Nonstop flight route between De Ridder, Louisiana, United States and Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI), De Ridder, Louisiana, United States and Capitão João Busse Airport (APU), Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,676 miles (or 7,525 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 Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base and Capitão João Busse 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 Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base and Capitão João Busse Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI):

• The furthest airport from Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,994 miles (17,693 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI) has 2 runways.
• Just before Christmas 1941, the first troops arrived at the DeRidder Army Air Base.
• The World War II hangar remains in use as the main hangar and terminal of the Beauregard Regional Airport.
• The Beauregard Parish Police Jury bought the previously leased 160 acres plus an additional 280 acres for $11,000.
• on 31 March 1944, the II Tactical Air Division of III Tactical Air Command was assigned to DeRidder and conducted replacement training.
• An immediate construction program began to convert the civilian airport into a military airfield and support complex.
• Because of Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base's relatively low elevation of 202 feet, planes can take off or land at Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base 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.
• Beauregard Regional Airport covers an area of 4,300 acres at an elevation of 202 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI) is Chennault International Airport (CWF), which is located 44 miles (72 kilometers) SSE of DRI.

Facts about Capitão João Busse Airport (APU):

• The closest airport to Capitão João Busse Airport (APU) is Alberto Bertelli Airport (APX), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) NNW of APU.
• Capitão João Busse Airport (APU) currently has only 1 runway.
• Capitão João Busse Airport handled 701 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Capitão João Busse Airport", another name for APU is "Aeroporto Capitão João Busse".
• The airport is presently dedicated to general aviation.
• The furthest airport from Capitão João Busse Airport (APU) is Naha Airport (OKA), which is nearly antipodal to Capitão João Busse Airport (meaning Capitão João Busse Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Naha Airport), and is located 12,248 miles (19,712 kilometers) away in Okinawa, Japan.