Nonstop flight route between Araxá, Minas Gerais, Brazil and Sitka, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Romeu Zema Airport (AAX), Araxá, Minas Gerais, Brazil and Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT), Sitka, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,287 miles (or 11,727 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 Romeu Zema Airport and Sitka Rocky Gutierrez 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 Romeu Zema Airport and Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AAX / SBAX | 
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| Location: | Araxá, Minas Gerais, Brazil | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°33'38"S by 46°57'56"W | 
| Area Served: | Araxá | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3276 feet (999 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AAX | 
| More Information: | AAX Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SIT / PASI | 
| Airport Name: | Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport | 
| Location: | Sitka, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 57°2'49"N by 135°21'42"W | 
| Area Served: | Sitka, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SIT | 
| More Information: | SIT Maps & Info | 
Facts about Romeu Zema Airport (AAX):
- Romeu Zema Airport (AAX) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Romeu Zema Airport", another name for AAX is "Aeroporto Romeu Zema".
 - The closest airport to Romeu Zema Airport (AAX) is Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (UBA), which is located 67 miles (107 kilometers) WSW of AAX.
 - The furthest airport from Romeu Zema Airport (AAX) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is located 11,988 miles (19,293 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
 
Facts about Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT):
- Because of Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Sitka Rocky Gutierrez 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.
 - The furthest airport from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,611 miles (17,077 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
 - Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) is Chatham Seaplane Base (CYM), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) NNE of SIT.
 - Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport resides at elevation of 26 feet above mean sea level.
 - Safety hazards include boulders from the causeway washing onto the runway during storms, high winds because of its exposed location, and large flocks of birds that live very close to the airport.
 
