Nonstop flight route between Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil and Frankfurt, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB), Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil and Frankfurt Airport (FRA), Frankfurt, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,990 miles (or 9,640 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 Marechal Rondon International Airport and Frankfurt 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 Marechal Rondon International Airport and Frankfurt Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB):

• Infraero became the operator of the airport in 1975 and in 1996 it was upgraded to international status.
• The first phase of the construction of the new passenger terminal was completed on 30 June 2006.
• The furthest airport from Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB) is Bagasbas Airport (DTE), which is nearly antipodal to Marechal Rondon International Airport (meaning Marechal Rondon International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bagasbas Airport), and is located 12,316 miles (19,820 kilometers) away in Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines.
• It is operated by Infraero.
• On 31 August 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL30.9 million investiment plan to up-grade Marechal Rondon International Airport focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Brazil, Cuiabá being one of the venue cities.
• In addition to being known as "Marechal Rondon International Airport", another name for CGB is "Aeroporto Internacional Marechal Rondon".
• Because of Marechal Rondon International Airport's relatively low elevation of 617 feet, planes can take off or land at Marechal Rondon International 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.
• Marechal Rondon International Airport was inaugurated in 1956 but operated precariously until the first passenger terminal building was completed in 1964.
• Marechal Rondon International Airport handled 2,761,588 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB) is Barra do Garças Airport (BPG), which is located 248 miles (400 kilometers) E of CGB.
• Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Frankfurt Airport (FRA):

• The runway officially went into operation on 20 October 2011, with an aircraft carrying Chancellor Angela Merkel performing the first landing on 21 October.
• The furthest airport from Frankfurt Airport (FRA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,946 miles (19,225 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Frankfurt Airport (FRA) is Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) W of FRA.
• On 30 December 2005, the Rhein-Main Air Base in the southern part of the airport ground was closed and the US Air Force moved to Ramstein Air Base.
• Frankfurt Airport lies 12 km southwest of central Frankfurt, near the Autobahn intersection Frankfurter Kreuz, where two of the most heavily used motorways in Europe meet.
• The southern side of the airport ground was home to the Rhein-Main Air Base, which was a major air base for the United States from 1947 until 2005, when the air base was closed and the property was acquired by Fraport.
• Frankfurt Airport (FRA) has 3 runways.
• The center line separation from the existing north runway is about 1,400 meters.
• Because of Frankfurt Airport's relatively low elevation of 364 feet, planes can take off or land at Frankfurt 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 new terminal, called Terminal Mitte and divided into three concourses with 56 gates and an electric baggage handling system, was opened to the public on 14 March 1972.
• On 10 October 2012, an 800-meter-long westward expansion of Terminal 1 called Pier A-Plus went into operation.
• Frankfurt Airport handled 5,752,725 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Frankfurt Airport", another name for FRA is "Flughafen Frankfurt am Main".