Nonstop flight route between Chillán, Ñuble, Chile and Armidale, New South Wales, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI), Chillán, Ñuble, Chile and Armidale Airport (ARM), Armidale, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,006 miles (or 11,276 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 General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport and Armidale 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 General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport and Armidale Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YAI / SCCH |
Airport Name: | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport |
Location: | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°34'57"S by 72°1'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | Estado de Chile |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 495 feet (151 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YAI |
More Information: | YAI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ARM / YARM |
Airport Name: | Armidale Airport |
Location: | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°31'41"S by 151°37'0"E |
Area Served: | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia |
Operator/Owner: | Armidale Dumaresq Shire |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3556 feet (1,084 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ARM |
More Information: | ARM Maps & Info |
Facts about General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI):
- Because of General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport's relatively low elevation of 495 feet, planes can take off or land at General Bernardo O'Higgins 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 General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) is Qingyang Airport (IQN), which is nearly antipodal to General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (meaning General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Qingyang Airport), and is located 12,379 miles (19,922 kilometers) away in Qingyang, Gansu, China.
- The closest airport to General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) is Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) WSW of YAI.
- General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Armidale Airport (ARM):
- The Armidale Dumaresq Shire Council has a number of upgrades to the airport currently in progress, with much of the funding for the works promised by Member for New England Barnaby Joyce during the 2013 Australian federal election campaign.
- Armidale Airport (ARM) has 2 runways.
- Armidale was one of the 20 destinations looked at by Virgin Australia for services to Sydney using Embraer jet aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Armidale Airport (ARM) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is located 11,955 miles (19,239 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Armidale Airport (ARM) is Inverell Airport (IVR), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) NNW of ARM.
- Impulse Airlines operated services to Sydney and Brisbane from 1994 until it was taken over by Qantas in 2001.