Nonstop flight route between Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil and Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Capitão João Busse Airport (APU), Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil and Swansea Airport (SWS), Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,934 miles (or 9,549 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 Capitão João Busse Airport and Swansea 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 Capitão João Busse Airport and Swansea Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Capitão João Busse Airport (APU):

• The airport is located 9 km southeast from downtown Apucarana.
• The furthest airport from Capitão João Busse Airport (APU) is Naha Airport (OKA), which is nearly antipodal to Capitão João Busse Airport (meaning Capitão João Busse Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Naha Airport), and is located 12,248 miles (19,712 kilometers) away in Okinawa, Japan.
• Capitão João Busse Airport handled 701 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Capitão João Busse Airport", another name for APU is "Aeroporto Capitão João Busse".
• Capitão João Busse Airport (APU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is presently dedicated to general aviation.
• The closest airport to Capitão João Busse Airport (APU) is Alberto Bertelli Airport (APX), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) NNW of APU.

Facts about Swansea Airport (SWS):

• The closest airport to Swansea Airport (SWS) is MoD St Athan (DGX), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) ESE of SWS.
• The 1990s saw the arrival of Heli-air Wales to the airport, and so began the era of Helicopter Training in South Wales.
• Swansea Airport is an airport located at Fairwood Common on the Gower Peninsula 5 NM west south-west of Swansea, Wales.
• The furthest airport from Swansea Airport (SWS) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,966 miles (19,257 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• Located on the eastern part of the site is the airport's only terminal building with seats for 25 passengers.
• The Welsh Assembly Government is currently conducting studies into improving the facilities at the airport as part of the transport infrastructure development strategy for the whole of Wales.
• The fire brigade at Swansea is CAT 1, and able to do CAT 2 on request.
• Because of Swansea Airport's relatively low elevation of 299 feet, planes can take off or land at Swansea 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.
• Swansea Airport (SWS) has 2 runways.