Nonstop flight route between União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil and Bakersfield, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between José Cleto Airport (QVB), União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil and Meadows Field (BFL), Bakersfield, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,148 miles (or 9,895 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 José Cleto Airport and Meadows Field, 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 José Cleto Airport and Meadows Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | QVB / SSUV |
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Location: | União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°13'54"S by 51°4'8"W |
Area Served: | União da Vitória |
Operator/Owner: | União da Vitória SEIL |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2467 feet (752 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from QVB |
More Information: | QVB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFL / KBFL |
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Location: | Bakersfield, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°26'2"N by 119°3'28"W |
Area Served: | Greater Bakersfield metropolitan area |
Operator/Owner: | Kern County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 510 feet (155 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BFL |
More Information: | BFL Maps & Info |
Facts about José Cleto Airport (QVB):
- The aircraft had difficulties to reach their destination, particularly because the train that was carrying the aircraft and troops was attacked by the rebels.
- In addition to being known as "José Cleto Airport", another name for QVB is "Aeroporto José Cleto".
- José Cleto Airport (QVB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Today the airport is dedicated to general aviation.
- The closest airport to José Cleto Airport (QVB) is Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) SSE of QVB.
- José Cleto Airport handled 333 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from José Cleto Airport (QVB) is Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA), which is nearly antipodal to José Cleto Airport (meaning José Cleto Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō), and is located 12,364 miles (19,898 kilometers) away in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Facts about Meadows Field (BFL):
- With the end of the war, the base was declared excess to requirements and returned to civil control.
- Although the International Terminal is currently closed, when the terminal was open there was no airport transportation between it and the Domestic Terminal.
- Service was expensive compared to nearby airports, and normally ran during inconvenient times.
- Airport diagrams for 1955 and 1965
- In addition to being known as "Meadows Field", another name for BFL is "Kern County Airport No. 1".
- Aviation has been linked to Kern County almost as long as the existence of the industry.
- The furthest airport from Meadows Field (BFL) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,406 miles (18,356 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to Meadows Field (BFL) is Shafter Airport (MIT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WNW of BFL.
- Because of Meadows Field's relatively low elevation of 510 feet, planes can take off or land at Meadows Field 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.
- Meadows Field (BFL) has 2 runways.