Nonstop flight route between Monterey, California, United States and Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Monterey Regional Airport (MRY), Monterey, California, United States and Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,381 miles (or 10,269 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 Monterey Regional Airport and Afonso Pena 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 Monterey Regional Airport and Afonso Pena International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MRY / KMRY |
Airport Name: | Monterey Regional Airport |
Location: | Monterey, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°35'12"N by 121°50'35"W |
Operator/Owner: | Monterey Peninsula Airport District |
Elevation: | 257 feet (78 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MRY |
More Information: | MRY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CWB / SBCT |
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Location: | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°31'51"S by 49°10'32"W |
Area Served: | Curitiba |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2988 feet (911 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CWB |
More Information: | CWB Maps & Info |
Facts about Monterey Regional Airport (MRY):
- Because of Monterey Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 257 feet, planes can take off or land at Monterey Regional 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.
- On July 27, 1985 a Piper PA-28-235 took off from Monterey to practice holding patterns over Monterey Bay.
- The closest airport to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) is Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of MRY.
- The furthest airport from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,400 miles (18,346 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Golden Gate Airlines was a regional airline based in Monterey.
- Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) has 2 runways.
- On October 12, 1997 at about 5:28 pm a Rutan Long-EZ being flown by John Denver crashed into Monterey Bay near Pacific Grove, California.
Facts about Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB):
- In 2012 the airport was ranked 10th in terms of transported passengers and 7th in terms of cargo handled in Brazil, placing it amongst the busiest airports in the country.
- On 31 August 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL30 million investiment plan to upgrade Afonso Pena International Airport focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Brazil, Curitiba being one of the venue cities.
- Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Afonso Pena International Airport (meaning Afonso Pena International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,402 miles (19,959 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- Afonso Pena International Airport handled 6,825,666 passengers last year.
- The airport is located 18 km southeast of downtown Curitiba.
- In addition to being known as "Afonso Pena International Airport", another name for CWB is "Aeroporto Internacional Afonso Pena".
- Afonso Pena International Airport is the main airport serving Curitiba, Brazil, located in the adjoining municipality of São José dos Pinhais.
- The closest airport to Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB) is Bacacheri Airport (BFH), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) NNW of CWB.