Nonstop flight route between Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas, United States and Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT), Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas, United States and Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB), Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,872 miles (or 7,840 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 Jack Brooks Regional Airport and Lauro Kurtz 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 Jack Brooks Regional Airport and Lauro Kurtz Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BPT / KBPT |
Airport Name: | Jack Brooks Regional Airport |
Location: | Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°57'2"N by 94°1'14"W |
Area Served: | Beaumont / Port Arthur, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | Jefferson County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BPT |
More Information: | BPT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PFB / SBPF |
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Location: | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°14'43"S by 52°19'42"W |
Area Served: | Passo Fundo |
Operator/Owner: | DAP |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2376 feet (724 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PFB |
More Information: | PFB Maps & Info |
Facts about Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT):
- Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT) has 2 runways.
- The airport was served by United Express until July 1, 2012.Colgan Air operated the United Express service with Saab 340 turboprop flights to Houston before this service was suspended.
- On May 20, 1983, a tornado struck the airport, destroying a Short 330 commuter turboprop aircraft operated by Metro Airlines.
- Because of Jack Brooks Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Jack Brooks Regional 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.
- The closest airport to Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT) is Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) NW of BPT.
- The furthest airport from Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,026 miles (17,745 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
Facts about Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB):
- It is operated by DAP.
- Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) is Erechim Airport (ERM), which is located 41 miles (65 kilometers) N of PFB.
- The airport is located 8 km from downtown Passo Fundo.
- In addition to being known as "Lauro Kurtz Airport", another name for PFB is "Aeroporto Lauro Kurtz".
- The furthest airport from Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) is Iejima Airport (IEJ), which is nearly antipodal to Lauro Kurtz Airport (meaning Lauro Kurtz Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Iejima Airport), and is located 12,331 miles (19,845 kilometers) away in Iejima, Japan.