Nonstop flight route between Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom and Xinguara, Pará, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tingwall Airport (LWK), Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom and Xinguara Airport (XIG), Xinguara, Pará, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,347 miles (or 8,606 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 Tingwall Airport and Xinguara 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 Tingwall Airport and Xinguara Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWK / EGET |
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Location: | Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°11'30"N by 1°14'36"W |
Area Served: | Lerwick |
Operator/Owner: | Shetland Islands Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LWK |
More Information: | LWK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XIG / |
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Location: | Xinguara, Pará, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°5'30"S by 49°58'30"W |
Area Served: | Xinguara, Pará, Brazil |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XIG |
More Information: | XIG Maps & Info |
Facts about Tingwall Airport (LWK):
- Tingwall Airport (LWK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Tingwall Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Tingwall 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.
- Tingwall Airport handled 5,059 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Tingwall Airport (LWK) is Scatsta Airport (SCS), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) N of LWK.
- The furthest airport from Tingwall Airport (LWK) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,422 miles (18,383 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Tingwall Airport", another name for LWK is "Lerwick/Tingwall Airport".
Facts about Xinguara Airport (XIG):
- The closest airport to Xinguara Airport (XIG) is Carajás Airport (CKS), which is located 67 miles (109 kilometers) N of XIG.
- Xinguara Airport (XIG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Xinguara Airport (XIG) is Mati Airport (MXI), which is nearly antipodal to Xinguara Airport (meaning Xinguara Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mati Airport), and is located 12,179 miles (19,601 kilometers) away in Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines.
- In addition to being known as "Xinguara Airport", another name for XIG is "Aeroporto de Xinguara".