Nonstop flight route between Cold Bay, Alaska, United States and Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cold Bay Airport (CDB), Cold Bay, Alaska, United States and Barcelos Airport (BAZ), Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,660 miles (or 10,718 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 Cold Bay Airport and Barcelos 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 Cold Bay Airport and Barcelos Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Cold Bay Airport (CDB):

• The airfield was named Thornbrough Air Force Base in 1948 for Captain George W.
• The closest airport to Cold Bay Airport (CDB) is King Cove Airport (KVC), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) ESE of CDB.
• Because of Cold Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 102 feet, planes can take off or land at Cold Bay 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.
• Cold Bay Airport (CDB) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Cold Bay Airport", other names for CDB include "Cold Bay Air Force Station" and "Fort Randall Army Airfield".
• The furthest airport from Cold Bay Airport (CDB) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,968 miles (17,652 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• The airport was constructed during World War II as Fort Randall Army Airfield during the secret military buildup of the Territory of Alaska that began in 1941.
• There is a National Weather Service office colocated with the FAA Flight Service Station at the airport.

Facts about Barcelos Airport (BAZ):

• The closest airport to Barcelos Airport (BAZ) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is located 207 miles (334 kilometers) SW of BAZ.
• Because of Barcelos Airport's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Barcelos 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.
• Barcelos Airport (BAZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Barcelos Airport", another name for BAZ is "Aeroporto de Barcelos".
• The furthest airport from Barcelos Airport (BAZ) is Bontang Airport (BXT), which is nearly antipodal to Barcelos Airport (meaning Barcelos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bontang Airport), and is located 12,371 miles (19,910 kilometers) away in Bontang, Indonesia.