Nonstop flight route between Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Ningbo, Zhejiang, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between João Batista Bos Filho Airport (IJU), Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB), Ningbo, Zhejiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,136 miles (or 19,531 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 João Batista Bos Filho Airport and Ningbo Lishe International 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 João Batista Bos Filho Airport and Ningbo Lishe International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between IJU and NGB makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between João Batista Bos Filho Airport and Ningbo Lishe International Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between IJU and NGB are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Ningbo, Zhejiang, China by taking some connecting flights!

Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between IJU and NGB!

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Facts about João Batista Bos Filho Airport (IJU):

• João Batista Bos Filho Airport (IJU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to João Batista Bos Filho Airport (IJU) is Sepé Tiaraju Airport (GEL), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) WNW of IJU.
• It is operated by DAP.
• The airport is located 8 km from downtown Ijuí.
• João Batista Bos Filho Airport is the airport serving Ijuí, Brazil.
• The furthest airport from João Batista Bos Filho Airport (IJU) is Aguni Airport (AGJ), which is nearly antipodal to João Batista Bos Filho Airport (meaning João Batista Bos Filho Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aguni Airport), and is located 12,297 miles (19,790 kilometers) away in Aguni, Japan.
• Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
• In addition to being known as "João Batista Bos Filho Airport", another name for IJU is "Aeroporto João Batista Bos Filho".

Facts about Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB):

• The closest airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) is Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN), which is located 54 miles (88 kilometers) E of NGB.
• In addition to being known as "Ningbo Lishe International Airport", other names for NGB include "宁波栎社国际机场" and "Níngbō Lìshè Guójì Jīchǎng".
• Ningbo Lishe International Airport handled 5,014,002 passengers last year.
• In 2004, the airport handled 1.85 million passengers and 34,800 tons of cargo and it is expected to handle 2.3 million passengers and 52,000 tons of cargo in 2008.
• Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) currently has only 1 runway.
• In July 1992, the airport opened for international service and the first international service was opened to Hong Kong later the same year.
• Because of Ningbo Lishe International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Ningbo Lishe 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 furthest airport from Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) is Curuzú Cuatiá Airport (UZU), which is nearly antipodal to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (meaning Ningbo Lishe International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Curuzú Cuatiá Airport), and is located 12,403 miles (19,961 kilometers) away in Curuzú Cuatiá, Corrientes, Argentina.