Nonstop flight route between Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil and Port Elizabeth, South Africa:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dario Guarita State Airport (ARU), Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil and Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), Port Elizabeth, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,640 miles (or 7,467 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 Dario Guarita State Airport and Port Elizabeth International 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 Dario Guarita State Airport and Port Elizabeth International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Dario Guarita State Airport (ARU):

• Dario Guarita State Airport is the airport serving Araçatuba, Brazil.
• The closest airport to Dario Guarita State Airport (ARU) is Prof. Eribelto Manoel Reino State Airport (SJP), which is located 70 miles (112 kilometers) ENE of ARU.
• The airport is located 10 km from downtown Araçatuba.
• The furthest airport from Dario Guarita State Airport (ARU) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Dario Guarita State Airport (meaning Dario Guarita State Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,095 miles (19,464 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
• Dario Guarita State Airport handled 160,571 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Dario Guarita State Airport", another name for ARU is "Aeroporto Estadual Dario Guarita".
• Dario Guarita State Airport (ARU) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ):

• June, 2010 - South African Airways operated an Airbus A340-200 to Port Elizabeth to help manage the extra volume of people during the FIFA World Cup 2010.
• The furthest airport from Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is located 11,567 miles (18,615 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
• Port Elizabeth Airport was established in 1929 in close proximity to the city.
• The closest airport to Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 79 miles (127 kilometers) ENE of PLZ.
• These facilities served the community till 2000 when plans for a major terminal upgrade was drawn-up.
• The airport resides at an elevation of 226 feet above mean sea level.
• Because of Port Elizabeth International Airport's relatively low elevation of 226 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Elizabeth International 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.
• Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) has 2 runways.
• The airport is located approximately two miles south of the city's central business district.
• In preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup runway 08/26 was going to be extended from 1,980m to 3,000m with a view to accommodating International flights, although this never happened.
• 17 May 2004 - John Travolta landed his personal Qantas Boeing 707 at the airport directly from Mauritius as he was visiting a nearby private game reserve.