Nonstop flight route between Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ), Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,849 miles (or 12,632 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 Abu Dhabi International Airport and Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo 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 Abu Dhabi International Airport and Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH):

• Abu Dhabi International Airport has two parallel runways, 13R/31L and 13L/31R.
• In addition to being known as "Abu Dhabi International Airport", another name for AUH is "مطار أبوظبي الدولي".
• Etihad Airways provides buses between Dubai and Abu Dhabi International Airport for their customers, as well as a coach service to Al Ain.
• The airport, 16.5 nautical miles southeast of Abu Dhabi city, is the second largest in the UAE, serving over 12 million passengers in 2010.
• The expansion master plan projects include a third 4,260 m parallel runway, 2,000 m from the existing runways, a new 110 m tower between the two runways with the new Air Traffic Control centre, enhanced cargo and maintenance facilities, and other commercial developments on the land immediately adjacent to and north of the airport.
• Because of Abu Dhabi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 88 feet, planes can take off or land at Abu Dhabi 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.
• Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) has 2 runways.
• The project will provide a home base for the UAE's national carrier, Etihad Airways, which will be a major user of new cargo facilities with an ultimate handling capacity of around two million tonnes of freight a year.
• The furthest airport from Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,827 miles (19,033 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• Additionally, an hour's flight away is Doha International Airport, home of Qatar Airways, which is the fastest growing full service airline in Asia, and one of the fastest growing in the world.
• The closest airport to Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) is Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) NE of AUH.

Facts about Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ):

• The closest airport to Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) is Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) NW of LAJ.
• The furthest airport from Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) is Kikai Airport (KKX), which is nearly antipodal to Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (meaning Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kikai Airport), and is located 12,397 miles (19,952 kilometers) away in Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan.
• Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport", another name for LAJ is "Aeroporto Antônio Correia Pinto".