Nonstop flight route between Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil and Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bacacheri Airport (BFH), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil and United States Air Force Academy (AFF), Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,716 miles (or 9,199 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 Bacacheri Airport and United States Air Force Academy, 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 Bacacheri Airport and United States Air Force Academy. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFH / SBBI |
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Location: | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°24'11"S by 49°14'0"W |
Area Served: | Curitiba |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3057 feet (932 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BFH |
More Information: | BFH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AFF / KAFF |
Airport Name: | United States Air Force Academy |
Location: | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°59'25"N by 104°51'29"W |
View all routes: | Routes from AFF |
More Information: | AFF Maps & Info |
Facts about Bacacheri Airport (BFH):
- The Brazilian Integrated Air Traffic Control and Air Defense Center section 2 is located in the vicinity of the airport.
- Bacacheri Airport (BFH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Bacacheri Airport handled 90,360 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Bacacheri Airport (BFH) is Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) SSE of BFH.
- The furthest airport from Bacacheri Airport (BFH) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Bacacheri Airport (meaning Bacacheri Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- It is operated by Infraero.
- In addition to being known as "Bacacheri Airport", another name for BFH is "Aeroporto do Bacacheri".
Facts about United States Air Force Academy (AFF):
- The closest airport to United States Air Force Academy (AFF) is City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) SSE of AFF.
- The furthest airport from United States Air Force Academy (AFF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,934 miles (17,596 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Cadets are considered the "guardians and stewards" of the Code.
- Prior to the Academy's establishment, air power advocates had been pushing for a separate air force academy for decades.
- Many displays around the Cadet Area commemorate heroes and air power pioneers, and serve as an inspiration to cadets.
- The buildings in the Cadet Area were designed in a distinct, modernist style, and make extensive use of aluminum on building exteriors, suggesting the outer skin of aircraft or spacecraft.
- The Vietnam War was the first war in which Academy graduates fought and died.