Nonstop flight route between Brownwood, Texas, United States and Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Brownwood Regional Airport (BWD), Brownwood, Texas, United States and Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA), Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,317 miles (or 8,558 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 Brownwood Regional Airport and Benedito Lacerda 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 Brownwood Regional Airport and Benedito Lacerda Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BWD / KBWD |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Brownwood, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°47'36"N by 98°57'23"W |
Area Served: | Brownwood, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Brownwood |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1387 feet (423 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BWD |
More Information: | BWD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEA / SBME |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°20'44"S by 41°45'50"W |
Area Served: | Macaé |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MEA |
More Information: | MEA Maps & Info |
Facts about Brownwood Regional Airport (BWD):
- The 68th and 77th Reconnaissance Groups trained at Brownwood during 1942 with a variety of aircraft, including B-17 Flying Fortresse, B-24 Liberators, P-40 Warhawks and A-20 Havocs.
- The furthest airport from Brownwood Regional Airport (BWD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,061 miles (17,801 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Brownwood Regional Airport", another name for BWD is "Brownwood Army Airfield".
- Brownwood Regional Airport (BWD) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Brownwood Regional Airport (BWD) is Coleman Municipal Airport (COM), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) W of BWD.
Facts about Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA):
- Benedito Lacerda Airport handled 442,983 passengers last year.
- The airport is located 6 km from downtown Macaé.
- In addition to being known as "Benedito Lacerda Airport", another name for MEA is "Aeroporto Benedito Lacerda".
- The airport was established in the 1960s as an airfield for general aviation and a Flying club.
- It is operated by Infraero.
- The furthest airport from Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is nearly antipodal to Benedito Lacerda Airport (meaning Benedito Lacerda Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2), and is located 12,179 miles (19,600 kilometers) away in Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan.
- Because of Benedito Lacerda Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Benedito Lacerda 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.
- Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA) is Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) SSW of MEA.