Nonstop flight route between Island Lake, Manitoba, Canada and Posadas, Argentina:
Departure Airport:
(53°51'25"N by 94°39'12"W)
Arrival Airport:
(27°23'8"S by 55°58'14"W)
Distance from YIV to PSS:
6,070.50 miles (9,769.50 km)
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- YIV Airport Information
- PSS Airport Information
- Facts about YIV
- Facts about PSS
- Map of Nearest Airports to YIV
- List of Nearest Airports to YIV
- Map of Furthest Airports from YIV
- List of Furthest Airports from YIV
- Map of Nearest Airports to PSS
- List of Nearest Airports to PSS
- Map of Furthest Airports from PSS
- List of Furthest Airports from PSS
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Island Lake Airport (YIV), Island Lake, Manitoba, Canada and Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS), Posadas, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,070 miles (or 9,769 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 Island Lake Airport and Libertador General José de San Martín 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 Island Lake Airport and Libertador General José de San Martín Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YIV / CYIV |
| Airport Name: | Island Lake Airport |
| Location: | Island Lake, Manitoba, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°51'25"N by 94°39'12"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Manitoba |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 773 feet (236 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YIV |
| More Information: | YIV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PSS / SARP |
| Airport Names: |
|
| Location: | Posadas, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°23'8"S by 55°58'14"W |
| Area Served: | Posadas, Misiones Province, Argentina |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 430 feet (131 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PSS |
| More Information: | PSS Maps & Info |
Facts about Island Lake Airport (YIV):
- Because of Island Lake Airport's relatively low elevation of 773 feet, planes can take off or land at Island Lake 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 Island Lake Airport (YIV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,441 miles (16,803 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Island Lake Airport (YIV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Island Lake Airport (YIV) is St. Theresa Point Airport (YST), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) W of YIV.
Facts about Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS):
- The closest airport to Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS) is Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (JSM), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of PSS.
- On June 12, 1988, Austral Lineas Aereas Flight 46 undershot the runway, resulting in 22 deaths.
- Because of Libertador General José de San Martín Airport's relatively low elevation of 430 feet, planes can take off or land at Libertador General José de San Martín 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.
- Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (PSS) is Taizhou Luqiao Airport (HYN), which is nearly antipodal to Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (meaning Libertador General José de San Martín Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Taizhou Luqiao Airport), and is located 12,258 miles (19,728 kilometers) away in Taizhou, Zhejiang, China.
- In addition to being known as "Libertador General José de San Martín Airport", another name for PSS is "Aeropuerto de Posadas "Libertador General San Martín"".
- On October 10, 1997, Austral Flight 2553 left the airport for Buenos Aires but crashed one hour later in Fray Bentos, Uruguay, killing 75.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.13 miles (13.09 km) W | St. Theresa Point Airport (YST) | St. Theresa Point, Manitoba, Canada |     |
| 2 | 48.92 miles (78.73 km) N | Gods Lake Narrows Airport (YGO) | Gods Lake Narrows, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 3 | 49.40 miles (79.49 km) ENE | Red Sucker Lake Airport (YRS) | Red Sucker Lake, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 4 | 71.72 miles (115.43 km) NNE | Gods River Airport (ZGI) | Gods River, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 5 | 73.34 miles (118.02 km) N | Knee Lake Airport (YKE) | Knee Lake, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 6 | 76.83 miles (123.64 km) SE | Sandy Lake Airport (ZSJ) | Sandy Lake, Ontario, Canada | |
| 7 | 78.47 miles (126.29 km) NNW | Oxford House Airport (YOH) | Oxford House, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 8 | 86.54 miles (139.27 km) SSE | Deer Lake Airport (YVZ) | Deer Lake, Ontario, Canada | |
| 9 | 95.80 miles (154.18 km) SE | Keewaywin Airport (KEW) | Keewaywin, Ontario, Canada | |
| 10 | 100.12 miles (161.12 km) E | Sachigo Lake Airport (ZPB) | Sachigo Lake, Ontario, Canada | |
| 11 | 118.31 miles (190.41 km) SE | North Spirit Lake Airport (YNO) | North Spirit Lake, Ontario, Canada | |
| 12 | 121.62 miles (195.73 km) S | Poplar Hill Airport (YHP) | Poplar Hill, Ontario, Canada | |
| 13 | 121.82 miles (196.04 km) ESE | Muskrat Dam Airport (MSA) | Muskrat Dam, Ontario, Canada | |
| 14 | 123.16 miles (198.21 km) WSW | Poplar River Airport (XPP) | Poplar River, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 15 | 129.70 miles (208.73 km) SSW | Little Grand Rapids Airport (ZGR) | Little Grand Rapids, Manitoba, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,441.21 miles (16,803.45 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,423.02 miles (16,774.18 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,417.42 miles (16,765.17 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,399.39 miles (16,736.16 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,390.77 miles (16,722.28 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,338.44 miles (16,638.07 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,319.15 miles (16,607.02 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,312.57 miles (16,596.43 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,300.82 miles (16,577.52 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,238.58 miles (16,477.35 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,184.82 miles (16,390.83 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,162.49 miles (16,354.90 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,143.07 miles (16,323.65 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,117.42 miles (16,282.37 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,111.72 miles (16,273.20 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 0.00 miles (0.00 km) N | Libertador General José de San Martín Airport (JSM) | José de San Martín, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 2 | 106.92 miles (172.08 km) NE | Eldorado Airport (ELO) | Eldorado, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 3 | 126.31 miles (203.27 km) ESE | Sepé Tiaraju Airport (GEL) | Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 146.51 miles (235.79 km) ESE | João Batista Bos Filho Airport (IJU) | Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 146.75 miles (236.17 km) NE | Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR) | Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 6 | 148.47 miles (238.95 km) WNW | Carlos Miguel Jiménez Airport (PIL) | Pilar, Paraguay | |
| 7 | 150.52 miles (242.24 km) NNE | Guaraní International Airport (AGT) | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay | |
| 8 | 153.81 miles (247.53 km) NE | Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IGU) | Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 9 | 157.42 miles (253.34 km) ENE | Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX) | São Miguel do Oeste, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 10 | 161.09 miles (259.25 km) WNW | Formosa International Airport (FMA) | Formosa, Argentina | |
| 11 | 167.73 miles (269.94 km) S | Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ) | Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 12 | 171.05 miles (275.28 km) W | Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ) | Corrientes, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 13 | 174.57 miles (280.95 km) SSW | Paso de los Libres Airport (AOL) | Paso de los Libres, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 14 | 176.59 miles (284.20 km) NNW | Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU) | Asunción, Paraguay | |
| 15 | 177.78 miles (286.10 km) SSW | Ruben Berta International Airport (URG) | Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,258.50 miles (19,728.09 km) ENE | Taizhou Luqiao Airport (HYN) | Taizhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 2 | 12,246.92 miles (19,709.46 km) NNW | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 3 | 12,240.55 miles (19,699.21 km) NNW | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 4 | 12,238.96 miles (19,696.65 km) ENE | Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ) | Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 5 | 12,233.78 miles (19,688.31 km) NNE | Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN) | Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China | |
| 6 | 12,231.67 miles (19,684.91 km) WNW | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 7 | 12,226.45 miles (19,676.52 km) N | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 8 | 12,224.88 miles (19,673.98 km) NNE | Yonaguni Airport (OGN) | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 9 | 12,218.61 miles (19,663.90 km) WNW | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 10 | 12,215.00 miles (19,658.09 km) NE | Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) | Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 11 | 12,207.26 miles (19,645.63 km) NE | Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) | Ningbo, Zhejiang, China | |
| 12 | 12,206.46 miles (19,644.35 km) N | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 13 | 12,201.10 miles (19,635.72 km) W | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 14 | 12,200.81 miles (19,635.26 km) NE | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) | Taoyuan County (near Taipei), Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| 15 | 12,199.09 miles (19,632.49 km) WNW | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |