Nonstop flight route between Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Charlotte, North Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX), Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), Charlotte, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,921 miles (or 7,919 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 Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport and Charlotte Douglas 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 Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport and Charlotte Douglas International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX):

• Because of Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport's relatively low elevation of 600 feet, planes can take off or land at Comandante Gustavo Kraemer 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.
• The airport is located 9 km from downtown Bagé.
• Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport handled 1,813 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) is Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) SW of BGX.
• Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport", another name for BGX is "Aeroporto Internacional Comandante Gustavo Kraemer".
• The airport is mainly dedicated to general aviation.
• The furthest airport from Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) is Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport (JDG), which is nearly antipodal to Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (meaning Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport), and is located 12,290 miles (19,779 kilometers) away in Jeju province, South Korea.

Facts about Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT):

• The furthest airport from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,521 miles (18,541 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 1979 Piedmont Airlines chose Charlotte as the hub for its expanding route network.
• In 2003, the main ticketing hall was expanded to the east, providing 13 additional ticketing counters and a new security checkpoint.
• After airline deregulation in 1978, passenger numbers at the terminal nearly doubled between 1978 and 1980, and a new 10,000-foot parallel runway and control tower opened in 1979.
• The new runway was initially operational for visual approaches only, but is since February 11, 2010 approved for instrument approaches as well.
• Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) has 4 runways.
• Following America West Airlines' acquisition of US Airways in a reverse takeover, Charlotte remains the primary domestic hub for the airline.
• Because of Charlotte Douglas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 748 feet, planes can take off or land at Charlotte Douglas 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.
• Charlotte Douglas International Airport handled 41,228,372 passengers last year.
• In 1936 the Charlotte Municipal Airport opened, operated by the City of Charlotte.
• The closest airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is Wilgrove Air Park (QWG), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) W of CLT.