Nonstop flight route between Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX), Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and NAS Key West (NQX), Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,275 miles (or 6,880 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 NAS Key West, 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 NAS Key West. 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):

• The airport opened on July 5, 1946.
• Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) has 2 runways.
• 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 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.
• In addition to being known as "Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport", another name for BGX is "Aeroporto Internacional Comandante Gustavo Kraemer".
• 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.
• The airport is located 9 km from downtown Bagé.
• Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport handled 1,813 passengers last year.

Facts about NAS Key West (NQX):

• By 1964, the USAF added an AN/FPS-6A height-finder radar at NAS Key West, which was modified to an AN/FPS-90 set when a second radar was added.
• The closest airport to NAS Key West (NQX) is Key West International Airport (EYW), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) WSW of NQX.
• The furthest airport from NAS Key West (NQX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,575 miles (18,629 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "NAS Key West", other names for NQX include "Naval Air Station Key West" and "NQX[1]".
• On a broader scale, NAS Key West's national security mission supports operational and readiness requirements for the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Air National Guard and Army National Guard units, other federal agencies, and allied military forces.
• NAS Key West (NQX) has 3 runways.
• Because of NAS Key West's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS Key West 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 1973, Reconnaissance Attack Wing 1 began relocation from the closing NAS Albany, Georgia with its RA-5C Vigilante, TA-3B Skywarrior and TA-4F/J Skyhawk II aircraft.
• Naval Air Base Key West pilots flew in search of German submarines resting on the surface to recharge batteries.