Nonstop flight route between Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil and Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barreiras Airport (BRA), Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil and Port Stanley Airport (PSY), Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,828 miles (or 4,552 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 Port Stanley 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 Barreiras Airport and Port Stanley Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRA / SNBR |
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Location: | Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°4'45"S by 45°0'33"W |
Area Served: | Barreiras |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2447 feet (746 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BRA |
More Information: | BRA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PSY / SFAL |
Airport Name: | Port Stanley Airport |
Location: | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°41'8"S by 57°46'39"W |
Operator/Owner: | Falkland Islands Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PSY |
More Information: | PSY Maps & Info |
Facts about Barreiras Airport (BRA):
- The government of the State of Bahia has already contracted services for renovating and enlarging the passenger terminal and extending the runway to 2,300 x 45 m.
- Barreiras Airport (BRA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Barreiras Airport", another name for BRA is "Aeroporto de Barreiras".
- 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.
- The closest airport to Barreiras Airport (BRA) is Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ), which is located 135 miles (218 kilometers) SE of BRA.
Facts about Port Stanley Airport (PSY):
- Because of Port Stanley Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Stanley 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.
- In 1973, the United Kingdom signed a Communications Agreement with Argentina to fund an airstrip on the islands.
- The closest airport to Port Stanley Airport (PSY) is RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) WSW of PSY.
- In 1985, RAF Mount Pleasant opened and in April 1986 Port Stanley Airport returned to civilian use.
- Port Stanley Airport (PSY) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Port Stanley Airport (PSY) is Mohe Gulian Airport (OHE), which is nearly antipodal to Port Stanley Airport (meaning Port Stanley Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mohe Gulian Airport), and is located 12,351 miles (19,877 kilometers) away in Mohe, Heilongjiang, China.