Nonstop flight route between Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil and Wallops Island, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI), Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil and Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL), Wallops Island, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,631 miles (or 7,453 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 Raimundo de Andrade Airport and Wallops Flight Facility 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 Raimundo de Andrade Airport and Wallops Flight Facility Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CDI / |
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Location: | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°50'12"S by 41°11'15"W |
Area Served: | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 335 feet (102 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CDI |
More Information: | CDI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WAL / KWAL |
Airport Name: | Wallops Flight Facility Airport |
Location: | Wallops Island, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°56'24"N by 75°27'59"W |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from WAL |
More Information: | WAL Maps & Info |
Facts about Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI):
- The closest airport to Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) is Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport (CAW), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) S of CDI.
- Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is nearly antipodal to Raimundo de Andrade Airport (meaning Raimundo de Andrade Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2), and is located 12,121 miles (19,506 kilometers) away in Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan.
- Because of Raimundo de Andrade Airport's relatively low elevation of 335 feet, planes can take off or land at Raimundo de Andrade 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.
- In addition to being known as "Raimundo de Andrade Airport", other names for CDI include "Aeroporto Raimundo de Andrade" and "SNKI".
- Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
Facts about Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL):
- The WFF mobile range assets have been used to support rocket launches from locations in the Arctic and Antarctic regions, South America, Africa, Europe, Australia, and at sea.
- The furthest airport from Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,785 miles (18,965 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The Wallops mobile range instrumentation includes telemetry, radar, command and power systems.
- The first payload launched into orbit from Wallops Island was Explorer IX, atop a Scout rocket, on February 15, 1961.
- The closest airport to Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL) is Accomack County Airport (MFV), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SW of WAL.
- The Wallops Research Range includes ground-based and mobile systems, and a range control center.
- The WFF Main Base is located on the Eastern Shore of Virginia on the Delmarva Peninsula about 5 miles west of Chincoteague, Virginia.
- Because of Wallops Flight Facility Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Wallops Flight Facility 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.