Nonstop flight route between Andakombe, Papua New Guinea and Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Andakombe Airport (ADC), Andakombe, Papua New Guinea and Pelotas International Airport (PET), Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,500 miles (or 15,288 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 Andakombe Airport and Pelotas International 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 Andakombe Airport and Pelotas International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Andakombe Airport (ADC):

• Because of Andakombe Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Andakombe 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 closest airport to Andakombe Airport (ADC) is Aiyura Airport (AYU), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) NNE of ADC.
• The furthest airport from Andakombe Airport (ADC) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,667 miles (18,776 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Facts about Pelotas International Airport (PET):

• Pelotas International Airport (PET) has 2 runways.
• Because of Pelotas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Pelotas International 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.
• In 1935 the airport with all the necessary amenities was officially inaugurated and continues in operation ever since.
• On June 22, 1927 the city of Pelotas received the first official commercial passenger flight operated by the first Brazilian airline, Varig, founded only a month earlier.
• Pelotas International Airport handled 9,965 passengers last year.
• It is operated by Infraero.
• The closest airport to Pelotas International Airport (PET) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) SSE of PET.
• Pelotas is commonly used by the Brazilian Air Force as the last stop in Brazil on their flights to the Brazilian Antarctic Base.
• The airport is located 8 km from downtown Pelotas.
• In addition to being known as "Pelotas International Airport", another name for PET is "Aeroporto Internacional de Pelotas".
• The furthest airport from Pelotas International Airport (PET) is Fukue Airport (FUJ), which is nearly antipodal to Pelotas International Airport (meaning Pelotas International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fukue Airport), and is located 12,342 miles (19,863 kilometers) away in Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan.