Nonstop flight route between Changde, Hunan, China and Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(28°55'8"N by 111°38'24"E)
Arrival Airport:
(3°46'32"S by 38°31'55"W)
Distance from CGD to FOR:
9,821.13 miles (15,805.54 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD), Changde, Hunan, China and Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR), Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,821 miles (or 15,806 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 Changde Taohuayuan Airport and Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International 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: | CGD / ZGCD |
| Airport Name: | Changde Taohuayuan Airport |
| Location: | Changde, Hunan, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°55'8"N by 111°38'24"E |
| Area Served: | Changde |
| View all routes: | Routes from CGD |
| More Information: | CGD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FOR / SBFZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°46'32"S by 38°31'55"W |
| Area Served: | Fortaleza |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FOR |
| More Information: | FOR Maps & Info |
Facts about Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD):
- The furthest airport from Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) is Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ), which is nearly antipodal to Changde Taohuayuan Airport (meaning Changde Taohuayuan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport), and is located 12,337 miles (19,855 kilometers) away in La Rioja, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) is Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG), which is located 73 miles (118 kilometers) W of CGD.
Facts about Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR):
- Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) is Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF), which is located 127 miles (204 kilometers) SE of FOR.
- In addition to being known as "Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport", another name for FOR is "Aeroporto Internacional Pinto Martins – Fortaleza".
- Because of Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International 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 airport has its origins on a runway built in the 1930s and which was used by the Ceará Flying School until 2000.
- On August 31, 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL525 million investiment plan to up-grade Pinto Martins International Airport focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Brazil, Fortaleza being one of the venue cities.
- Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport is the airport serving Fortaleza, Brazil.
- The furthest airport from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) is Batom Airport (BXM), which is located 11,999 miles (19,310 kilometers) away in Batom, Indonesia.
- Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport handled 5,952,629 passengers last year.
- In 2012 the airport was ranked 8th in terms of cargo handled in Brazil, placing it amongst the busiest airports in the country.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 73.42 miles (118.16 km) W | Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China |     |
| 2 | 104.29 miles (167.84 km) NNE | Shashi Airport (SHS) | Jingzhou, Hubei, China | |
| 3 | 108.14 miles (174.03 km) ESE | Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX) | Changsha, Hunan, China | |
| 4 | 113.55 miles (182.74 km) N | Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) | Yichang, Hubei, China | |
| 5 | 151.63 miles (244.03 km) SSE | Hengyang Bajialing Airport (HNY) | Hengyang, Hunan, China | |
| 6 | 156.15 miles (251.30 km) SW | Zhijiang Airport (HJJ) | Zhijiang, Hubei, China | |
| 7 | 158.72 miles (255.43 km) WSW | Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN) | Tongren, Guizhou, China | |
| 8 | 161.64 miles (260.14 km) NW | Enshi Xujiaping Airport (ENH) | Enshi, Hubei, China | |
| 9 | 174.47 miles (280.78 km) WNW | Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ) | Qianjiang, Chongqing, China | |
| 10 | 177.81 miles (286.15 km) S | Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) | Yongzhou, Hunan, China | |
| 11 | 179.59 miles (289.02 km) ESE | Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC) | Yichun, Jiangxi, China | |
| 12 | 200.69 miles (322.98 km) NE | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) | Wuhan, Hubei, China | |
| 13 | 203.01 miles (326.72 km) NNW | Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG) | Shennongjia, Hubei, China | |
| 14 | 226.58 miles (364.64 km) N | Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN) | Xiangfan, Hubei, China | |
| 15 | 231.97 miles (373.32 km) NW | Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport (WXN) | Wanzhou, Chongqing, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,337.15 miles (19,854.67 km) WSW | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,277.16 miles (19,758.13 km) W | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,268.78 miles (19,744.64 km) SE | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,252.55 miles (19,718.52 km) ESE | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,250.00 miles (19,714.41 km) S | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,237.14 miles (19,693.71 km) SSE | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 7 | 12,211.28 miles (19,652.10 km) SE | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 12,191.58 miles (19,620.40 km) SW | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,177.11 miles (19,597.11 km) WSW | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,166.08 miles (19,579.36 km) WSW | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,165.24 miles (19,578.00 km) S | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,153.33 miles (19,558.83 km) SW | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,138.74 miles (19,535.36 km) SW | Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) | Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,113.23 miles (19,494.30 km) SSW | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,103.99 miles (19,479.44 km) SSW | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 126.99 miles (204.37 km) SE | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 2 | 228.83 miles (368.26 km) WNW | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 3 | 269.80 miles (434.20 km) ESE | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 4 | 301.90 miles (485.85 km) SE | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 5 | 303.09 miles (487.78 km) WNW | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 6 | 308.71 miles (496.82 km) WSW | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 7 | 339.04 miles (545.64 km) SE | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 8 | 389.68 miles (627.13 km) SE | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 9 | 401.97 miles (646.90 km) WNW | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 10 | 411.50 miles (662.24 km) SSW | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 11 | 420.84 miles (677.27 km) E | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 12 | 439.22 miles (706.86 km) SSE | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 13 | 508.04 miles (817.61 km) SSE | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 14 | 595.16 miles (957.82 km) SSW | Barra Airport (BQQ) | Barra, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 15 | 626.52 miles (1,008.28 km) WSW | Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport (IMP) | Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,998.75 miles (19,310.08 km) NNE | Batom Airport (BXM) | Batom, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 11,992.97 miles (19,300.77 km) N | Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) | Jayapura, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 11,990.26 miles (19,296.40 km) NNE | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 4 | 11,978.22 miles (19,277.03 km) NNE | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 5 | 11,950.34 miles (19,232.16 km) N | Tadji Airport (TAJ) | Aitape, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 11,933.04 miles (19,204.31 km) NNE | Dabra Airport (DRH) | Dabra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,932.09 miles (19,202.79 km) NE | Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) | Biak, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,899.97 miles (19,151.10 km) ENE | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 9 | 11,886.95 miles (19,130.14 km) SSE | Apalapsili Airport (AAS) | Apalapsili, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,883.77 miles (19,125.02 km) NNE | Bokondini Airport (BUI) | Bokondini, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,876.93 miles (19,114.03 km) NE | Kornasoren Airport (FOO) | Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,860.71 miles (19,087.91 km) NW | Momote Airport (MAS) | Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 11,856.47 miles (19,081.08 km) S | Frieda River Airport (FAQ) | Frieda River, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 11,831.47 miles (19,040.86 km) ENE | Rendani Airport (MKW) | Manokwari, Irian Jaya, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,802.34 miles (18,993.98 km) NE | Anggi Airport (AGD) | Anggi, Indonesia | |