Nonstop flight route between Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil and Medan, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB), Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil and Kualanamu International Airport (KNO), Medan, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,028 miles (or 16,138 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 Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport and Kualanamu 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 Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport and Kualanamu 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: | BSB / SBBR | 
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| Location: | Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°52'9"S by 47°55'14"W | 
| Area Served: | Brasília | 
| Operator/Owner: | Inframérica | 
| Airport Type: | Public/Military | 
| Elevation: | 3497 feet (1,066 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BSB | 
| More Information: | BSB Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KNO / WIMM | 
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| Location: | Medan, Indonesia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°38'16"N by 98°52'13"E | 
| Area Served: | Medan | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Indonesia | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KNO | 
| More Information: | KNO Maps & Info | 
Facts about Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB):
- Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB) has 2 runways.
 - In 1990 Brasília International Airport underwent its first major renovation and began to gain its present form with a central body and two satellites.
 - Brasília was only a project when in 1956 President Juscelino Kubitschek landed for the first time in the Central Plateau.
 - The furthest airport from Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB) is Virac Airport (VRC), which is located 11,887 miles (19,131 kilometers) away in Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines.
 - Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport handled 15,665,045 passengers last year.
 - The closest airport to Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB) is Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport (GYN), which is located 101 miles (163 kilometers) WSW of BSB.
 - In addition to being known as "Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport", another name for BSB is "Aeroporto Internacional de Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek".
 
Facts about Kualanamu International Airport (KNO):
- Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) is Polonia International Airport (MES), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) WSW of KNO.
 - In May 2014 a groundbreaking to make double-track from Medan to the Airport has been done and it will cut time travel at least 10 minutes from current situation when it is ready in 2017.
 - The airport opened on July 25, 2013, handling all flights and services shifted from Polonia International Airport.
 - A soft opening started on July 25, 2013.
 - In addition to being known as "Kualanamu International Airport", other names for KNO include "Kualanamu International Airport (Medan)" and "Bandar Udara Internasional Kualanamu".
 - The furthest airport from Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) is Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP), which is nearly antipodal to Kualanamu International Airport (meaning Kualanamu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport), and is located 12,385 miles (19,931 kilometers) away in Tumbes, Peru.
 - Spread on 1,365 ha land area, 20 km North East of Polonia airport, 3 km from the sea, and on a site of area 6,5 x 2,1 km.
 - Because of Kualanamu International Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Kualanamu 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.
 
