Nonstop flight route between Portland, Maine, United States and Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Portland International Jetport (PWM), Portland, Maine, United States and Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC), Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,928 miles (or 7,931 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 Portland International Jetport and Umberto Modiano 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 Portland International Jetport and Umberto Modiano Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PWM / KPWM |
Airport Name: | Portland International Jetport |
Location: | Portland, Maine, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°38'45"N by 70°18'33"W |
Area Served: | Portland, Maine |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 76 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PWM |
More Information: | PWM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BZC / SBBZ |
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Location: | Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°45'57"S by 41°57'56"W |
Area Served: | Armação dos Búzios |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BZC |
More Information: | BZC Maps & Info |
Facts about Portland International Jetport (PWM):
- Some service began to return as the industry's economics improved in 2005 and 2006.
- Because of Portland International Jetport's relatively low elevation of 76 feet, planes can take off or land at Portland International Jetport 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 furthest airport from Portland International Jetport (PWM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,705 miles (18,838 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Boston-Maine Airways had a monopoly on passenger air travel at Portland, which continued after the airline was renamed Northeast Airlines.
- The closest airport to Portland International Jetport (PWM) is Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NE of PWM.
- On September 1, 2005 Delta Air Lines ended mainline service to PWM.
- In 1981 Air New England ceased operations and pulled out of the Jetport after 11 years.
- Portland International Jetport (PWM) has 2 runways.
- In June 1983 United Airlines arrived in Portland, planning to be the only airline to serve 50 states.
Facts about Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC):
- Umberto Modiano Airport is the airport serving Armação dos Búzios, Brazil.
- The airport is located 11 km from downtown Búzios.
- The furthest airport from Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is nearly antipodal to Umberto Modiano Airport (meaning Umberto Modiano Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2), and is located 12,186 miles (19,612 kilometers) away in Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan.
- Because of Umberto Modiano Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Umberto Modiano 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.
- Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC) is Cabo Frio International Airport (CFB), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) SSW of BZC.
- Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
- In addition to being known as "Umberto Modiano Airport", another name for BZC is "Aeroporto Umberto Modiano".