Nonstop flight route between Salt Lake City, Utah, United States and Rurrenabaque, Bolivia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), Salt Lake City, Utah, United States and Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ), Rurrenabaque, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,759 miles (or 7,658 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 Salt Lake City International Airport and Rurrenabaque 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 Salt Lake City International Airport and Rurrenabaque Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC):

• The airport is the fourth largest and westernmost hub for Delta Air Lines and a hub for Delta Connection carrier SkyWest Airlines and with nearly 300 daily departures, accounting for a 73.69% market share in 2013.
• The airport has free Wi-Fi internet access.
• Because of Salt Lake City International Airport's high elevation of 4,227 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SLC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SLC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• 2007 data shows there are 388 general aviation aircraft based at the airport.
• Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) has 4 runways.
• The closest airport to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) is Skypark Airport (BTF), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NNE of SLC.
• After airline deregulation in 1978 hub airports appeared.
• Salt Lake City International Airport handled 20,102,078 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,958 miles (17,635 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• During the 1980s the airport saw further expansion to both terminals as well as runway extension.
• As air travel became more popular and the United States Air Force established a base at the airport during World War II, a third runway was added.

Facts about Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ):

• Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) is Phu Cat Airport (UIH), which is nearly antipodal to Rurrenabaque Airport (meaning Rurrenabaque Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Phu Cat Airport), and is located 12,203 miles (19,638 kilometers) away in Qui Nhơn, Binh Dinh, Vietnam.
• Because of Rurrenabaque Airport's relatively low elevation of 898 feet, planes can take off or land at Rurrenabaque 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 Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) is Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport (SRJ), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) ESE of RBQ.