Nonstop flight route between Badu Island, Queensland, Australia and Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Badu Island Airport (BDD), Badu Island, Queensland, Australia and Viracopos–Campinas International Airport (VCP), Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,061 miles (or 16,191 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 Badu Island Airport and Viracopos–Campinas 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 Badu Island Airport and Viracopos–Campinas 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: | BDD / YBAU |
Airport Name: | Badu Island Airport |
Location: | Badu Island, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°9'0"S by 142°10'30"E |
Operator/Owner: | Torres Strait Island Regional Council |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BDD |
More Information: | BDD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VCP / SBKP |
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Location: | Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°0'24"S by 47°8'3"W |
Area Served: | Campinas, São Paulo |
Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos Brasil ( 10% Egis Group ) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2170 feet (661 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VCP |
More Information: | VCP Maps & Info |
Facts about Badu Island Airport (BDD):
- Badu Island Airport (BDD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Badu Island Airport (BDD) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is located 11,496 miles (18,502 kilometers) away in Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Badu Island Airport (BDD) is Kubin Airport (KUG), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSE of BDD.
- Because of Badu Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Badu Island 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.
Facts about Viracopos–Campinas International Airport (VCP):
- The closest airport to Viracopos–Campinas International Airport (VCP) is Campo dos Amarais State Airport (CPQ), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) N of VCP.
- The airport is located 99 km northwest of the state capital city of São Paulo and 20 km southwest of Campinas, adjacent to the Bandeirantes-Anhanguera highway complex, which connects the capital city to the interior of São Paulo state.
- On 31 August 2009, Infraero unveiled a R$2,814 million investiment plan to up-grade Viracopos International Airport focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the Summer Olympics in 2016 which will be held in Brazil, São Paulo being one of the venue cities.
- Viracopos–Campinas International Airport handled 8,824,074 passengers last year.
- There are two versions of the origin of the name Viracopos.
- The IATA airport code of Viracopos is VCP and the specific city code of Campinas is CPQ.
- Viracopos–Campinas International Airport (VCP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Viracopos–Campinas International Airport (VCP) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Viracopos–Campinas International Airport (meaning Viracopos–Campinas International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,216 miles (19,660 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- However, recognizing the strategic importance of Viracopos for the economy, Infraero, the airport administrator in 1995 started to implement a master plan of renovations aiming at the building of a new airport, focusing its efforts on the segment of cargo transportation.
- In addition to being known as "Viracopos–Campinas International Airport", another name for VCP is "Aeroporto Internacional de Viracopos–Campinas".
- The region of Campinas, like most of the interior of the state of São Paulo, is one of the most prosperous in Brazil, with an impressive economic output.