Nonstop flight route between Shemya, Alaska, United States and San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro Province, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Eareckson Air Station (SYA), Shemya, Alaska, United States and San Carlos de Bariloche Airport (BRC), San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro Province, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,368 miles (or 15,077 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 Eareckson Air Station and San Carlos de Bariloche 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 Eareckson Air Station and San Carlos de Bariloche Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SYA / PASY |
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Location: | Shemya, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°42'43"N by 174°6'48"E |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 97 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SYA |
More Information: | SYA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRC / SAZS |
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Location: | San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro Province, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°9'3"S by 71°9'26"W |
Area Served: | San Carlos de Bariloche |
Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. |
Elevation: | 2776 feet (846 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BRC |
More Information: | BRC Maps & Info |
Facts about Eareckson Air Station (SYA):
- Because of Eareckson Air Station's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at Eareckson Air Station 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.
- Eareckson Air Station (SYA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Additional aircraft and personnel reductions occurred in 1945 and almost all air bases other than Alexi Point, Shemya and Davis in the Aleutians were reduced to caretaker status.
- The aerial photos taken on the raid showed the Japanese were building up forces in the area, transferring aircraft presumably from air bases on Hokkaido.
- In addition to being known as "Eareckson Air Station", other names for SYA include "Shemya Air Force Base", "Shemya Army Airfield" and " ".
- The closest airport to Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) WNW of SYA.
- The Korean War brought extensive use by the Military Air Transport Service for the logistical support of Korea and Japan.
- The base host squadron was re-designated the 5073rd Air Base Squadron on October 1962, and upgraded to a group on 15 October 1974 in recognition of the number and complexities of the tenant units it supported.
- With the successful completion of the Aleutian Campaign in August 1943, Eleventh Air Force came within striking distance of the Japanese Kurile Islands, the northernmost being 750 miles to the south-southwest of Shemya.
- The furthest airport from Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,668 miles (17,168 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
Facts about San Carlos de Bariloche Airport (BRC):
- The furthest airport from San Carlos de Bariloche Airport (BRC) is Baotou Airport (BAV), which is nearly antipodal to San Carlos de Bariloche Airport (meaning San Carlos de Bariloche Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Baotou Airport), and is located 12,364 miles (19,898 kilometers) away in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China.
- The closest airport to San Carlos de Bariloche Airport (BRC) is El Bolsón Airport (EHL), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) SSW of BRC.
- In addition to being known as "San Carlos de Bariloche Airport", another name for BRC is "Aeropuerto de San Carlos de Bariloche".
- San Carlos de Bariloche Airport (BRC) currently has only 1 runway.
- San Carlos de Bariloche Airport handled 834,765 passengers last year.