Nonstop flight route between Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil and Gambell, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(0°58'50"S by 62°55'8"W)
Arrival Airport:
(63°46'0"N by 171°43'58"W)
Distance from BAZ to GAM:
6,846.06 miles (11,017.63 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barcelos Airport (BAZ), Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil and Gambell Airport (GAM), Gambell, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,846 miles (or 11,018 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 Barcelos Airport and Gambell 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 Barcelos Airport and Gambell Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAZ / SWBC |
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| Location: | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°58'50"S by 62°55'8"W |
| Area Served: | Barcelos |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 112 feet (34 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BAZ |
| More Information: | BAZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GAM / PAGM |
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| Location: | Gambell, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°46'0"N by 171°43'58"W |
| Area Served: | Gambell, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GAM |
| More Information: | GAM Maps & Info |
Facts about Barcelos Airport (BAZ):
- The closest airport to Barcelos Airport (BAZ) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is located 207 miles (334 kilometers) SW of BAZ.
- Barcelos Airport (BAZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Barcelos Airport (BAZ) is Bontang Airport (BXT), which is nearly antipodal to Barcelos Airport (meaning Barcelos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bontang Airport), and is located 12,371 miles (19,910 kilometers) away in Bontang, Indonesia.
- Because of Barcelos Airport's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Barcelos 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.
- In addition to being known as "Barcelos Airport", another name for BAZ is "Aeroporto de Barcelos".
Facts about Gambell Airport (GAM):
- In addition to being known as "Gambell Airport", another name for GAM is "(former Gambell Army Airfield)".
- On 27 February 1974, a Soviet Union An-24LR carrying a crew of 3 and 10 scientists on an ice-reconnaissance mission landed at Gambell due to fuel exhaustion in bad weather, causing a minor Cold War incident.
- Gambell Airport is a public airport located in Gambell, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S.
- The closest airport to Gambell Airport (GAM) is Savoonga Airport (SVA), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) E of GAM.
- The furthest airport from Gambell Airport (GAM) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,421 miles (16,771 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Because of Gambell Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Gambell 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.
- Gambell Airport (GAM) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 207.45 miles (333.87 km) SW | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 218.35 miles (351.39 km) S | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 243.90 miles (392.52 km) SE | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 251.75 miles (405.15 km) SE | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 305.61 miles (491.83 km) NNE | Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB) | Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil | |
| 6 | 370.39 miles (596.09 km) NE | Lethem Airport (LTM) | Lethem, Guyana | |
| 7 | 384.44 miles (618.70 km) SW | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 395.18 miles (635.98 km) ESE | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 9 | 440.28 miles (708.56 km) ESE | Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) | Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 10 | 451.71 miles (726.95 km) E | Porto de Trombetas Airport (TMT) | Porto Trombetas, Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil | |
| 11 | 451.82 miles (727.14 km) SSW | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 12 | 460.73 miles (741.47 km) W | La Pedrera Airport (LPD) | La Pedrera, Colombia | |
| 13 | 479.76 miles (772.09 km) NW | Obando Airport (PDA) | Puerto Inírida, Colombia | |
| 14 | 486.93 miles (783.64 km) WSW | Ipiranga Airport (IPG) | Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 15 | 498.37 miles (802.05 km) N | Canaima Airport (CAJ) | Canaima, Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,371.45 miles (19,909.87 km) NNW | Bontang Airport (BXT) | Bontang, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,352.11 miles (19,878.74 km) NNW | Kalimarau Airport (BEJ) | Tanjung Redeb, Berau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,282.68 miles (19,767.01 km) ENE | Long Apung Airport (LPU) | Long Apung, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,280.86 miles (19,764.08 km) S | Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN) | Balikpapan, East Kalimantan | |
| 5 | 12,271.30 miles (19,748.70 km) NNW | Juwata Airport (TRK) | Tarakan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,260.18 miles (19,730.80 km) E | Datadawai Airport (DTD) | Long Pahangai, West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,257.39 miles (19,726.30 km) NNW | Bunyu Airport (BYQ) | Bunyu, Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,247.50 miles (19,710.39 km) NE | Long Banga Airport (LBP) | Long Banga, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 12,220.98 miles (19,667.71 km) NE | Long Lellang Airport (LGL) | Long Lellang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 12,216.25 miles (19,660.11 km) NNE | Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN) | Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 12,215.26 miles (19,658.51 km) NNE | Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW) | Long Bawan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,215.03 miles (19,658.14 km) N | Nunukan Airport (NNX) | Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,205.77 miles (19,643.24 km) NNE | Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) | Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 12,195.60 miles (19,626.87 km) NNW | Tawau Airport (TWU) | Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 12,190.49 miles (19,618.64 km) NNE | Long Semado Airport (LSM) | Long Semado, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 38.34 miles (61.70 km) E | Savoonga Airport (SVA) | Savoonga, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 62.19 miles (100.09 km) NW | Provideniya Bay Airport (PVS) | Provideniya, Chukotka, Russia | |
| 3 | 160.12 miles (257.69 km) NNE | Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) | Diomede, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 167.23 miles (269.13 km) NE | Wales Airport (WAA) | Wales, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 167.58 miles (269.69 km) NE | Tin City LRRS Airport (TNC) | Tin City, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 176.11 miles (283.43 km) NE | Lost River 1 Airport (LSR) | Lost River, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 177.57 miles (285.78 km) NE | Port Clarence Coast Guard Station (KPC) | Port Clarence, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 189.90 miles (305.61 km) NE | Teller Airport (TLA) | Teller, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 190.02 miles (305.81 km) NE | Brevig Mission Airport (KTS) | Brevig Mission, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 196.27 miles (315.87 km) ENE | Nome Airport (OME) | Nome, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 227.73 miles (366.50 km) SE | Cape Romanzof Air Force Station Cape Romanzof Long Range Radar Site (CZF) | Cape Romanzof, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 231.36 miles (372.34 km) ESE | Sheldon Point Airport (SXP) | Sheldon Point, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 232.46 miles (374.11 km) ESE | Alakanuk Airport (AUK) | Alakanuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 234.84 miles (377.94 km) ESE | Emmonak Airport (EMK) | Emmonak, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 235.37 miles (378.78 km) SE | Hooper Bay Airport (HPB) | Hooper Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,421.04 miles (16,771.00 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 10,331.16 miles (16,626.34 km) SSW | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,294.01 miles (16,566.57 km) SSW | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,249.91 miles (16,495.60 km) SSW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,202.40 miles (16,419.12 km) SSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,153.28 miles (16,340.08 km) SSW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,049.93 miles (16,173.76 km) SSW | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,040.76 miles (16,159.00 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,008.95 miles (16,107.80 km) SSW | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,008.95 miles (16,107.80 km) SSW | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,990.53 miles (16,078.17 km) ESE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 9,977.60 miles (16,057.35 km) SSW | Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) | Alexander Bay, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,977.35 miles (16,056.95 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 14 | 9,967.79 miles (16,041.56 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 9,946.13 miles (16,006.70 km) SSW | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |