Nonstop flight route between Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina and Braintree, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD), Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina and MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF), Braintree, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,862 miles (or 12,653 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 Enrique Mosconi International Airport and MDPGA Wethersfield, 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 Enrique Mosconi International Airport and MDPGA Wethersfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CRD / SAVC |
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Location: | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°47'7"S by 67°27'56"W |
Area Served: | Comodoro Rivadavia |
Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 190 feet (58 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CRD |
More Information: | CRD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WXF / EGVT |
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Location: | Braintree, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°58'26"N by 0°30'21"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military airfield, private airfield |
Elevation: | 322 feet (98 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from WXF |
More Information: | WXF Maps & Info |
Facts about General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD):
- Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 has been operating the airport since the early 2000s.
- General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) is Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (ERL), which is nearly antipodal to General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (meaning General Enrique Mosconi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport), and is located 12,272 miles (19,751 kilometers) away in Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China.
- Because of General Enrique Mosconi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 190 feet, planes can take off or land at General Enrique Mosconi 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.
- In January 2008, 21,439 passengers flew through Mosconi Airport, and in 2007 289,750 passengers.
- In addition to being known as "General Enrique Mosconi International Airport", another name for CRD is "Aeropuerto de Comodoro Rivadavia "Gral. Enrique Mosconi"".
- The closest airport to General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) is Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD), which is located 154 miles (247 kilometers) SSE of CRD.
Facts about MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF):
- MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) has 3 runways.
- Because of MDPGA Wethersfield's relatively low elevation of 322 feet, planes can take off or land at MDPGA Wethersfield 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.
- In August 1976 the 66th CSS became Detachment 1, 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, based at RAF Alconbury.
- The closest airport to MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) is London Stansted Airport (STN), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of WXF.
- Starting in July 1966, bases in Turkey, Spain, and Italy were transferred from Tactical Air Command to USAFE.
- In addition to being known as "MDPGA Wethersfield", another name for WXF is "RAF Wethersfield".
- The furthest airport from MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,856 miles (19,080 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In April 1991, the Chief Constable of the Ministry of Defence Police assumed responsibility for the site.
- The 416th Bombardment Group arrived at Wethersfield from Laurel Army Airfield, Mississippi, on 1 February 1944, flying the twin-engine Douglas A-20G "Havoc" aircraft.
- In 1951, as a result of the Cold War threat of the Soviet Union, the British provided RAF Wethersfield to the USAF as part of their NATO commitment.