Nonstop flight route between Coimbra, Portugal and Belo Horizonte, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(40°9'21"N by 8°28'12"W)
Arrival Airport:
(19°51'6"S by 43°57'2"W)
Distance from CBP to PLU:
4,733.35 miles (7,617.57 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Coimbra Airport (CBP), Coimbra, Portugal and Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU), Belo Horizonte, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,733 miles (or 7,618 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 Coimbra Airport and Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade 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 Coimbra Airport and Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBP / LPCO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Coimbra, Portugal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°9'21"N by 8°28'12"W |
| Area Served: | Coimbra |
| Operator/Owner: | Câmara Municipal de Coimbra |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 571 feet (174 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CBP |
| More Information: | CBP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PLU / SBBH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°51'6"S by 43°57'2"W |
| Area Served: | Belo Horizonte |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 2589 feet (789 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PLU |
| More Information: | PLU Maps & Info |
Facts about Coimbra Airport (CBP):
- Because of Coimbra Airport's relatively low elevation of 571 feet, planes can take off or land at Coimbra 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.
- Coimbra Airport (CBP) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Coimbra Airport", another name for CBP is "Aeródromo Municipal Bissaya Barreto".
- The closest airport to Coimbra Airport (CBP) is Covilhã Airport (COV), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) E of CBP.
- The furthest airport from Coimbra Airport (CBP) is Takaka Aerodrome (KTF), which is nearly antipodal to Coimbra Airport (meaning Coimbra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Takaka Aerodrome), and is located 12,352 miles (19,879 kilometers) away in Takaka, New Zealand.
Facts about Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU):
- The closest airport to Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU) is Tancredo Neves/Confins International Airport (CNF), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) N of PLU.
- Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport", another name for PLU is "Aeroporto de Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade".
- With the great increase of traffic at Pampulha Airport, the facility became too small and unable to handle all operations.
- The furthest airport from Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is located 11,958 miles (19,244 kilometers) away in Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan.
- Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport handled 989,599 passengers last year.
- In 1943 the runway was extended to 1,500m x 45m, in 1953 to 1,700m, and finally in 1961 to 2,505m.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 52.77 miles (84.93 km) E | Covilhã Airport (COV) | Covilhã, Portugal |     |
| 2 | 75.37 miles (121.30 km) N | Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) | Porto, Portugal | |
| 3 | 86.87 miles (139.81 km) NNE | Vila Real Airport (VRL) | Vila Real, Portugal | |
| 4 | 98.87 miles (159.11 km) N | Braga Airport (BGZ) | Braga, Portugal | |
| 5 | 101.84 miles (163.90 km) SSW | Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS) | Lisbon, Portugal | |
| 6 | 123.91 miles (199.42 km) SE | Badajoz Airport (BJZ) | Badajoz, Spain | |
| 7 | 143.47 miles (230.89 km) N | Vigo Airport (VGO) | Vigo, Galicia, Spain | |
| 8 | 146.38 miles (235.58 km) SSE | Beja Airport (BYJ) | Beja, Portugal | |
| 9 | 149.16 miles (240.05 km) NE | Bragança Airport (BGC) | Bragança, Portugal | |
| 10 | 165.22 miles (265.90 km) ENE | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 11 | 189.36 miles (304.74 km) N | Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) | Santiago de Compostela, Spain | |
| 12 | 207.96 miles (334.68 km) S | Portimão Airport (PRM) | Portimão, Algarve, Portugal | |
| 13 | 217.09 miles (349.36 km) ENE | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 14 | 217.41 miles (349.88 km) N | A Coruña Airport (LCG) | A Coruña, Spain | |
| 15 | 218.77 miles (352.07 km) S | Faro International Airport (FAO) | Faro, Portugal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,352.22 miles (19,878.92 km) SW | Takaka Aerodrome (KTF) | Takaka, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,335.04 miles (19,851.27 km) SW | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,327.46 miles (19,839.08 km) S | Westport Airport (WSZ) | Westport, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,318.19 miles (19,824.16 km) SW | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,282.46 miles (19,766.65 km) SW | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,276.53 miles (19,757.10 km) S | Greymouth Airport (GMN) | Greymouth, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,274.99 miles (19,754.62 km) WSW | New Plymouth Airport (NPL) | New Plymouth, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,257.85 miles (19,727.06 km) S | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,251.49 miles (19,716.81 km) W | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,247.93 miles (19,711.09 km) WSW | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,247.22 miles (19,709.95 km) WSW | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,246.69 miles (19,709.08 km) SW | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,220.96 miles (19,667.68 km) W | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,214.14 miles (19,656.71 km) WSW | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,200.78 miles (19,635.21 km) SSW | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.81 miles (25.45 km) N | Tancredo Neves/Confins International Airport (CNF) | Confins (near Belo Horizonte), Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 2 | 63.90 miles (102.83 km) WSW | Brigadeiro Cabral Airport (DIQ) | Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 3 | 98.74 miles (158.90 km) ENE | Usiminas Airport (IPN) | Ipatinga / Santana do Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 4 | 125.29 miles (201.64 km) SSE | Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA) | Juiz de Fora, Brazil | |
| 5 | 138.99 miles (223.69 km) SSE | Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport (JDF) | Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 6 | 144.04 miles (231.81 km) ENE | Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR) | Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 7 | 155.20 miles (249.76 km) SW | Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG) | Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 8 | 184.68 miles (297.22 km) WNW | Pedro Pereira dos Santos Airport (POJ) | Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 9 | 191.49 miles (308.17 km) ESE | Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil | |
| 10 | 197.14 miles (317.27 km) W | Romeu Zema Airport (AAX) | Araxá, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 11 | 209.29 miles (336.81 km) SSE | Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 12 | 213.23 miles (343.16 km) SE | Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport (CAW) | Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 13 | 213.35 miles (343.35 km) S | Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ) | Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 14 | 217.30 miles (349.71 km) SSE | Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 15 | 217.52 miles (350.06 km) N | Montes Claros/Mário Ribeiro Airport (MOC) | Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,957.52 miles (19,243.71 km) NW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 2 | 11,922.72 miles (19,187.71 km) NE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 3 | 11,919.67 miles (19,182.79 km) NE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 4 | 11,746.03 miles (18,903.36 km) NE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 5 | 11,745.39 miles (18,902.32 km) NE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 6 | 11,736.04 miles (18,887.27 km) NNE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 7 | 11,729.88 miles (18,877.37 km) NE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 8 | 11,729.71 miles (18,877.09 km) NE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 9 | 11,722.63 miles (18,865.70 km) WNW | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 10 | 11,722.32 miles (18,865.20 km) NNE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 11 | 11,720.21 miles (18,861.81 km) WNW | Saipan International Airport (SPN) | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 12 | 11,714.07 miles (18,851.92 km) WNW | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 13 | 11,713.21 miles (18,850.53 km) NNW | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 14 | 11,709.91 miles (18,845.23 km) NW | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |
| 15 | 11,709.39 miles (18,844.39 km) NE | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |