Nonstop flight route between Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil and Dover, Delaware, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Aripuanã Airport (AIR), Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil and Dover Air Force Base (DOV), Dover, Delaware, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,565 miles (or 5,737 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 Dover Air Force Base, 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 Dover Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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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.
• Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Aripuanã Airport (AIR) is Juruena Airport (JRN), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) E of AIR.
• 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.

Facts about Dover Air Force Base (DOV):

• On 8 April 1943, the name of the airfield was changed to Dover Army Air Base.
• Full operational capability was restored to Dover in September, and seven P-47 Thunderbolt squadrons arrived for training in preparation for eventual involvement in the European Theater.
• References for history introduction, major commands and major units
• The furthest airport from Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,750 miles (18,909 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is Millville Municipal Airport (MIV), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NE of DOV.
• In addition to being known as "Dover Air Force Base", another name for DOV is "Dover AFB".
• After the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, the remains of the seven astronauts were transferred to Dover AFB.
• It is also home to the Air Mobility Command Museum.