Nonstop flight route between Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and San Antonio, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC), Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF), San Antonio, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,209 miles (or 8,383 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 Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio, 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 Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio. 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: | SKF / KSKF | 
| Airport Name: | Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio | 
| Location: | San Antonio, Texas, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°23'3"N by 98°34'51"W | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SKF | 
| More Information: | SKF Maps & Info | 
Facts about Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC):
- In addition to being known as "Umberto Modiano Airport", another name for BZC is "Aeroporto Umberto Modiano".
 - 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.
 - 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.
 - 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.
 - Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
 
Facts about Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF):
- The furthest airport from Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,124 miles (17,902 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
 - In September 1972, the Houston-based 630th Radar Squadron sent a detachment to this FAA-operated site to set up an AN/FPS-6 height-finder radar to join the AN/FPS-66A search radar already in place.
 - The closest airport to Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF) is Stinson Municipal Airport (SSF), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of SKF.
 - In October 2008 the BMT was expanded an extra two weeks to implement more air base defense training as well as other rudimentary skills.
 - Lackland AFB is named after Brigadier General Frank Lackland.
 - The Vietnam War buildup necessitated a "split-phase" training from August 1965 to April 1966.
 
