Nonstop flight route between Belém, Pará, Brazil and Flores Island, Azores, Portugal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL), Belém, Pará, Brazil and Flores Airport (FLW), Flores Island, Azores, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,028 miles (or 4,874 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 Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport and Flores 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 Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport and Flores Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEL / SBBE |
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Location: | Belém, Pará, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°23'4"S by 48°28'44"W |
Area Served: | Belém |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BEL |
More Information: | BEL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FLW / LPFL |
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Location: | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°27'29"N by 31°7'55"W |
Area Served: | Santa Cruz das Flores |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Portugal |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 108 feet (33 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FLW |
More Information: | FLW Maps & Info |
Facts about Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL):
- Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport handled 3,283,527 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) is Ayawasi Airport (AYW), which is nearly antipodal to Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (meaning Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ayawasi Airport), and is located 12,246 miles (19,708 kilometers) away in Ayawasi, Indonesia.
- In addition to being known as "Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport", another name for BEL is "Aeroporto Internacional de Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro".
- The closest airport to Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) is Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP), which is located 205 miles (329 kilometers) WNW of BEL.
- Because of Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro 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.
- With the outbreak of World War II air bases and airports located on the Brazilian coast became immensely important in the support of transportation of aircraft, personnel and equipment across the South Atlantic Ocean to Sierra Leone in West Africa.
- Some of its facilities are shared with Belém Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.
- Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) has 2 runways.
- The airport is located 12 km from downtown Belém.
Facts about Flores Airport (FLW):
- The furthest airport from Flores Airport (FLW) is Flinders Island Airport (FLS), which is nearly antipodal to Flores Airport (meaning Flores Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flinders Island Airport), and is located 12,373 miles (19,912 kilometers) away in Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia.
- The closest airport to Flores Airport (FLW) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) N of FLW.
- Because of Flores Airport's relatively low elevation of 108 feet, planes can take off or land at Flores 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.
- Flores Airport is a regional airport on the island of Flores in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
- The first need for an airport/airfield on the island of Flores was recognized by the Marquis Francesco de Pinedo, colonel of the Italian Air Force, who was forced to land 200 km from the island of Flores, during his attempt to reach Newfoundland.
- Flores Airport handled 45,122 passengers last year.
- Flores Airport (FLW) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 11 January 2013, a tender was issued by ANA Aeroportos to improve the accessbility within the airport, with installation of lifts, escalators and mechanical walkways, to be installed within the intervening five years.
- In addition to being known as "Flores Airport", another name for FLW is "Aeroporto das Flores".