Nonstop flight route between Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Barreiras Airport (BRA), Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil and General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field (MKE), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,667 miles (or 7,511 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 Barreiras Airport and General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field, 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 Barreiras Airport and General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Barreiras Airport (BRA):

• The closest airport to Barreiras Airport (BRA) is Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ), which is located 135 miles (218 kilometers) SE of BRA.
• The furthest airport from Barreiras Airport (BRA) is Yap International Airport (YAP), which is nearly antipodal to Barreiras Airport (meaning Barreiras Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yap International Airport), and is located 12,161 miles (19,572 kilometers) away in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
• In addition to being known as "Barreiras Airport", another name for BRA is "Aeroporto de Barreiras".
• Barreiras Airport (BRA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is located 14 km from downtown Barreiras.

Facts about General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field (MKE):

• It is named after United States Army Air Service General Billy Mitchell, who was raised in Milwaukee and is often regarded as the father of the United States Air Force.
• Because of General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field's relatively low elevation of 723 feet, planes can take off or land at General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field 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.
• American Airlines – C10,C12
• The closest airport to General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field (MKE) is Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport (MWC), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) NNW of MKE.
• General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field handled 9,848,377 passengers last year.
• Frontier Airlines – D39,D41
• The original airfield was established in 1920 as Hamilton Airport by local business owner and aviator Thomas Hamilton.
• General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field (MKE) has 5 runways.
• Airports Council International reported that during the 2nd Quarter 2010, Mitchell was the third fastest-growing airport in the world, exceeded only by airports in Istanbul, Turkey and Moscow, Russia.
• Delta Airlines – D43-D49
• The furthest airport from General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field (MKE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,051 miles (17,785 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Construction to provide this runway safety area began at the end of the summer of 2009.
• US Airways – D52,D56