Nonstop flight route between Shemya, Alaska, United States and Xinguara, Pará, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Eareckson Air Station (SYA), Shemya, Alaska, United States and Xinguara Airport (XIG), Xinguara, Pará, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,430 miles (or 13,567 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 Eareckson Air Station and Xinguara 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 Eareckson Air Station and Xinguara Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SYA / PASY |
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Location: | Shemya, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°42'43"N by 174°6'48"E |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 97 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SYA |
More Information: | SYA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XIG / |
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Location: | Xinguara, Pará, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°5'30"S by 49°58'30"W |
Area Served: | Xinguara, Pará, Brazil |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XIG |
More Information: | XIG Maps & Info |
Facts about Eareckson Air Station (SYA):
- In 1966 the Air Defense Command 9th Air Division assumed jurisdiction of the base.
- Because of Eareckson Air Station's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at Eareckson Air Station 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 "Eareckson Air Station", other names for SYA include "Shemya Air Force Base", "Shemya Army Airfield" and " ".
- On 28 May 1943, a small detachment of Alaskan Scouts began reconnaissance of Shemya, a small, flat, uninhabited island 35 miles to the east of Attu.
- The news of the surrender of the Japanese was met with enthusiasm, the biggest topic was "When do we go home?".
- Eareckson Air Station (SYA) currently has only 1 runway.
- By August, Eleventh Air Force B-24s were carrying out successful and accurate attacks on the Japanese military installations and the B-25s were successful in driving the Japanese fishing and much of the shipping out of the North Pacific.
- The closest airport to Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) WNW of SYA.
- The furthest airport from Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,668 miles (17,168 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- By the end of 1944, several hundred American airmen had been interned by the Russians after their crippled aircraft landed on Petropavlovsk on the Kamchatka Peninsula.
Facts about Xinguara Airport (XIG):
- The furthest airport from Xinguara Airport (XIG) is Mati Airport (MXI), which is nearly antipodal to Xinguara Airport (meaning Xinguara Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mati Airport), and is located 12,179 miles (19,601 kilometers) away in Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines.
- The closest airport to Xinguara Airport (XIG) is Carajás Airport (CKS), which is located 67 miles (109 kilometers) N of XIG.
- In addition to being known as "Xinguara Airport", another name for XIG is "Aeroporto de Xinguara".
- Xinguara Airport (XIG) currently has only 1 runway.