Nonstop flight route between Hampton, Virginia, United States and Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Langley Field (LFI), Hampton, Virginia, United States and Tacuarembó Airport (TAW), Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,936 miles (or 7,943 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 Langley Field and Tacuarembó 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 Langley Field and Tacuarembó Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Langley Field (LFI):

• In January 1976 the 1st Tactical Fighter Wing was transferred to Langley from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida with the mission of maintaining combat capability for rapid global deployment to conduct air superiority operations.
• The furthest airport from Langley Field (LFI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,757 miles (18,921 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• At the outbreak of World War II Langley took on a new mission, to develop special detector equipment used in antisubmarine warfare.
• The closest airport to Langley Field (LFI) is Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WNW of LFI.
• Because of the possibility of crashes of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors stationed at the base, the city of Hampton is attempting to buy up privately owned property via eminent domain to create a safety buffer zone around the base.
• Langley is also home to the F-22 Raptor Demo Team.
• General Headquarters, Air Force

Facts about Tacuarembó Airport (TAW):

• The furthest airport from Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) is Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), which is nearly antipodal to Tacuarembó Airport (meaning Tacuarembó Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Shanghai Pudong International Airport), and is located 12,297 miles (19,790 kilometers) away in Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
• In addition to being known as "Tacuarembó Airport", another name for TAW is "Aeropuerto de Tacuarembó".
• The closest airport to Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) is Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) NNE of TAW.
• Because of Tacuarembó Airport's relatively low elevation of 440 feet, planes can take off or land at Tacuarembó 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.