Nonstop flight route between Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil and Big Rapids, Michigan, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV), Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil and Roben-Hood Airport (WBR), Big Rapids, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,688 miles (or 7,544 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 Presidente João Suassuna Airport and Roben-Hood 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 Presidente João Suassuna Airport and Roben-Hood Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CPV / SBKG |
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| Location: | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°16'9"S by 35°53'42"W |
| Area Served: | Campina Grande |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1646 feet (502 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CPV |
| More Information: | CPV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WBR / KRQB |
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| Location: | Big Rapids, Michigan, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°43'20"N by 85°30'15"W |
| Area Served: | Big Rapids, Michigan |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Big Rapids |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 990 feet (302 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WBR |
| More Information: | WBR Maps & Info |
Facts about Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV):
- Presidente João Suassuna Airport is the airport serving Campina Grande, Brazil.
- The furthest airport from Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) is Falalop Airfield (ULI), which is nearly antipodal to Presidente João Suassuna Airport (meaning Presidente João Suassuna Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Falalop Airfield), and is located 12,086 miles (19,451 kilometers) away in Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
- Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) is Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) E of CPV.
- It is operated by Infraero.
- In addition to being known as "Presidente João Suassuna Airport", another name for CPV is "Aeroporto Presidente João Suassuna".
- Even though the airport was only inaugurated in 1963, since the 1940s air services operated to the site, using a runway already existent.
- Presidente João Suassuna Airport handled 143,766 passengers last year.
Facts about Roben-Hood Airport (WBR):
- The closest airport to Roben-Hood Airport (WBR) is Nartron Field (RCT), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) N of WBR.
- Because of Roben-Hood Airport's relatively low elevation of 990 feet, planes can take off or land at Roben-Hood 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.
- On Sunday, July 27, 20 planes were entered in several entertaining events including speed races before an estimated crowd of 7500!
- Roben-Hood Airport (WBR) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Roben-Hood Airport (WBR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,143 miles (17,933 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In mid 1941, the Civil Aeronautics Authority was still considering the airport as an “auxiliary field” according to Earl Bender, airport manager.
- In addition to being known as "Roben-Hood Airport", another name for WBR is "RQB".
