Nonstop flight route between Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Kwethluk, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC), Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Kwethluk Airport (KWT), Kwethluk, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,568 miles (or 13,788 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 Umberto Modiano Airport and Kwethluk 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 Umberto Modiano Airport and Kwethluk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BZC / SBBZ |
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| Location: | Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°45'57"S by 41°57'56"W |
| Area Served: | Armação dos Búzios |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BZC |
| More Information: | BZC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWT / PFKW |
| Airport Name: | Kwethluk Airport |
| Location: | Kwethluk, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 60°47'25"N by 161°26'36"W |
| Area Served: | Kwethluk, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 30 feet (9 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KWT |
| More Information: | KWT Maps & Info |
Facts about Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC):
- The furthest airport from Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is nearly antipodal to Umberto Modiano Airport (meaning Umberto Modiano Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2), and is located 12,186 miles (19,612 kilometers) away in Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan.
- In addition to being known as "Umberto Modiano Airport", another name for BZC is "Aeroporto Umberto Modiano".
- The closest airport to Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC) is Cabo Frio International Airport (CFB), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) SSW of BZC.
- Because of Umberto Modiano Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Umberto Modiano 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.
- Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
- The airport is located 11 km from downtown Búzios.
- Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kwethluk Airport (KWT):
- Kwethluk Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in Kwethluk, a city in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S.
- Kwethluk Airport (KWT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kwethluk Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Kwethluk 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 Kwethluk Airport (KWT) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,584 miles (17,033 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 2,923 passenger boardings in calendar year 2007, an increase of 26% from the 2,329 enplanements in 2006.
- The closest airport to Kwethluk Airport (KWT) is Bethel Seaplane Base (JBT), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) W of KWT.
