Nonstop flight route between Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil and Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC), Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil and Wheeler AAF (HHI), Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,704 miles (or 12,398 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 Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport and Wheeler AAF, 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 Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport and Wheeler AAF. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC):

• Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport handled 50,651 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC) is Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IGU), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) SW of CAC.
• A new passenger terminal with 2.100m² is also in the project, currently in process of evaluation by V COMAR.
• Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport is the airport serving Cascavel, Brazil.
• Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is located 8 km southwest from downtown Cascavel.
• It is operated by CETTRANS, the semi-independent Transportation Authority of Cascavel, indirectly related to the Municipality of Cascavel, and under the supervision of Aeroportos do Paraná.
• The furthest airport from Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC) is Miyako Airport (MMY), which is nearly antipodal to Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (meaning Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Miyako Airport), and is located 12,360 miles (19,891 kilometers) away in Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan.
• In addition to being known as "Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport", another name for CAC is "Aeroporto Adalberto Mendes da Silva".

Facts about Wheeler AAF (HHI):

• By 1940, Wheeler Field had evolved into a primary base for Army Air Corps pursuit aircraft such as the P-40 Warhawk, responsible for air defense of the Hawaiian Islands Territory.
• Today, Wheeler Army Airfield comprises approximately 1,389 acres of land returned to the Department of the Army on 1 November 1991.
• Because of Wheeler AAF's relatively low elevation of 843 feet, planes can take off or land at Wheeler AAF 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 Wheeler AAF (HHI) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Wheeler AAF (meaning Wheeler AAF is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ghanzi Airport), and is located 12,413 miles (19,976 kilometers) away in Ghanzi, Botswana.
• 2nd Lieutenant Phil Rasmussen found an old, unscathed Curtiss P-36 Hawk and taxied it to a revetment where he had it loaded with ammunition.
• Wheeler is directly adjacent to Schofield Barracks across Kunia Road and to Wahiawā on the central plateau of the Island of O'ahu.
• The closest airport to Wheeler AAF (HHI) is Dillingham Airfield (HDH), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of HHI.
• On 1 November 1991, the Army held a simple ceremony to signify their takeover of the base, then changed the sign at the main gate to Wheeler Army Airfield.
• Wheeler AAF (HHI) currently has only 1 runway.