Nonstop flight route between Lewisburg, West Virginia, United States and Porto Seguro, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB), Lewisburg, West Virginia, United States and Porto Seguro Airport (BPS), Porto Seguro, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,611 miles (or 7,420 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 Greenbrier Valley Airport and Porto Seguro 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 Greenbrier Valley Airport and Porto Seguro Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWB / KLWB |
Airport Name: | Greenbrier Valley Airport |
Location: | Lewisburg, West Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°51'29"N by 80°23'57"W |
Area Served: | Lewisburg, West Virginia |
Operator/Owner: | Greenbrier County Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2301 feet (701 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LWB |
More Information: | LWB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BPS / SBPS |
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Location: | Porto Seguro, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°26'17"S by 39°4'40"W |
Area Served: | Porto Seguro |
Operator/Owner: | Sinart |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 168 feet (51 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BPS |
More Information: | BPS Maps & Info |
Facts about Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB):
- The furthest airport from Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,529 miles (18,554 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The 2013 Federal sequester will result in the closure of the airport's control tower and will require pilots to rely on air traffic controllers from other airports.
- The closest airport to Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB) is Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) W of LWB.
- Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB) currently has only 1 runway.
- During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces.
- Greenbrier Valley Airport covers 472 acres at an elevation of 2,301 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Porto Seguro Airport (BPS):
- The closest airport to Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) is Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS), which is located 112 miles (181 kilometers) N of BPS.
- In addition to being known as "Porto Seguro Airport", another name for BPS is "Aeroporto de Porto Seguro".
- The airport was inaugurated in 1982 but in 1997 brand new passenger terminal and apron were opened.
- The furthest airport from Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) is Rota International Airport (ROP), which is nearly antipodal to Porto Seguro Airport (meaning Porto Seguro Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rota International Airport), and is located 12,109 miles (19,488 kilometers) away in Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands.
- Because of Porto Seguro Airport's relatively low elevation of 168 feet, planes can take off or land at Porto Seguro 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.
- Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) currently has only 1 runway.