Nonstop flight route between Cienfuegos, Cuba and Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jaime González Airport (CFG), Cienfuegos, Cuba and Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ), Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,465 miles (or 5,577 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 Jaime González Airport and Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho 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 Jaime González Airport and Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CFG / MUCF |
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Location: | Cienfuegos, Cuba |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°8'59"N by 80°23'50"W |
Area Served: | Cienfuegos, Cuba |
Operator/Owner: | ECASA |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 102 feet (31 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CFG |
More Information: | CFG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PNZ / SBPL |
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Location: | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°22'2"S by 40°35'48"W |
Area Served: | Petrolina Juazeiro |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1260 feet (384 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PNZ |
More Information: | PNZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Jaime González Airport (CFG):
- During the war the base was set up to use a non-descript number for postal operations.
- Jaime González Airport (CFG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Jaime González Airport (CFG) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,725 miles (18,869 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Jaime González Airport", another name for CFG is "Aeropuerto "Jaime González"".
- Because of Jaime González Airport's relatively low elevation of 102 feet, planes can take off or land at Jaime González 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 Jaime González Airport (CFG) is Abel Santamaría Airport (SNU), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) NE of CFG.
Facts about Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ):
- The furthest airport from Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) is Falalop Airfield (ULI), which is nearly antipodal to Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (meaning Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Falalop Airfield), and is located 12,385 miles (19,931 kilometers) away in Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
- In addition to being known as "Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport", another name for PNZ is "Aeroporto de Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho".
- The closest airport to Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) is Barra Airport (BQQ), which is located 209 miles (337 kilometers) SW of PNZ.
- Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport handled 473,482 passengers last year.
- The airport is located 9 km from downtown Petrolina and 15 km from downtown Juazeiro.
- Petrolina Airport handles the exportation of fresh fruits from the São Francisco valley to Europe and the US.
- Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) currently has only 1 runway.