Nonstop flight route between Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil and Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(10°15'11"S by 59°23'21"W)
Arrival Airport:
(5°27'33"S by 148°25'57"E)
Distance from AIR to CGC:
10,235.93 miles (16,473.10 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aripuanã Airport (AIR), Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil and Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC), Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,236 miles (or 16,473 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 Aripuanã Airport and Cape Gloucester 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 Aripuanã Airport and Cape Gloucester Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AIR / |
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| Location: | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°15'11"S by 59°23'21"W |
| Area Served: | Aripuanã |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 623 feet (190 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AIR |
| More Information: | AIR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CGC / AYCG |
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| Location: | Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°27'33"S by 148°25'57"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 78 feet (24 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CGC |
| More Information: | CGC Maps & Info |
Facts about Aripuanã Airport (AIR):
- In addition to being known as "Aripuanã Airport", other names for AIR include "Aeroporto de Aripuanã" and "SWRP".
- Aripuanã Airport (AIR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Aripuanã Airport's relatively low elevation of 623 feet, planes can take off or land at Aripuanã 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 Aripuanã Airport (AIR) is Juruena Airport (JRN), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) E of AIR.
- The airport is presently dedicated to general aviation.
- The furthest airport from Aripuanã Airport (AIR) is Cuyo Airport (CYU), which is nearly antipodal to Aripuanã Airport (meaning Aripuanã Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cuyo Airport), and is located 12,385 miles (19,931 kilometers) away in Cuyo, Palawan, Philippines.
Facts about Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC):
- In addition to being known as "Cape Gloucester Airport", other names for CGC include "CPG" and "Cape Gloucester Airport".
- The closest airport to Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) is Finschhafen Airport (FIN), which is located 90 miles (144 kilometers) SSW of CGC.
- Because of Cape Gloucester Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Cape Gloucester 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.
- Cape Gloucester was later developed as an American and an Australian air base but it was never a particularly significant one.
- The furthest airport from Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,791 miles (18,975 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition, the 12th Defense Battalion was assigned to the airfield between 30 December 1943 - late May 1944 Australian RAAF Units Based at Cape Gloucester consisted of the 78 Squadron, equipped with P-40 Warhawks.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 61.28 miles (98.61 km) E | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 93.12 miles (149.86 km) SSE | Juína Airport (JIA) | Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 3 | 144.47 miles (232.51 km) ESE | Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 4 | 172.29 miles (277.27 km) WSW | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 5 | 175.35 miles (282.19 km) SSW | Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH) | Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 6 | 225.02 miles (362.13 km) E | Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) | Alta Floresta, Brazil | |
| 7 | 301.72 miles (485.57 km) E | Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) | Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 8 | 325.46 miles (523.77 km) WNW | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 9 | 381.77 miles (614.40 km) SW | Huacaraje Airport (BVK) | Huacaraje, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 384.25 miles (618.38 km) SW | Magdalena Airport (MGD) | Magdalena, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 406.52 miles (654.23 km) W | Guayaramerín Airport (GYA) | Guayaramerín, Bolivia | |
| 12 | 422.76 miles (680.37 km) WNW | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 13 | 433.06 miles (696.94 km) SSE | Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB) | Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 14 | 443.92 miles (714.42 km) SSW | Concepción Airport (CEP) | Concepción, Santa Cruz, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 459.87 miles (740.08 km) W | Riberalta Airport (RIB) | Riberalta, Bolivia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,384.67 miles (19,931.14 km) NW | Cuyo Airport (CYU) | Cuyo, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 2 | 12,340.22 miles (19,859.61 km) WNW | Evelio Javier Airport (EUQ) | San Jose de Buenavista, Antique, Philippines | |
| 3 | 12,332.49 miles (19,847.16 km) NE | El Nido Airport (ENI) | El Nido, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 4 | 12,305.92 miles (19,804.40 km) ENE | Puerto Princesa International Airport (PPS) | Puerto Princesa City, Philippines | |
| 5 | 12,303.15 miles (19,799.95 km) NNE | Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU) | Coron, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 6 | 12,302.82 miles (19,799.43 km) WNW | Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO) | Cabatuan / Santa Barbara, Iloilo, Philippines | |
| 7 | 12,289.67 miles (19,778.26 km) NW | Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (MPH) | Malay, Aklan, Philippines | |
| 8 | 12,288.16 miles (19,775.83 km) NNW | San Jose Airport (SJI) | San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |
| 9 | 12,281.70 miles (19,765.44 km) NW | Kalibo International Airport (KLO) | Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines | |
| 10 | 12,269.50 miles (19,745.80 km) WNW | Bacolod-Silay International Airport (BCD) | Bacolod City, Philippines | |
| 11 | 12,264.39 miles (19,737.57 km) WNW | Roxas Airport (RXS) | Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines | |
| 12 | 12,263.07 miles (19,735.44 km) NW | Tugdan Airport (TBH) | Alcantara, Romblon, Philippines | |
| 13 | 12,242.96 miles (19,703.09 km) WNW | Sibulan Airport (DGT) | Sibulan, Negros Oriental, Philippines | |
| 14 | 12,232.63 miles (19,686.46 km) N | Mamburao Airport (MBO) | Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |
| 15 | 12,218.89 miles (19,664.35 km) WNW | Dipolog Airport (DPL) | Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 89.65 miles (144.28 km) SSW | Finschhafen Airport (FIN) | Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 92.15 miles (148.30 km) SE | Kandrian Airport (KDR) | Kandrian, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 135.66 miles (218.33 km) E | Hoskins Airport (HKN) | Hoskins, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 140.13 miles (225.51 km) WSW | Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) | Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 142.27 miles (228.95 km) ESE | Gasmata Airport (GMI) | Gasmata Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 172.42 miles (277.48 km) SW | Bulolo Airport (BUL) | Bulolo, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 174.84 miles (281.38 km) WSW | Gusap Airport (GAP) | Gusap, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 183.07 miles (294.62 km) W | Madang Airport (MAG) | Madang, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 184.08 miles (296.25 km) WSW | Aiyura Airport (AYU) | Aiyura, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 211.85 miles (340.93 km) E | Jacquinot Bay Airport (JAQ) | Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 213.40 miles (343.43 km) WSW | Goroka Airport (GKA) | Goroka, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 218.50 miles (351.64 km) WSW | Andakombe Airport (ADC) | Andakombe, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 231.23 miles (372.13 km) E | Manguna Airport (MFO) | Manguna, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 232.76 miles (374.58 km) SSW | Fane Airport (FNE) | Fane, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 241.19 miles (388.16 km) W | Chimbu Airport (CMU) | Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,790.53 miles (18,974.98 km) N | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,637.95 miles (18,729.42 km) NE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,627.04 miles (18,711.86 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,612.47 miles (18,688.41 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,611.34 miles (18,686.60 km) SSE | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,599.07 miles (18,666.85 km) NNE | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,583.37 miles (18,641.58 km) NW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,559.05 miles (18,602.44 km) NW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,535.88 miles (18,565.16 km) NNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,535.22 miles (18,564.09 km) SSE | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,528.56 miles (18,553.37 km) NE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,523.37 miles (18,545.01 km) NNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,514.76 miles (18,531.16 km) NNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,508.13 miles (18,520.49 km) SSE | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,493.34 miles (18,496.69 km) NW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |