Nonstop flight route between Viedma, Argentina and Shafter, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM), Viedma, Argentina and Shafter Airport (MIT), Shafter, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,367 miles (or 10,246 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 Shafter 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 Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport and Shafter Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VDM / SAVV |
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Location: | Viedma, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°52'9"S by 63°0'1"W |
Area Served: | Viedma, Río Negro |
Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropyuertos Argentina 2000 |
Airport Type: | Public / Militar |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from VDM |
More Information: | VDM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MIT / KMIT |
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Location: | Shafter, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°30'20"N by 119°11'30"W |
Area Served: | Shafter, California |
Operator/Owner: | Minter Field Airport District |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 424 feet (129 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MIT |
More Information: | MIT Maps & Info |
Facts about Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM):
- Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- In addition to being known as "Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport", another name for VDM is "Aeropuerto de Viedma – Gobernador Edgardo Castello".
Facts about Shafter Airport (MIT):
- Because of Shafter Airport's relatively low elevation of 424 feet, planes can take off or land at Shafter 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.
- Shafter Airport (MIT) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Shafter Airport (MIT) is Meadows Field (BFL), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ESE of MIT.
- The furthest airport from Shafter Airport (MIT) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,404 miles (18,353 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- With the end of the war in 1945, airfield was determined to be excess by the military and turned over to the local government for civil use in March 1948.
- The primary aircraft flown at Minter Field was the Vultee BT-13 Valiant, which was used for basic flight training.
- In addition to being known as "Shafter Airport", another name for MIT is "Minter Field".