Nonstop flight route between Amarillo, Texas, United States and Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay:
Departure Airport:
(35°13'9"N by 101°42'20"W)
Arrival Airport:
(31°44'21"S by 54°35'16"W)
Distance from AMA to VCH:
5,544.50 miles (8,922.99 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA), Amarillo, Texas, United States and Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH), Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,545 miles (or 8,923 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 Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport and Cerro Largo International 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 Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport and Cerro Largo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AMA / KAMA |
| Airport Name: | Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport |
| Location: | Amarillo, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°13'9"N by 101°42'20"W |
| Area Served: | Amarillo, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Amarillo |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3607 feet (1,099 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AMA |
| More Information: | AMA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VCH / SUVO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°44'21"S by 54°35'16"W |
| Area Served: | Vichadero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 488 feet (149 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from VCH |
| More Information: | VCH Maps & Info |
Facts about Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA):
- On July 1, 2007 the Space Shuttle Atlantis made a stop at the airport while being piggybacked from Edwards Air Force Base to Florida—one of the few visits by the shuttle to a commercial airport.
- The closest airport to Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA) is Tradewind Airport (TDW), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of AMA.
- The furthest airport from Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,034 miles (17,757 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA) has 2 runways.
- In 2003 the airport terminal building was rededicated to NASA astronaut Rick Husband, the commander of mission STS-107 of the Space Shuttle Columbia and an Amarillo native.
- In 1952 the name changed to Amarillo Air Terminal.
Facts about Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH):
- The furthest airport from Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) is Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport (JDG), which is nearly antipodal to Cerro Largo International Airport (meaning Cerro Largo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport), and is located 12,299 miles (19,794 kilometers) away in Jeju province, South Korea.
- In addition to being known as "Cerro Largo International Airport", another name for VCH is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Cerro Largo".
- The closest airport to Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) is Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) NE of VCH.
- Because of Cerro Largo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 488 feet, planes can take off or land at Cerro Largo International 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.59 miles (12.21 km) WSW | Tradewind Airport (TDW) | Amarillo, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 37.62 miles (60.54 km) NNE | Hutchinson County Airport (BGD) | Borger, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 72.59 miles (116.82 km) S | Hale County Airport (PVW) | Plainview, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 72.88 miles (117.29 km) NW | Dalhart Municipal Airport (DHT) | Dalhart, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 95.28 miles (153.34 km) SW | Clovis Municipal Airport (CVN) | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | |
| 6 | 97.01 miles (156.13 km) ESE | Childress Municipal Airport (CDS) | Childress, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 101.86 miles (163.93 km) N | Guymon Municipal Airport (GUY) | Guymon, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 8 | 107.14 miles (172.43 km) W | Tucumcari Municipal Airport (TCC) | Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States | |
| 9 | 107.70 miles (173.32 km) S | Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) | Lubbock, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 108.40 miles (174.46 km) WSW | Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS) | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | |
| 11 | 117.16 miles (188.56 km) NW | Clayton Municipal Airpark (CAO) | Clayton, New Mexico, United States | |
| 12 | 131.26 miles (211.25 km) NE | Gage Airport (GAG) | Gage, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 13 | 132.77 miles (213.67 km) NNE | Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport (LBL) | Liberal, Kansas, United States | |
| 14 | 138.80 miles (223.37 km) ESE | Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport (AXS) | Altus, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 15 | 141.55 miles (227.80 km) E | Clinton-Sherman Industrial Airpark (CSM) | Clinton, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,033.65 miles (17,756.90 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,821.14 miles (17,414.90 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,753.07 miles (17,305.34 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,738.33 miles (17,281.63 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,468.06 miles (16,846.67 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,446.60 miles (16,812.14 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,384.51 miles (16,712.22 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,353.00 miles (16,661.50 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,332.37 miles (16,628.30 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,327.39 miles (16,620.28 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,312.63 miles (16,596.53 km) E | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,311.80 miles (16,595.20 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,309.28 miles (16,591.14 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,300.15 miles (16,576.45 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,294.69 miles (16,567.65 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 37.03 miles (59.60 km) NE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 2 | 46.88 miles (75.44 km) SSE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 3 | 74.42 miles (119.77 km) NW | Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) | Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 4 | 78.62 miles (126.53 km) W | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |
| 5 | 101.56 miles (163.45 km) S | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 132.63 miles (213.44 km) E | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 7 | 144.15 miles (231.99 km) E | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 8 | 146.49 miles (235.76 km) NW | Artigas International Airport (ATI) | Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 149.90 miles (241.24 km) NNE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 154.00 miles (247.84 km) NNW | Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ) | Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 157.83 miles (254.00 km) SW | Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) | Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 198.62 miles (319.65 km) NW | Ruben Berta International Airport (URG) | Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 201.03 miles (323.52 km) W | Nueva Hespérides International Airport (STY) | Salto, Salto, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 203.09 miles (326.84 km) W | Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC) | Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 15 | 207.24 miles (333.53 km) WNW | Monte Caseros Airport (MCS) | Monte Caseros, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,299.49 miles (19,794.06 km) NNW | Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport (JDG) | Jeju province, South Korea | |
| 2 | 12,299.14 miles (19,793.50 km) NNW | Jeju International Airport (CJU) | Jeju, South Korea | |
| 3 | 12,226.82 miles (19,677.11 km) WNW | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 4 | 12,220.80 miles (19,667.42 km) NNW | Mokpo Airport (MPK) | Mokpo, South Korea | |
| 5 | 12,220.24 miles (19,666.52 km) E | Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) | Shanghai, People's Republic of China | |
| 6 | 12,217.06 miles (19,661.40 km) NE | Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN) | Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China | |
| 7 | 12,193.73 miles (19,623.85 km) E | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) | Shanghai, China | |
| 8 | 12,189.30 miles (19,616.74 km) NNW | Gwangju Airport (KWJ) | Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea | |
| 9 | 12,167.67 miles (19,581.92 km) ENE | Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) | Ningbo, Zhejiang, China | |
| 10 | 12,161.71 miles (19,572.32 km) WNW | Nagasaki Airport (NGS) | Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 11 | 12,159.24 miles (19,568.35 km) NNW | Sacheon Airport (HIN) | Sacheon, South Korea | |
| 12 | 12,147.21 miles (19,548.98 km) WNW | Iki Airport (IKI) | Iki, Iki Island, Japan | |
| 13 | 12,143.16 miles (19,542.47 km) E | Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) | Wuxi/Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 14 | 12,140.87 miles (19,538.80 km) NNW | Gunsan Airport (KUV) | Gunsan, South Korea | |
| 15 | 12,139.76 miles (19,537.00 km) E | Suzhou Guangfu Airport (SZV) | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |