Nonstop flight route between Lubbock, Texas, United States and Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina:
Departure Airport:
(33°39'48"N by 101°49'14"W)
Arrival Airport:
(28°35'35"S by 65°45'2"W)
Distance from LBB to CTC:
4,906.25 miles (7,895.83 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB), Lubbock, Texas, United States and Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC), Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,906 miles (or 7,896 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LBB / KLBB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lubbock, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°39'48"N by 101°49'14"W |
| Area Served: | Lubbock, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Lubbock |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3282 feet (1,000 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LBB |
| More Information: | LBB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CTC / SANC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°35'35"S by 65°45'2"W |
| Area Served: | Catamarca, Catamarca Province, Argentina |
| Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1522 feet (464 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CTC |
| More Information: | CTC Maps & Info |
Facts about Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB):
- Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,113 miles (17,885 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport", another name for LBB is "(former South Plains Army Airfield)".
- The airport opened in November 1937 as South Plains Airport.
- It is in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which called it a primary commercial service airport.Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 562,241 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 534,818 in 2009 and 508,858 in 2010.
- The closest airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) is Hale County Airport (PVW), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) N of LBB.
Facts about Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC):
- The closest airport to Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) is Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) SW of CTC.
- Felipe Varela was a militar born in Catamarca in 1821 who fought in the Paraguayan War and died in Ñantoco, Chile in 1870.
- In addition to being known as "Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport", another name for CTC is "Aeropuerto Coronel Felipe Varela".
- The furthest airport from Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) is Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC), which is nearly antipodal to Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (meaning Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yichun Mingyueshan Airport), and is located 12,382 miles (19,927 kilometers) away in Yichun, Jiangxi, China.
- Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport is an airport in Catamarca Province, Argentina serving the city of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.42 miles (57.01 km) N | Hale County Airport (PVW) | Plainview, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 89.23 miles (143.60 km) NW | Clovis Municipal Airport (CVN) | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | |
| 3 | 99.32 miles (159.83 km) WNW | Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS) | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | |
| 4 | 101.37 miles (163.14 km) S | Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS) | Big Spring, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 102.61 miles (165.14 km) ENE | Childress Municipal Airport (CDS) | Childress, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 104.08 miles (167.50 km) N | Tradewind Airport (TDW) | Amarillo, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 105.21 miles (169.32 km) SW | Lea County Regional Airport (HOB) | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States | |
| 8 | 107.70 miles (173.32 km) N | Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA) | Amarillo, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 113.58 miles (182.80 km) S | Midland Airpark (MDD) | Midland, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 113.93 miles (183.36 km) SE | Avenger Field (SWW) | Sweetwater, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 120.96 miles (194.67 km) S | Midland International AirportMidland Army Airfield (MAF) | Midland, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 142.60 miles (229.50 km) SE | Dyess Air Force Base (DYS) | Abilene, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 142.83 miles (229.87 km) N | Hutchinson County Airport (BGD) | Borger, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 146.07 miles (235.08 km) NW | Tucumcari Municipal Airport (TCC) | Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States | |
| 15 | 148.49 miles (238.97 km) WNW | Fort Sumner Municipal Airport (FSU) | Fort Sumner, New Mexico, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,113.36 miles (17,885.18 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,884.16 miles (17,516.32 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,808.03 miles (17,393.80 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,794.84 miles (17,372.57 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,543.96 miles (16,968.82 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,472.98 miles (16,854.58 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,425.50 miles (16,778.17 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,365.46 miles (16,681.55 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,360.74 miles (16,673.96 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,339.93 miles (16,640.46 km) ESE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,336.80 miles (16,635.42 km) E | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,328.49 miles (16,622.06 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,308.54 miles (16,589.94 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,288.87 miles (16,558.30 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,286.69 miles (16,554.79 km) ESE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 83.40 miles (134.22 km) SW | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 2 | 105.66 miles (170.04 km) ENE | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| 3 | 127.35 miles (204.95 km) NNE | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 4 | 182.02 miles (292.94 km) SSE | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 5 | 209.20 miles (336.67 km) SSE | Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) | Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 6 | 234.41 miles (377.24 km) S | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 7 | 246.89 miles (397.32 km) ESE | Ceres Airport (CRR) | Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 8 | 259.55 miles (417.70 km) N | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 263.24 miles (423.64 km) SW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 292.27 miles (470.37 km) WNW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 11 | 293.49 miles (472.32 km) N | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 12 | 298.36 miles (480.16 km) WNW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 13 | 325.44 miles (523.74 km) S | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 14 | 336.18 miles (541.03 km) WNW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 340.89 miles (548.61 km) WSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,382.12 miles (19,927.03 km) N | Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC) | Yichun, Jiangxi, China | |
| 2 | 12,368.56 miles (19,905.22 km) ENE | Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX) | Changsha, Hunan, China | |
| 3 | 12,335.03 miles (19,851.26 km) W | Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN) | Nanchang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 4 | 12,324.91 miles (19,834.97 km) WNW | Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU) | Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 5 | 12,313.22 miles (19,816.16 km) NNW | Jinggangshan Airport (JGS) | Ji'an, Jiangxi, China | |
| 6 | 12,285.43 miles (19,771.43 km) N | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) | Wuhan, Hubei, China | |
| 7 | 12,283.74 miles (19,768.71 km) NE | Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY) | Hengyang, Hunan, China | |
| 8 | 12,277.16 miles (19,758.13 km) E | Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) | Changde, Hunan, China | |
| 9 | 12,268.53 miles (19,744.24 km) NE | Shashi Airport (SHS) | Jingzhou, Hubei, China | |
| 10 | 12,252.54 miles (19,718.50 km) WNW | Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (JDZ) | Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China | |
| 11 | 12,244.63 miles (19,705.78 km) N | Ganzhou Huangjin Airport (KOW) | Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China | |
| 12 | 12,222.12 miles (19,669.54 km) NE | Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) | Yichang, Hubei, China | |
| 13 | 12,219.53 miles (19,665.37 km) NW | Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG) | Anqing, Anhui, China | |
| 14 | 12,212.66 miles (19,654.32 km) NE | Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) | Yongzhou, Hunan, China | |
| 15 | 12,203.80 miles (19,640.07 km) E | Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China | |