Nonstop flight route between Viedma, Argentina and Hailey, Idaho, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM), Viedma, Argentina and Friedman Memorial Airport (SUN), Hailey, Idaho, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,645 miles (or 10,694 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 Friedman Memorial 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 Friedman Memorial Airport. 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):

• 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.
• Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) has 2 runways.
• 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".
• 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.

Facts about Friedman Memorial Airport (SUN):

• In the 1970s, the airport was served by Sun Valley Airlines using de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, Convair 440, Piper Navajo and other propeller-driven aircraft.
• Historically, the airport had scheduled passenger jet service provided in the past on a seasonal basis during the winter ski season by Horizon Air and America West Airlines.
• The Friedman family donated much of the land for the airport to the city of Hailey in 1931 and the airport was officially recognized in 1932.
• Friedman Memorial Airport (SUN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Friedman Memorial Airport (SUN) is Challis Airport (CHL), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) N of SUN.
• The furthest airport from Friedman Memorial Airport (SUN) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 10,794 miles (17,372 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• Because of Friedman Memorial Airport's high elevation of 5,318 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SUN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SUN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.