Nonstop flight route between Des Moines, Iowa, United States and Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Des Moines International Airport (DSM), Des Moines, Iowa, United States and Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR), Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,910 miles (or 6,293 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 Des Moines International Airport and Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro 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 Des Moines International Airport and Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro 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 Des Moines International Airport (DSM):

• In addition to work inside the passenger terminal, the airport is building a rental car facility and new parking facilities.
• Des Moines International Airport (DSM) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Des Moines International Airport (DSM) is Ankeny Regional Airport (IKV), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NNE of DSM.
• Because of Des Moines International Airport's relatively low elevation of 958 feet, planes can take off or land at Des Moines 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 furthest airport from Des Moines International Airport (DSM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,789 miles (17,363 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• On December 1, 2007, a United Express plane carrying 44 passengers slid off a taxiway while taxiing to the runway for takeoff.
• The airport hosts the Des Moines Air National Guard Base and 132d Fighter Wing of the Iowa Air National Guard.

Facts about Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR):

• The closest airport to Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR) is Captain Aníbal Arab Airport (CIJ), which is located 101 miles (162 kilometers) SW of RBR.
• Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR) is Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR), which is nearly antipodal to Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (meaning Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cam Ranh International Airport), and is located 12,192 miles (19,621 kilometers) away in Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam.
• Because of Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport's relatively low elevation of 633 feet, planes can take off or land at Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro 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.
• Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport handled 382,469 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport", another name for RBR is "Aeroporto Internacional de Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro".