Nonstop flight route between Viedma, Argentina and Ellensburg, Washington, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM), Viedma, Argentina and Bowers Field (ELN), Ellensburg, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,024 miles (or 11,304 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 Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport and Bowers Field, 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 Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport and Bowers Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM):

• In addition to being known as "Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport", another name for VDM is "Aeropuerto de Viedma – Gobernador Edgardo Castello".
• The closest airport to Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) is Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES), which is located 107 miles (172 kilometers) W of VDM.
• Because of Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Gobernador Edgardo Castello 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 furthest airport from Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) is Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), which is nearly antipodal to Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (meaning Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Beijing Capital International Airport), and is located 12,378 miles (19,920 kilometers) away in Beijing, People's Republic of China.
• Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) has 2 runways.

Facts about Bowers Field (ELN):

• The airfield was established in 1943 as Ellensburg Army Airfield and manned by the 302d Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron.
• The closest airport to Bowers Field (ELN) is Vagabond Army Heliport (closed to fixed-wing aircraft) (FCT), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) S of ELN.
• Bowers Field is named in honor of Ensign Keith Bowers, the first man from Kittitas County killed in World War II.
• The furthest airport from Bowers Field (ELN) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,769 miles (17,331 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• In addition to being known as "Bowers Field", another name for ELN is "(former Ellensburg Army Airfield)".
• Bowers Field (ELN) has 2 runways.
• Today, large numbers of former aircraft dispersal areas are still maintained, along with an extensive system of taxiways with what appear to be modern aircraft shelters.