Nonstop flight route between Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil and Ponce, Puerto Rico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chafei Amsei State Airport (BAT), Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil and Mercedita Airport (PSE), Ponce, Puerto Rico would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,931 miles (or 4,717 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 Chafei Amsei State Airport and Mercedita 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 Chafei Amsei State Airport and Mercedita Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Chafei Amsei State Airport (BAT):

• The closest airport to Chafei Amsei State Airport (BAT) is Prof. Eribelto Manoel Reino State Airport (SJP), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) WSW of BAT.
• Chafei Amsei State Airport (BAT) currently has only 1 runway.
• Chafei Amsei State Airport handled 4,130 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Chafei Amsei State Airport", other names for BAT include "Aeroporto Estadual Chafei Amsei" and "SNBA".
• The airport is located 4 km from downtown Barretos.
• The furthest airport from Chafei Amsei State Airport (BAT) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Chafei Amsei State Airport (meaning Chafei Amsei State Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,073 miles (19,430 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
• In 2013 a partnership between the airport administration and the Barretos Cancer Hospital, the biggest in Latin America, was created.

Facts about Mercedita Airport (PSE):

• After Ponce's mayor Rafael Cordero signed a contract to build a major seaport in the area, Mercedita's directors decided to expand the airport's runway to 8,000 ft to accommodate anticipated growth in airline traffic.
• The closest airport to Mercedita Airport (PSE) is Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) NNW of PSE.
• Mercedita Airport (PSE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Mercedita Airport (PSE) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Mercedita Airport (meaning Mercedita Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,201 miles (19,636 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Mercedita Airport's relatively low elevation of 29 feet, planes can take off or land at Mercedita 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.
• The Puerto Rico Ports Authority recently announced an investment of 7 million dollars to extend Mercedita's runway to 8,000 feet.
• In addition to being known as "Mercedita Airport", other names for PSE include "Aeropuerto Mercedita" and "18.00'30"N, 66.33'47"W".
• In 1949, however, it was determined that the runway of the Ponce Airport at the nearby Losey Field no longer met the newer and more stringent minimum airport safety requirements, and airport operations were suspended.