Nonstop flight route between Adak Island, Alaska, United States and Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Adak Airport (ADK), Adak Island, Alaska, United States and Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV), Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,638 miles (or 13,901 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 Adak Airport and Presidente João Suassuna 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 Adak Airport and Presidente João Suassuna Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Adak Airport (ADK):

• The furthest airport from Adak Airport (ADK) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,985 miles (17,679 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• The military first developed an air station on Adak during World War II.
• The closest airport to Adak Airport (ADK) is Atka Airport (AKB), which is located 106 miles (171 kilometers) ENE of ADK.
• Because of Adak Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Adak 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.
• Once an American Airlines Boeing 777-200 from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport en route to Tokyo Narita diverted to Adak Airport due to a fire warning in the cargo hold.
• Adak Airport (ADK) has 2 runways.
• Adak's airport is one of the largest and most sophisticated airports in the Aleutian Islands.

Facts about Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV):

• In addition to being known as "Presidente João Suassuna Airport", another name for CPV is "Aeroporto Presidente João Suassuna".
• The furthest airport from Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) is Falalop Airfield (ULI), which is nearly antipodal to Presidente João Suassuna Airport (meaning Presidente João Suassuna Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Falalop Airfield), and is located 12,086 miles (19,451 kilometers) away in Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
• Since 1980 the airport is operated by Infraero, which in 1984 and 1998 made large renovation works, which included a new terminal capable of handling 250,000 passengers/year, and the rebuilding of the apron and runway.
• Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) currently has only 1 runway.
• Presidente João Suassuna Airport handled 143,766 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) is Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) E of CPV.