Nonstop flight route between Barra, Bahia, Brazil and Glendale, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barra Airport (BQQ), Barra, Bahia, Brazil and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF), Glendale, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,487 miles (or 8,831 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 Barra Airport and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field, 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 Barra Airport and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BQQ / SNBX |
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| Location: | Barra, Bahia, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°5'2"S by 43°8'2"W |
| Area Served: | Barra |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1345 feet (410 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BQQ |
| More Information: | BQQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUF / KLUF |
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| Location: | Glendale, Arizona, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°32'5"N by 112°22'59"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from LUF |
| More Information: | LUF Maps & Info |
Facts about Barra Airport (BQQ):
- The furthest airport from Barra Airport (BQQ) is Yap International Airport (YAP), which is nearly antipodal to Barra Airport (meaning Barra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yap International Airport), and is located 12,300 miles (19,794 kilometers) away in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
- The closest airport to Barra Airport (BQQ) is Barreiras Airport (BRA), which is located 144 miles (232 kilometers) WSW of BQQ.
- Barra Airport is the airport serving Barra, Brazil.
- Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
- Barra Airport (BQQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Barra Airport", another name for BQQ is "Aeroporto de Barra".
Facts about Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF):
- The closest airport to Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) S of LUF.
- F-100 Super Sabre era
- In addition to being known as "Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field", another name for LUF is "Luke AFB".
- Effective 5 March, the 127th was redesignated as the 127th Pilot Training Wing.
- By 7 February 1944, pilots at Luke had achieved a million hours of flying time.
- Born in Phoenix in 1897, the "Arizona Balloon Buster" scored 18 aerial victories during World War I in the skies over France.
- It is a designated Superfund site due to a number of soil and groundwater contaminants.
- The base population includes about 7500 military members and 15,000 family members.
- In addition to flying and maintaining the F-16, Luke airmen also deploy to support on-going operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and to combatant commanders in other locations around the world.
- The furthest airport from Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,450 miles (18,426 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
