Nonstop flight route between Shemya, Alaska, United States and Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Eareckson Air Station (SYA), Shemya, Alaska, United States and Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS), Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,182 miles (or 14,776 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 Eareckson Air Station and Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón 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 Eareckson Air Station and Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Eareckson Air Station (SYA):

• With the successful completion of the Aleutian Campaign in August 1943, Eleventh Air Force came within striking distance of the Japanese Kurile Islands, the northernmost being 750 miles to the south-southwest of Shemya.
• A second attack by B-24 Liberators was launched from Alexai Point and Shemya on 18 July.
• There is also an NDB, TACAN and a VOR on the island.
• In July 1973, Raytheon won a contract to build a system called COBRA DANE on Shemya.
• In addition to being known as "Eareckson Air Station", other names for SYA include "Shemya Air Force Base", "Shemya Army Airfield" and "  ".
• Because of Eareckson Air Station's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at Eareckson Air Station 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 furthest airport from Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,668 miles (17,168 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• Eareckson Air Station is located on the western tip of Alaska's Aleutian islands near the larger island of Attu, and is located approximately 1500 miles southwest of Anchorage.
• The Korean War brought extensive use by the Military Air Transport Service for the logistical support of Korea and Japan.
• The closest airport to Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) WNW of SYA.
• Additional aircraft and personnel reductions occurred in 1945 and almost all air bases other than Alexi Point, Shemya and Davis in the Aleutians were reduced to caretaker status.
• Eareckson Air Station (SYA) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS):

• Because of Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport's high elevation of 4,675 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LGS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LGS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) is Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU), which is nearly antipodal to Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (meaning Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yuncheng Guangong Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Yuncheng, China.
• Since 1999, it has been operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000.
• Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) has 2 runways.
• The airport was built in 1947, and re-constructed in 1983.
• The closest airport to Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) is San Rafael Airport (AFA), which is located 91 miles (147 kilometers) NE of LGS.
• In addition to being known as "Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport", another name for LGS is "Aeropuerto de Malargüe "Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón"".