Nonstop flight route between St. Louis, Missouri, United States and Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL), St. Louis, Missouri, United States and Clorinda Airport (CLX), Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,903 miles (or 7,890 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 Lambert–St. Louis International Airport and Clorinda 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 Lambert–St. Louis International Airport and Clorinda Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL):

• As of May 2012, the airport is on a significant upswing, with traffic up by about 14%.
• Because of Lambert–St. Louis International Airport's relatively low elevation of 605 feet, planes can take off or land at Lambert–St. Louis 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.
• During the war, the airport became a manufacturing base for McDonnell Aircraft and Curtiss-Wright.
• American Airline's merger closed in April 2001, and the last TWA flight was flown on December 1, 2001.
• In 2006, the United States Air Force announced plans to turn the 131st Fighter Wing of the Missouri Air National Guard into the 131st Bomb Wing.
• TWA's hub grew again in 1986 when the airline bought Ozark Airlines, which had its hub at Lambert's Concourse D.
• The furthest airport from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,986 miles (17,681 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) has 4 runways.
• In 1982, Trans World Airlines moved its hub from Kansas City International Airport.
• The closest airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) is St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS), which is located only 16 miles (27 kilometers) SE of STL.
• However, TWA faced increasing problems as overall airline demand softened in response to a softening overall economy.

Facts about Clorinda Airport (CLX):

• Because of Clorinda Airport's relatively low elevation of 196 feet, planes can take off or land at Clorinda 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.
• Clorinda Airport (CLX) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Clorinda Airport (CLX) is Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA), which is nearly antipodal to Clorinda Airport (meaning Clorinda Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport)), and is located 12,389 miles (19,939 kilometers) away in Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China.
• In addition to being known as "Clorinda Airport", other names for CLX include "Clorinda Airport (Clorinda)" and "Aeropuerto Clorinda".
• The closest airport to Clorinda Airport (CLX) is Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of CLX.