Nonstop flight route between Oranjestad, Aruba and San Antonio Oeste, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA), Oranjestad, Aruba and Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES), San Antonio Oeste, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,693 miles (or 5,944 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 Queen Beatrix International Airport and Antoine de Saint Exupéry 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 Queen Beatrix International Airport and Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AUA / TNCA |
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Location: | Oranjestad, Aruba |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°30'5"N by 70°0'55"W |
Operator/Owner: | Aruba Airport Authority N.V. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 60 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AUA |
More Information: | AUA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OES / SAVN |
Airport Name: | Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport |
Location: | San Antonio Oeste, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°45'5"S by 65°2'3"W |
Area Served: | San Antonio Oeste |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OES |
More Information: | OES Maps & Info |
Facts about Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA):
- This airport used to serve as the hub for bankrupt airline Air Aruba, which was for many years an international airline.
- In addition to being known as "Queen Beatrix International Airport", another name for AUA is "Internationale luchthaven Koningin BeatrixAeropuerto Internacional Reina Beatrix".
- Because of Queen Beatrix International Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Queen Beatrix 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.
- Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- During World War II the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force defending Caribbean shipping and the Panama Canal against German submarines.
- The furthest airport from Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Queen Beatrix International Airport (meaning Queen Beatrix International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,113 miles (19,494 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
- The closest airport to Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) is Josefa Camejo International Airport (LSP), which is located 51 miles (81 kilometers) S of AUA.
Facts about Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES):
- Because of Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Antoine de Saint Exupéry 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 airport is named after the French author-aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
- Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) is Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM), which is located 107 miles (172 kilometers) E of OES.
- The furthest airport from Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) is Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport (ZQZ), which is nearly antipodal to Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (meaning Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport), and is located 12,435 miles (20,012 kilometers) away in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China.
- Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport is an airport serving San Antonio Oeste, Río Negro, Argentina.