Nonstop flight route between Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil and Tuskegee, Alabama, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil and Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE), Tuskegee, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,777 miles (or 6,078 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 Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport and Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield, 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 Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport and Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB):

• Because of Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho 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 addition to being known as "Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport", another name for PHB is "Aeroporto Internacional de Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho".
• The airport is located on a privileged area with great touristic potential, near the municipalities of Camocim e Jericoacoara, in Ceará, the delta of river Parnaíba, in Piauí, and Lençóis Maranhenses National Park in Maranhão.
• Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) currently has only 1 runway.
• Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport handled 2,922 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) is Barreirinhas Airport (BRB), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) W of PHB.
• The furthest airport from Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) is Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK), which is nearly antipodal to Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (meaning Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Frans Kaisiepo Airport), and is located 12,118 miles (19,501 kilometers) away in Biak, Indonesia.
• The airport is located 8 km from downtown Parnaíba.

Facts about Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE):

• The site of Tuskegee AAF was purchased by the Bradbury Family Partnership in the year 2000 time frame.
• On 23 July 1941 the Air Corps established an Air Corps Advanced Flying School to be activated at Tuskegee.
• Because of Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 253 feet, planes can take off or land at Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield 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 1976, an attempt was made to reuse the abandoned base as an oil refinery, but this did not work out.
• In addition to being known as "Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield", another name for TGE is "AL73".
• The Tuskegee airfield was evidently closed once again at some point between 1965–71, as it was not listed among active airfields in the 1971 Flight Guide.
• Sharpe Field covers an area of 2,600 acres at an elevation of 253 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,228 miles (18,070 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE) currently has only 1 runway.
• Aircraft used at Tuskegee during World War II included the PT-17 biplane primary trainer, BT-13 monoplane basic trainer, AT-6 Texan advanced trainer, and P-40 Warhawk.
• The March 1943 14M Regional Aeronautical Chart labeled the airfield as “Tuskegee Army Flying School”, and indicated that the field had a control tower.
• The closest airport to Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE) is Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) ENE of TGE.