Nonstop flight route between Kambalda, Western Australia, Australia and Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kambalda Airport (KDB), Kambalda, Western Australia, Australia and Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR), Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,689 miles (or 15,593 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 Kambalda 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: | KDB / YKBL |
Airport Name: | Kambalda Airport |
Location: | Kambalda, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°11'24"S by 121°35'53"E |
Operator/Owner: | St Ives Gold Mine |
Elevation: | 1037 feet (316 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KDB |
More Information: | KDB 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 Kambalda Airport (KDB):
- Kambalda Airport (KDB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kambalda Airport (KDB) is Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) NNW of KDB.
- The furthest airport from Kambalda Airport (KDB) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Kambalda Airport (meaning Kambalda Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,059 miles (19,408 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
Facts about Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR):
- In addition to being known as "Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport", another name for FOR is "Aeroporto Internacional Pinto Martins – Fortaleza".
- The airport has its origins on a runway built in the 1930s and which was used by the Ceará Flying School until 2000.
- 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.
- Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) currently has only 1 runway.
- During World War II, the airport was an important allied base supporting the Southern Atlantic operations.
- 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.
- 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.
- Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport handled 5,952,629 passengers last year.
- In February 1998 a brand-new passenger terminal was opened.