Nonstop flight route between Assis, São Paulo, Brazil and Wichita, Kansas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Marcelo Pires Halzhausen State Airport (AIF), Assis, São Paulo, Brazil and McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB), Wichita, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,155 miles (or 8,297 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 Marcelo Pires Halzhausen State Airport and McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield, 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 Marcelo Pires Halzhausen State Airport and McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Marcelo Pires Halzhausen State Airport (AIF):

• The furthest airport from Marcelo Pires Halzhausen State Airport (AIF) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Marcelo Pires Halzhausen State Airport (meaning Marcelo Pires Halzhausen State Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,190 miles (19,618 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
• The closest airport to Marcelo Pires Halzhausen State Airport (AIF) is Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport (CKO), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) SSW of AIF.
• The airport is presently dedicated to general aviation.
• Marcelo Pires Halzhausen State Airport is the main airport serving Assis, Brazil.
• In addition to being known as "Marcelo Pires Halzhausen State Airport", other names for AIF include "Aeroporto Estadual Marcelo Pires Halzhausen" and "SNAX".
• Marcelo Pires Halzhausen State Airport handled 7,957 passengers last year.
• Marcelo Pires Halzhausen State Airport (AIF) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB):

• In addition to being known as "McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield", another name for IAB is "McConnell AFB".
• The Boeing B-47 Stratojet was the first swept-winged jet bomber built in quantity for any air force, and was the mainstay of the medium-bombing strength of the Strategic Air Command all throughout the 1950s.
• Air Materiel Command's mission at the airport was to accept, service and coordinate the transfer of newly produced Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers to other installations.
• On 6 October 1941, the unit was ordered to extended active duty and remained an integral part of the United States Army Air Corps until 6 October 1945, with duty assignments in Tennessee and Okinawa.
• The furthest airport from McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,740 miles (17,285 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB) is Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) NNE of IAB.
• By 1952 the Air Force had decided to make a permanent base of the quondam municipal airport.
• On 21 July 1964, the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing was also reactivated at McConnell with four F-105 squadrons.