Nonstop flight route between Hebron, Kentucky (near Cincinnati), United States and Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), Hebron, Kentucky (near Cincinnati), United States and Salgado Filho International Airport (POA), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,235 miles (or 8,424 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 Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and Salgado Filho International 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 Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and Salgado Filho International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG):

• Because of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport's relatively low elevation of 896 feet, planes can take off or land at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky 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.
• The closest airport to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) is Cincinnati Municipal Airport (LUK), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ENE of CVG.
• Delta operates one SkyClub in Concourse B and also operated a Business Elite lounge near Gate B14 until summer of 2008.
• In July 2012, Delta announced their wholly owned and CVG-based subsidiary, Comair, would cease all operations by October of the same year.
• The airport's terminal/remote-concourse configuration, combined with simultaneous triple landing/takeoff capabilities, makes CVG a particularly efficient airport for flight operations.
• The furthest airport from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,286 miles (18,163 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The field officially opened August 12, 1944, with the first B-17 bombers beginning practice runs on August 15.
• Comair has its headquarters in the Comair General Office Building, at 82 Comair Boulevard.
• Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) has 4 runways.
• In addition to hundreds of ground staff employees, Delta has a flight attendant base and a pilot base for the McDonnell Douglas MD-88, and Boeing 737–800.

Facts about Salgado Filho International Airport (POA):

• The International Airport of Porto Alegre is served by rail, taxi, and bus.
• Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Salgado Filho International Airport", another name for POA is "Aeroporto Internacional Salgado Filho".
• In 1932, needing a facility to use its aircraft with landing-gear which were replacing its seaplanes, Varig started using São João Airport as its operational base.
• The closest airport to Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) is Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM), which is located 137 miles (221 kilometers) NE of POA.
• Because of Salgado Filho International Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Salgado Filho 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.
• One of the two TAP Maintenance & Engineering centers in Brazil is located at Salgado Filho International Airport.
• The furthest airport from Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) is Yakushima Airport (KUM), which is nearly antipodal to Salgado Filho International Airport (meaning Salgado Filho International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yakushima Airport), and is located 12,324 miles (19,834 kilometers) away in Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.