Nonstop flight route between Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States and Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between United States Air Force Academy (AFF), Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States and Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC), Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,526 miles (or 8,894 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 United States Air Force Academy and Adalberto Mendes da Silva 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 United States Air Force Academy and Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about United States Air Force Academy (AFF):

• In developing a distinctive uniform for cadets, Secretary of the Air Force Harold Talbott was looking for "imagination" in the design.
• The main buildings in the Cadet Area are set around a large, square pavilion known as ‘‘the Terrazzo’‘.
• The closest airport to United States Air Force Academy (AFF) is City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) SSE of AFF.
• The United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School is a program offered to selected individuals who were not able to obtain appointments directly to the Academy.
• Other locations on campus serve support roles for cadet training and other base functions.
• The early Air Force Academy leadership faced monumental tasks, including the development of an appropriate curriculum, establishment of a faculty, design of a distinctive cadet uniform, oversight of the construction of the permanent site, and the creation of a structure for military and flight training.
• Many of the women from those early classes went on to achieve success within the Cadet Wing and after graduation.
• The furthest airport from United States Air Force Academy (AFF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,934 miles (17,596 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC):

• Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC) is Miyako Airport (MMY), which is nearly antipodal to Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (meaning Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Miyako Airport), and is located 12,360 miles (19,891 kilometers) away in Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan.
• In addition to being known as "Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport", another name for CAC is "Aeroporto Adalberto Mendes da Silva".
• The airport is located 8 km southwest from downtown Cascavel.
• Since 01/29/2013 the airport is running with a 1.780m x 45m runway.
• Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport handled 50,651 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC) is Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IGU), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) SW of CAC.