Nonstop flight route between Marysville, California, United States and Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beale Air Force Base (BAB), Marysville, California, United States and Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR), Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,004 miles (or 9,663 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 Beale Air Force Base and Pinto Martins – Fortaleza 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 Beale Air Force Base and Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAB / KBAB |
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Location: | Marysville, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°8'9"N by 121°26'11"W |
View all routes: | Routes from BAB |
More Information: | BAB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FOR / SBFZ |
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Location: | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°46'32"S by 38°31'55"W |
Area Served: | Fortaleza |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FOR |
More Information: | FOR Maps & Info |
Facts about Beale Air Force Base (BAB):
- Eventually excess land from the former Army Camp was sold off to the public.
- In September 1962, the 851st SMS became the last Titan I Squadron to achieve alert status.
- In addition to being known as "Beale Air Force Base", another name for BAB is "Beale AFB".
- In 1952 Beale AFB was placed in inactive status for conversion to an operational airbase.
- On 1 July 1979, the 7th Missile Warning Squadron brought a PAVE Phased Array Warning System radar site to Beale, a Protection Level 1, 10-story structure that can detect possible attack by land-based and sea-launched ballistic missiles.
- The furthest airport from Beale Air Force Base (BAB) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,251 miles (18,107 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In 1940, the "Camp Beale" area consisted of grassland and rolling hills and the 19th century mining town of Spenceville.
- The closest airport to Beale Air Force Base (BAB) is Yuba County Airport (MYV), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of BAB.
Facts about Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR):
- The closest airport to Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) is Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF), which is located 127 miles (204 kilometers) SE of FOR.
- Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport handled 5,952,629 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport", another name for FOR is "Aeroporto Internacional Pinto Martins – Fortaleza".
- Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport is the airport serving Fortaleza, Brazil.
- The furthest airport from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) is Batom Airport (BXM), which is located 11,999 miles (19,310 kilometers) away in Batom, Indonesia.
- Since January 7, 1974 the airport is operated by Infraero and in 1997 it was upgraded to international category.
- Because of Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Pinto Martins – Fortaleza 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.