Nonstop flight route between Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ), Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW), Guantanamo Bay, Cuba would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,666 miles (or 5,900 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 Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, 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 Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ):

• Because of Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport's relatively low elevation of 459 feet, planes can take off or land at Gaudêncio Machado Ramos 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.
• In addition to being known as "Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport", another name for ALQ is "Aeroporto Gaudêncio Machado Ramos".
• The closest airport to Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ) is Artigas International Airport (ATI), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) SW of ALQ.
• The furthest airport from Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ) is Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN), which is nearly antipodal to Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (meaning Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport), and is located 12,332 miles (19,846 kilometers) away in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China.
• The airport is located 13 km from downtown Alegrete.
• Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW):

• Notable persons born at the naval base include actor Peter Bergman and American guitarist Isaac Guillory.
• On 10 June 2006, the Department of Defense reported that three Guantanamo Bay detainees committed suicide.
• During the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, the families of military personnel were evacuated from the base.
• The Guantanamo Bay Coaling and Naval Base employs over 9,500 U.S.
• The furthest airport from United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,820 miles (19,022 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
• Leeward Point of the Naval Station is the site of the active airfield.
• The closest airport to United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) N of NBW.