Nonstop flight route between Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States and São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU), Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States and Mário Pereira Lopes State Airport (QSC), São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,366 miles (or 8,636 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 Chippewa Valley Regional Airport and Mário Pereira Lopes State 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 Chippewa Valley Regional Airport and Mário Pereira Lopes State Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU):

• It is the largest airport in the 30-county northern Wisconsin area, and serves primarily the Chippewa Valley region, operating on a budget approved by a commission equally representing the interests of Chippewa, Eau Claire, and Dunn counties.
• Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU) has 2 runways.
• In 1939, work on a new airport started north of Eau Claire.
• The closest airport to Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU) is Rice Lake Regional Airport (RIE), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) NNW of EAU.
• The furthest airport from Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,839 miles (17,444 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Chippewa Valley Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 913 feet, planes can take off or land at Chippewa Valley Regional 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.

Facts about Mário Pereira Lopes State Airport (QSC):

• The closest airport to Mário Pereira Lopes State Airport (QSC) is Bartolomeu de Gusmão State Airport (AQA), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) WNW of QSC.
• The airport was built in the 1970s as a private aerodrome of a Brazilian tractor manufacturer.
• Mário Pereira Lopes State Airport handled 1,280 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Mário Pereira Lopes State Airport", another name for QSC is "Aeroporto Estadual Mário Pereira Lopes".
• Mário Pereira Lopes State Airport (QSC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is located 14 km from downtown São Carlos.
• The furthest airport from Mário Pereira Lopes State Airport (QSC) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Mário Pereira Lopes State Airport (meaning Mário Pereira Lopes State Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,157 miles (19,566 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.