Nonstop flight route between Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway and Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway and Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,223 miles (or 10,014 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 Svalbard Airport, Longyear and Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus 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 Svalbard Airport, Longyear and Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR):

• In addition to being known as "Svalbard Airport, Longyear", another name for LYR is "Svalbard lufthavn, Longyear".
• Lufttransport has a base at Svalbard Airport with two 19-seat Dornier Do 228-202K aircraft and 15 employees.
• The closest airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) is Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG), which is located 534 miles (859 kilometers) SSE of LYR.
• The first night landing was made on 8 December 1965.
• The furthest airport from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,170 miles (16,367 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• Lufttransport has been at the airport since 1976.
• Because of Svalbard Airport, Longyear's relatively low elevation of 94 feet, planes can take off or land at Svalbard Airport, Longyear 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 first air strip on Svalbard was constructed in Adventdalen, near Longyearbyen, by the Luftwaffe during World War II.
• Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) currently has only 1 runway.
• There are 200 free outdoor parking spaces at the airport.
• Svalbard Airport, Longyear handled 126,350 passengers last year.
• While the Catalina was suitable for postal flights, it was not suitable for a permanent solution for transporting passengers and freight, mainly due to its small size.

Facts about Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO):

• The airport is located 14 km north of downtown Manaus.
• Even though the World Cup starts in June 2014, the Airport's Refurbishment will not be completed in time for the event, however the works being held at the Airport will not interfere in the Airport's activities throughout the World Cup.
• The Brazilian Integrated Air Traffic Control and Air Defense Center section 4 is located in the vicinity of the airport.
• In addition to being known as "Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport", another name for MAO is "Aeroporto Internacional Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus".
• Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport handled 3,126,179 passengers last year.
• Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport is the main airport serving Manaus, Brazil.
• Because of Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport's relatively low elevation of 264 feet, planes can take off or land at Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus 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.
• In 2012 the airport was ranked 3rd in terms of cargo handled in Brazil, placing it amongst the busiest airports in the country.
• The closest airport to Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) is Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) SSE of MAO.
• The furthest airport from Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) is Semporna Airport (SMM), which is nearly antipodal to Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (meaning Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Semporna Airport), and is located 12,302 miles (19,798 kilometers) away in Sabah, Malaysia.
• Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) currently has only 1 runway.