Nonstop flight route between Romulus (near Detroit), Michigan, United States and União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW), Romulus (near Detroit), Michigan, United States and José Cleto Airport (QVB), União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,158 miles (or 8,301 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and José Cleto 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and José Cleto Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW):

• Wayne County began to plan a new airport in the western county as early as 1927.
• The Wayne County Airport Authority's latest FAA Master Plan includes a number of proposed future developments to be considered at such time as demand warrants and funding is available.
• The furthest airport from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,285 miles (18,161 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport's relatively low elevation of 645 feet, planes can take off or land at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County 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.
• State of the art for its time, the Smith Terminal eventually became victim to airline expansion.
• Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) has 6 runways.
• The closest airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) is Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) W of DTW.
• The North Terminal houses two, six-lane security checkpoints.

Facts about José Cleto Airport (QVB):

• The closest airport to José Cleto Airport (QVB) is Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) SSE of QVB.
• The airport is located 1 km east from downtown União da Vitória.
• It is operated by the Municipality of União da Vitória under the supervision of Aeroportos do Paraná.
• The aircraft had difficulties to reach their destination, particularly because the train that was carrying the aircraft and troops was attacked by the rebels.
• José Cleto Airport handled 333 passengers last year.
• José Cleto Airport (QVB) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "José Cleto Airport", another name for QVB is "Aeroporto José Cleto".
• The furthest airport from José Cleto Airport (QVB) is Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA), which is nearly antipodal to José Cleto Airport (meaning José Cleto Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō), and is located 12,364 miles (19,898 kilometers) away in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.