World Tour 027-Ushuaia to Bahía Blanca – Chile-Argentina

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This stage will mark the southernmost point of the world tour before heading north along Argentina’s South Atlantic coast. The mountains and glaciers of western Patagonia give way to the flat landscape of the east, as you journey through coastal national parks, marine and biosphere reserves, and an area popular for viewing sea life including whales, orcas, seals and penguins, on the way to the coastal city of Bahía Blanca

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Total Legs: 29 Total Distance: 1424 Total Time(125kts): 11 hours 23 minutes

Leg 1

Flying from SAWH

Leg Distance: 23.81 Approximate time at 125kts: 11 minutes.

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SAWH(SAWH) to Canal Beagle(POI1)

Distance: 16.07NM Bearing: 88° 8 minutes

After takeoff, head east along the Beagle Channel for the short flight to Zañartu Airport

Canal Beagle(POI1) to SCGZ(SCGZ)

Distance: 7.74NM Bearing: 99° 4 minutes

The airport is on the south (Chilean) side of the channel, just west of the town of Puerto Williams

Leg 2

Flying from SCGZ

Leg Distance: 44.28 Approximate time at 125kts: 21 minutes.

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SCGZ(SCGZ) to Fogones Almanza(POI2)

Distance: 6.21NM Bearing: 36° 3 minutes

After takeoff, head northeast across the channel back into Argentina

Fogones Almanza(POI2) to Lago Fagnano(POI3)

Distance: 17.25NM Bearing: 358° 8 minutes

Fly north over the mountains to Lake Fagnano

Lago Fagnano(POI3) to Cerro Shelnosh(POI4)

Distance: 14.93NM Bearing: 308° 7 minutes

Fly northwest to the group of hills in between the two lakes

Cerro Shelnosh(POI4) to Z00T(Z00T)

Distance: 5.89NM Bearing: 288° 3 minutes

Los Cerros airstrip is a mile northwest of the lake

Leg 3

Flying from Z00T

Leg Distance: 34.94 Approximate time at 125kts: 17 minutes.

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Z00T(Z00T) to Rio Grande(POI5)

Distance: 29.54NM Bearing: 359° 14 minutes

Head north all the way to the Atlantic Coast, and the city of Rio Grande

Rio Grande(POI5) to SAWE(SAWE)

Distance: 5.4NM Bearing: 324° 3 minutes

The airport is on the western side of the city

Leg 4

Flying from SAWE

Leg Distance: 45.57 Approximate time at 125kts: 22 minutes.

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SAWE(SAWE) to RN3(POI6)

Distance: 19.8NM Bearing: 315° 10 minutes

Follow the coast northwest along with National Highway 3

RN3(POI6) to Bahia San Sebastian(POI7)

Distance: 18.34NM Bearing: 300° 9 minutes

Follow the highway northwest as it cuts across land to San Sebastian Bay

Bahia San Sebastian(POI7) to SCSS(SCSS)

Distance: 7.43NM Bearing: 254° 4 minutes

When the highway meets the bay, head west to the small airport which sits on the north side of the road

Leg 5

Flying from SCSS

Leg Distance: 45.9 Approximate time at 125kts: 22 minutes.

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SCSS(SCSS) to Rio Side(POI8)

Distance: 32.74NM Bearing: 302° 16 minutes

Fly northwest over the flat land until you reach a shallow river valley

Rio Side(POI8) to Cerro Sombrero(POI9)

Distance: 10.08NM Bearing: 355° 5 minutes

Follow the river north to the small town of Cerro Sombrero

Cerro Sombrero(POI9) to SCSB(SCSB)

Distance: 3.08NM Bearing: 314° 1 minutes

The dirt airstrip is just northwest of the town

Leg 6

Flying from SCSB

Leg Distance: 38.35 Approximate time at 125kts: 18 minutes.

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SCSB(SCSB) to Estrecho de Magallanes(POI10)

Distance: 17.03NM Bearing: 338° 8 minutes

Fly to the north end of the peninsula at the Strait of Magellan

Estrecho de Magallanes(POI10) to Estrecho de Magallanes(POI11)

Distance: 12.76NM Bearing: 357° 6 minutes

Cross the strait north

Estrecho de Magallanes(POI11) to SAKY(SAKY)

Distance: 8.56NM Bearing: 315° 4 minutes

Once you cross the strait, head northwest to the small airfield on the right side of the road

Leg 7

Flying from SAKY

Leg Distance: 30.28 Approximate time at 125kts: 15 minutes.

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SAKY(SAKY) to RN3(POI12)

Distance: 12.45NM Bearing: 346° 6 minutes

After takeoff, follow the highway north

RN3(POI12) to SARJ(SARJ)

Distance: 17.83NM Bearing: 22° 9 minutes

Continue along the highway northeast to the town of Rio Gallegos. The airport is on the left side of the highway just before you reach the town

Leg 8

Flying from SARJ

Leg Distance: 33.82 Approximate time at 125kts: 16 minutes.

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SARJ(SARJ) to Rio Gallegos(POI13)

Distance: 5.19NM Bearing: 351° 2 minutes

Head north over the town to the Gallegos River

Rio Gallegos(POI13) to RN3(POI14)

Distance: 17.73NM Bearing: 314° 9 minutes

Head northwest over the river and between the large dry lakes to the north before meeting back up with Highway 3 heading north

RN3(POI14) to SAXW(SAXW)

Distance: 10.9NM Bearing: 359° 5 minutes

Follow the highway north to the small airfield on the south side of the Coyle River, a mile east of the highway

Leg 9

Flying from SAXW

Leg Distance: 76.72 Approximate time at 125kts: 37 minutes.

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SAXW(SAXW) to Rio Coyle(POI15)

Distance: 19.67NM Bearing: 32° 9 minutes

After takeoff, fly northeast to the mouth of the Coyle River

Rio Coyle(POI15) to Parque Nacional Monte Leon(POI16)

Distance: 35.15NM Bearing: 5° 17 minutes

Follow the coast north to the small peninsula which lies in the Monte León National Park

Parque Nacional Monte Leon(POI16) to RN3(POI17)

Distance: 12.5NM Bearing: 350° 6 minutes

Head north over the hills to meet the highway

RN3(POI17) to SA33(SA33)

Distance: 9.4NM Bearing: 338° 5 minutes

Follow the highway north over the Santa Cruz River. The airport is on the western side of the bridge

Leg 10

Flying from SA33

Leg Distance: 65.96 Approximate time at 125kts: 32 minutes.

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SA33(SA33) to Rio Santa Cruz(POI18)

Distance: 15.12NM Bearing: 71° 7 minutes

After takeoff, head east along the Santa Cruz River

Rio Santa Cruz(POI18) to RN3(POI19)

Distance: 10.41NM Bearing: 1° 5 minutes

At the river junction, head north to meet the highway

RN3(POI19) to Bahia San Julian(POI20)

Distance: 35.82NM Bearing: 40° 17 minutes

Follow the highway northeast

Bahia San Julian(POI20) to SAWJ(SAWJ)

Distance: 4.61NM Bearing: 6° 2 minutes

Keep following the highway north towards the town of Puerto San Julian, the airport will be on the left side of the road

Leg 11

Flying from SAWJ

Leg Distance: 81.05 Approximate time at 125kts: 39 minutes.

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SAWJ(SAWJ) to Cerro Redondo(POI21)

Distance: 24.41NM Bearing: 23° 12 minutes

Fly northeast to the coast

Cerro Redondo(POI21) to Bahia Laura(POI22)

Distance: 53.28NM Bearing: 42° 26 minutes

Follow the coast northeast to the curved Natural Reserve of Laura Bay

Bahia Laura(POI22) to SAPK(SAPK)

Distance: 3.36NM Bearing: 34° 2 minutes

The dirt airfield is on the north side of the bay

Leg 12

Flying from SAPK

Leg Distance: 44.66 Approximate time at 125kts: 21 minutes.

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SAPK(SAPK) to Bahia de los Nodales(POI23)

Distance: 30.31NM Bearing: 39° 15 minutes

Continue northeast along the coast to Nodales Bay. This area of the coast is also a marine reserve with a large variety of wildlife

Bahia de los Nodales(POI23) to SAWD(SAWD)

Distance: 14.35NM Bearing: 351° 7 minutes

Head north to Puerto Deseado, with the airport on the northern edge of the town

Leg 13

Flying from SAWD

Leg Distance: 51.29 Approximate time at 125kts: 25 minutes.

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SAWD(SAWD) to RN281(POI24)

Distance: 8.52NM Bearing: 310° 4 minutes

After takeoff head northwest to the highway

RN281(POI24) to RN281(POI25)

Distance: 30.92NM Bearing: 290° 15 minutes

Follow the 30 mile straight of the highway west

RN281(POI25) to SA61(SA61)

Distance: 11.85NM Bearing: 2° 6 minutes

At the turn in the highway there is a junction with a smaller road – follow it north to the small airstrip north of the dry lake

Leg 14

Flying from SA61

Leg Distance: 58.89 Approximate time at 125kts: 28 minutes.

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SA61(SA61) to Bahia Mazarredo(POI26)

Distance: 10.54NM Bearing: 352° 5 minutes

Fly north to the coast

Bahia Mazarredo(POI26) to Bahia Langara(POI27)

Distance: 29.15NM Bearing: 312° 14 minutes

Follow the coast northwest. Much of this stretch of coast is part of the Barco Hundido Provincial Reserve

Bahia Langara(POI27) to RN3(POI28)

Distance: 14.96NM Bearing: 305° 7 minutes

Continue northwest along the coast.

RN3(POI28) to CDS(CDS)

Distance: 4.24NM Bearing: 244° 2 minutes

A few miles south of the city of Caleta Olivia, turn inland and follow the road to the airport

Leg 15

Flying from CDS

Leg Distance: 47.04 Approximate time at 125kts: 23 minutes.

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CDS(CDS) to Bahia del Fondo(POI29)

Distance: 29.04NM Bearing: 349° 14 minutes

After takeoff, head north past the city and continue north along the coast

Bahia del Fondo(POI29) to Comodoro Rivadavia(POI30)

Distance: 13.42NM Bearing: 23° 6 minutes

Follow the coast northeast to the important regional city of Comodoro Rivadavia. You will also pass the General San Martin motor racing circuit along the way

Comodoro Rivadavia(POI30) to SAVC(SAVC)

Distance: 4.58NM Bearing: 356° 2 minutes

The city's airport lies a few miles to the north

Leg 16

Flying from SAVC

Leg Distance: 58.53 Approximate time at 125kts: 28 minutes.

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SAVC(SAVC) to Cerro Cono(POI31)

Distance: 37.95NM Bearing: 30° 18 minutes

Follow the coast northeast

Cerro Cono(POI31) to Caleta Malaspina(POI32)

Distance: 16.8NM Bearing: 61° 8 minutes

Continue northeast along the coast

Caleta Malaspina(POI32) to SA1U(SA1U)

Distance: 3.78NM Bearing: 84° 2 minutes

Head east to the dirt airstrip on the Gravina Peninsula

Leg 17

Flying from SA1U

Leg Distance: 60.23 Approximate time at 125kts: 29 minutes.

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SA1U(SA1U) to Punta Tafor(POI33)

Distance: 10.63NM Bearing: 52° 5 minutes

Fly northeast across Bustamante Bay, part of another large marine reserve

Punta Tafor(POI33) to Bahia Bustamante(POI34)

Distance: 9.36NM Bearing: 66° 4 minutes

Continue northeast across the bay to the small river mouth

Bahia Bustamante(POI34) to Camarones(POI35)

Distance: 19.68NM Bearing: 48° 9 minutes

Fly northeast over the peninsula to the small coastal town of Camerones

Camarones(POI35) to Punta Fabian(POI36)

Distance: 10.68NM Bearing: 29° 5 minutes

Continue northeast along the coast

Punta Fabian(POI36) to SAKG(SAKG)

Distance: 9.88NM Bearing: 60° 5 minutes

Keep flying northeast along the coast to the dirt airfield at Punta Roja

Leg 18

Flying from SAKG

Leg Distance: 83.6 Approximate time at 125kts: 40 minutes.

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SAKG(SAKG) to Cabo Raso(POI37)

Distance: 14.07NM Bearing: 21° 7 minutes

After takeoff, head northeast along the coast

Cabo Raso(POI37) to Punta Tombo(POI38)

Distance: 19.15NM Bearing: 1° 9 minutes

Head north to the small peninsula of Punta Tombo, a nature reserve home to the largest colony of Magellanic Penguins in Argentina

Punta Tombo(POI38) to Bahia Janssen(POI39)

Distance: 24.75NM Bearing: 347° 12 minutes

Continue north along the coast

Bahia Janssen(POI39) to SAVT(SAVT)

Distance: 25.63NM Bearing: 3° 12 minutes

Head north to the town of Trelew which sits about 10 miles from the coast. The airport is north of the town

Leg 19

Flying from SAVT

Leg Distance: 44.97 Approximate time at 125kts: 22 minutes.

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SAVT(SAVT) to Bahia Engano(POI40)

Distance: 15.92NM Bearing: 89° 8 minutes

Head east to the coast of Engano Bay

Bahia Engano(POI40) to Punta Ninfas(POI41)

Distance: 26.95NM Bearing: 62° 13 minutes

Fly northeast along the coast

Punta Ninfas(POI41) to SA1N(SA1N)

Distance: 2.1NM Bearing: 6° 1 minutes

Head north to the airfield which sits in the middle of the peninsula

Leg 20

Flying from SA1N

Leg Distance: 34.14 Approximate time at 125kts: 16 minutes.

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SA1N(SA1N) to Morro Nuevo(POI42)

Distance: 11.48NM Bearing: 58° 6 minutes

Head northeast across the gulf to the Valdes Peninsula

Morro Nuevo(POI42) to Pico Lobo(POI43)

Distance: 17.86NM Bearing: 77° 9 minutes

Head east along the coast of the peninsula, which is a UNESCO world heritage site. The large salt lake to the north is one of the lowest points in Argentina at 40m below sea level

Pico Lobo(POI43) to SAPO(SAPO)

Distance: 4.8NM Bearing: 55° 2 minutes

Continue northeast along the coast to the dirt airfield at Punta Delgada

Leg 21

Flying from SAPO

Leg Distance: 18.95 Approximate time at 125kts: 9 minutes.

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SAPO(SAPO) to Valdes Peninsula Natural Reserve(POI44)

Distance: 9.67NM Bearing: 15° 5 minutes

Fly north along the coast. This is also an area where killer whales beach themselves to catch seals

Valdes Peninsula Natural Reserve(POI44) to SAPM(SAPM)

Distance: 9.28NM Bearing: 352° 4 minutes

Continue north to the airfield, which sits near a road intersection just west of the narrow band of land

Leg 22

Flying from SAPM

Leg Distance: 30.53 Approximate time at 125kts: 15 minutes.

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SAPM(SAPM) to El Salitral(POI45)

Distance: 14.31NM Bearing: 271° 7 minutes

Head west after takeoff, to the southern edge of the large salt lake

El Salitral(POI45) to Puerto Piramides(POI46)

Distance: 12.66NM Bearing: 241° 6 minutes

Turn southwest and head for the only town on the peninsula, Puerto Piramides

Puerto Piramides(POI46) to SAPT(SAPT)

Distance: 3.56NM Bearing: 273° 2 minutes

The dirt airstrip is just north of the town near the road intersection

Leg 23

Flying from SAPT

Leg Distance: 58.84 Approximate time at 125kts: 28 minutes.

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SAPT(SAPT) to Golfo San Jose(POI47)

Distance: 28.95NM Bearing: 314° 14 minutes

Head northwest over San Jose Gulf to the coast of the larger San Matias Gulf

Golfo San Jose(POI47) to Golfo San Matias(POI48)

Distance: 18.14NM Bearing: 306° 9 minutes

Continue along the coast northwest

Golfo San Matias(POI48) to SATT(SATT)

Distance: 11.75NM Bearing: 357° 6 minutes

Follow the coast north to the airport at Dorada Bay

Leg 24

Flying from SATT

Leg Distance: 67.1 Approximate time at 125kts: 32 minutes.

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SATT(SATT) to Islote Lobos National Park(POI49)

Distance: 24.15NM Bearing: 3° 12 minutes

Continue north along the coast to Argentina's newest national park, Islote Lobos

Islote Lobos National Park(POI49) to Golfo San Matias(POI50)

Distance: 25.06NM Bearing: 346° 12 minutes

Follow the coast of the bay north

Golfo San Matias(POI50) to SAVN(SAVN)

Distance: 17.89NM Bearing: 20° 9 minutes

Continue along the coast past the town of Las Grutas, to the airport just north of the town

Leg 25

Flying from SAVN

Leg Distance: 41.31 Approximate time at 125kts: 20 minutes.

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SAVN(SAVN) to Bahia Ballenas(POI51)

Distance: 14.15NM Bearing: 108° 7 minutes

After takeoff, head east over the bay and continue along the coast

Bahia Ballenas(POI51) to SA92(SA92)

Distance: 27.16NM Bearing: 111° 13 minutes

Keep following the coast east to the coastal inlet at Caleta de Los Loros. The large landing area is just west of the inlet

Leg 26

Flying from SA92

Leg Distance: 56.03 Approximate time at 125kts: 27 minutes.

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SA92(SA92) to Laguna Buey Muerto(POI52)

Distance: 42.57NM Bearing: 93° 20 minutes

Head east over the area of sand dunes before eventually meeting up with Provincial Highway 51

Laguna Buey Muerto(POI52) to SAVV(SAVV)

Distance: 13.46NM Bearing: 56° 6 minutes

Follow the highway northeast to the airport just south of the town of Viedma

Leg 27

Flying from SAVV

Leg Distance: 45.11 Approximate time at 125kts: 22 minutes.

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SAVV(SAVV) to Viedma(POI53)

Distance: 4.67NM Bearing: 13° 2 minutes

Head to the north of the town to meet with National Highway 3

Viedma(POI53) to RN3(POI54)

Distance: 6.58NM Bearing: 49° 3 minutes

Follow the highway northeast away from the town

RN3(POI54) to RN3(POI55)

Distance: 24.79NM Bearing: 14° 12 minutes

Continue north along the highway

RN3(POI55) to SAFD(SAFD)

Distance: 9.07NM Bearing: 49° 4 minutes

Follow the highway northeast where it will point you to the small airport south of the town of Stroeder

Leg 28

Flying from SAFD

Leg Distance: 45.72 Approximate time at 125kts: 22 minutes.

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SAFD(SAFD) to Villalonga(POI56)

Distance: 31.34NM Bearing: 3° 15 minutes

After takeoff, follow the disused railway line north

Villalonga(POI56) to Pedro Luro(POI57)

Distance: 10.98NM Bearing: 347° 5 minutes

The line will turn northwest to the town of Pedro Luro

Pedro Luro(POI57) to SANK(SANK)

Distance: 3.4NM Bearing: 8° 2 minutes

The airport is a couple of miles north of the town

Leg 29

Flying from SANK

Leg Distance: 56.26 Approximate time at 125kts: 27 minutes.

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SANK(SANK) to Bahia Blanca(POI58)

Distance: 39.07NM Bearing: 17° 19 minutes

Follow the highway (or railway) north to the tidal flats of Bahia Blanca

Bahia Blanca(POI58) to Bahia Blanca(POI59)

Distance: 11.93NM Bearing: 62° 6 minutes

Fly northeast across the bay to the city of Bahia Blanca, known as the gateway to Patagonia

Bahia Blanca(POI59) to SAZB(SAZB)

Distance: 5.26NM Bearing: 102° 3 minutes

The airport is just east of the city, and ends this stage of the journey

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