Nonstop flight route between Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil and North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barreirinhas Airport (BRB), Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil and North Las Vegas Airport (VGT), North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,359 miles (or 8,624 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 Barreirinhas Airport and North Las Vegas Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRB / SBRR |
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Location: | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°45'23"S by 42°48'20"W |
Area Served: | Barreirinhas |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BRB |
More Information: | BRB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VGT / KVGT |
Airport Name: | North Las Vegas Airport |
Location: | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°12'38"N by 115°11'39"W |
Area Served: | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Operator/Owner: | Clark County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2205 feet (672 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from VGT |
More Information: | VGT Maps & Info |
Facts about Barreirinhas Airport (BRB):
- The airport is located 1 km from downtown Barreirinhas.
- Because of Barreirinhas Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Barreirinhas 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.
- Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
- The closest airport to Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) E of BRB.
- In addition to being known as "Barreirinhas Airport", another name for BRB is "Aeroporto de Barreirinhas".
- The furthest airport from Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) is Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK), which is nearly antipodal to Barreirinhas Airport (meaning Barreirinhas Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Frans Kaisiepo Airport), and is located 12,154 miles (19,560 kilometers) away in Biak, Indonesia.
- A new runway is presently under construction.
Facts about North Las Vegas Airport (VGT):
- Known locally as Northtown, it is the second busiest airport in the Las Vegas metro area and the third busiest in Nevada.
- The closest airport to North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) is McCarran International Airport (LAS), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSE of VGT.
- North Las Vegas Airport covers an area of 920 acres at an elevation of 2,205 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,297 miles (18,180 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) has 3 runways.
- In 1968, Hughes Tool Company purchased the airport, then called North Las Vegas Air Terminal.
- Sky Rider Motel opens at the airport featuring a swimming pool shaped like an airplane.