Nonstop flight route between Edinburgh, United Kingdom and Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Edinburgh Airport (EDI), Edinburgh, United Kingdom and Aripuanã Airport (AIR), Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,580 miles (or 8,981 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 Edinburgh Airport and Aripuanã 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 Edinburgh Airport and Aripuanã Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Edinburgh Airport (EDI):

• Lothian Buses provide public transportation to the airport with the Airlink 100 express bus from Edinburgh city centre, as well as the number 35 direct to Ocean Terminal and N22 with the same destination but alternative route.
• Because of Edinburgh Airport's relatively low elevation of 136 feet, planes can take off or land at Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,713 miles (18,850 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• The airport is owned and operated by Global Infrastructure Partners, which also owns and operates Gatwick Airport and London City Airport.
• The closest airport to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is Perth Airport (PSL), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) N of EDI.
• The present terminal building, designed by Sir Robert Matthew, was constructed in 1977 and has been upgraded in recent years, with new car parking facilities and an extended arrivals hall.
• The likelihood of an additional runway has been thrown into doubt following a revised masterplan in January 2011, with passenger numbers expected to be lower than previously thought - 12.3 million by 2020 and 20 million by 2040.
• Edinburgh Airport (EDI) has 2 runways.
• When the war ended the airfield still remained under military control, but by the late 1940s the first commercial services were launched.
• Edinburgh Airport handled 9,775,443 passengers last year.

Facts about Aripuanã Airport (AIR):

• The airport is presently dedicated to general aviation.
• Because of Aripuanã Airport's relatively low elevation of 623 feet, planes can take off or land at Aripuanã 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 airport is located 3 km from downtown Aripuanã.
• The furthest airport from Aripuanã Airport (AIR) is Cuyo Airport (CYU), which is nearly antipodal to Aripuanã Airport (meaning Aripuanã Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cuyo Airport), and is located 12,385 miles (19,931 kilometers) away in Cuyo, Palawan, Philippines.
• In addition to being known as "Aripuanã Airport", other names for AIR include "Aeroporto de Aripuanã" and "SWRP".
• The closest airport to Aripuanã Airport (AIR) is Juruena Airport (JRN), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) E of AIR.
• Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
• Aripuanã Airport (AIR) currently has only 1 runway.