Nonstop flight route between Curuzú Cuatiá, Corrientes, Argentina and Richmond, Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Curuzú Cuatiá Airport (UZU), Curuzú Cuatiá, Corrientes, Argentina and Richmond International Airport (RIC), Richmond, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,814 miles (or 7,747 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 Curuzú Cuatiá Airport and Richmond International 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 Curuzú Cuatiá Airport and Richmond International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Curuzú Cuatiá Airport (UZU):

• The closest airport to Curuzú Cuatiá Airport (UZU) is Mercedes Airport (MDX), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) N of UZU.
• The furthest airport from Curuzú Cuatiá Airport (UZU) is Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN), which is nearly antipodal to Curuzú Cuatiá Airport (meaning Curuzú Cuatiá Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport), and is located 12,413 miles (19,977 kilometers) away in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China.
• Because of Curuzú Cuatiá Airport's relatively low elevation of 229 feet, planes can take off or land at Curuzú Cuatiá 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.
• Curuzú Cuatiá Airport (UZU) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Richmond International Airport (RIC):

• Richmond International Airport (RIC) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Richmond International Airport (RIC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,698 miles (18,827 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The current president and CEO of the airport is Jon Mathiasen.
• Seven commercial air carriers currently serve RIC, with non-stop flights to 20 destinations, and connecting flights to other countries.
• Because of Richmond International Airport's relatively low elevation of 167 feet, planes can take off or land at Richmond 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.
• Richmond International Airport handled 3,311,747 passengers last year.
• Until October 2007, the 192d Fighter Wing, an Air Combat Command -gained unit of the Virginia Air National Guard, maintained an Air National Guard station, operating F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the airport.
• The closest airport to Richmond International Airport (RIC) is A.P. Hill Army Airfield (APH), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) N of RIC.