birch Creek Airport's relatively low elevation of 450 feet, planes can take off or land at Birch Creek 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.