Nonstop flight route between Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil and Fairford, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (UDI), Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil and RAF Fairford (FFD), Fairford, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,621 miles (or 9,046 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 Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport and RAF Fairford, 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 Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport and RAF Fairford. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UDI / SBUL |
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Location: | Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°53'0"S by 48°13'31"W |
Area Served: | Uberlândia |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3094 feet (943 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UDI |
More Information: | UDI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FFD / EGVA |
Airport Name: | RAF Fairford |
Location: | Fairford, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°40'55"N by 1°47'24"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from FFD |
More Information: | FFD Maps & Info |
Facts about Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (UDI):
- In addition to being known as "Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport", another name for UDI is "Aeroporto de Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato".
- The furthest airport from Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (UDI) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is located 11,955 miles (19,239 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- It is operated by Infraero.
- The first flight to the site of the airport was operated on May 10, 1935 but the area was officially designated only on July 21, 1953.
- Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (UDI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport handled 1,011,073 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (UDI) is Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (UBA), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) SSE of UDI.
- The airport is located 9 km from downtown Uberlândia.
Facts about RAF Fairford (FFD):
- The closest airport to RAF Fairford (FFD) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ENE of FFD.
- The 422nd ABG at RAF Croughton and the 420th Air Base Squadron are responsible for the day-to-day operations of RAF Fairford, ensuring that it has adequate resources.
- In 1950, as a result of the beginning of the Cold War, the airfield was transferred to the U.S.
- KC-135 and KC-10 tankers deployed to Fairford supported Operation El Dorado Canyon against Libya in 1986.
- The furthest airport from RAF Fairford (FFD) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,898 miles (19,148 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.