Nonstop flight route between Houston, Texas, United States and São José dos Campos, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(29°36'25"N by 95°9'32"W)
Arrival Airport:
(23°13'44"S by 45°52'15"W)
Distance from EFD to SJK:
4,902.69 miles (7,890.10 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), Houston, Texas, United States and São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport (SJK), São José dos Campos, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,903 miles (or 7,890 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 Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field and São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf 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 Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field and São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EFD / KEFD |
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| Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°36'25"N by 95°9'32"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from EFD |
| More Information: | EFD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SJK / SBSJ |
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| Location: | São José dos Campos, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°13'44"S by 45°52'15"W |
| Area Served: | São José dos Campos |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2120 feet (646 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SJK |
| More Information: | SJK Maps & Info |
Facts about Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD):
- Radar facilities were activated on 1 February 1953 with the 747th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron operating a pair of AN/FPS-10 radars The station was designated P-79.
- In addition to being known as "Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field", another name for EFD is "Ellington Field JRB".
- The furthest airport from Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,008 miles (17,716 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- During World War I, Ellington served as an advanced flight training base.
- In 1943 Ellington Field became the site for advanced navigator training.
- Also the possibility of a new municipal airfield endangered the existence of Ellington Field, rumors circulated throughout the Texas National Guard that the War Department wanted to transfer the aviation schools at Kelly and Brooks Fields to Houston.
- The closest airport to Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of EFD.
Facts about São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport (SJK):
- The furthest airport from São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport (SJK) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport (meaning São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,182 miles (19,604 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- The closest airport to São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport (SJK) is São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) WSW of SJK.
- São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport handled 160,229 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport", another name for SJK is "Aeroporto de São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf".
- Built in the 1950s basically to serve CTA, the airport originally had only a dirt runway.
- São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport (SJK) currently has only 1 runway.
- São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport, is the airport serving São José dos Campos, Brazil.
Map of Nearest Airports to Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field:
List of Nearest Airports to Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field:
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.68 miles (12.36 km) WNW | William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) | Houston, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 17.49 miles (28.14 km) NE | Baytown Airport (HPY) | Baytown, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 26.58 miles (42.78 km) WNW | Andrau Airpark (AAP) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 28.27 miles (45.49 km) NNW | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 29.67 miles (47.75 km) SE | Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) | Galveston, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 29.92 miles (48.15 km) W | Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) | Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States | |
| 7 | 34.10 miles (54.88 km) WNW | West Houston Airport (IWS) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 38.99 miles (62.75 km) SSW | Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) | Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 39.30 miles (63.25 km) NW | David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 53.72 miles (86.45 km) NNW | Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 60.99 miles (98.16 km) SW | Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC) | Bay City, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 64.67 miles (104.08 km) WSW | Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) | Wharton, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 64.99 miles (104.59 km) ENE | Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT) | Beaumont, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 72.28 miles (116.32 km) ENE | Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT) | Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 82.80 miles (133.25 km) NNW | Bruce Brothers Huntsville Regional Airport (HTV) | Huntsville, Texas, United States | |
Map of Furthest Airports from Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field:
List of Furthest Airports from Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field:
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,008.37 miles (17,716.21 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,929.94 miles (17,589.99 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,665.67 miles (17,164.68 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,652.84 miles (17,144.05 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,641.07 miles (17,125.11 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,640.71 miles (17,124.52 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,639.60 miles (17,122.74 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,632.80 miles (17,111.79 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,627.60 miles (17,103.42 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 10 | 10,624.09 miles (17,097.78 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,613.57 miles (17,080.85 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,608.21 miles (17,072.22 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,593.93 miles (17,049.23 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,588.32 miles (17,040.21 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,587.45 miles (17,038.81 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 40.77 miles (65.62 km) WSW | São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU) | Guarulhos (near São Paulo), São Paulo (state), Brazil | |
| 2 | 56.85 miles (91.49 km) WSW | São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (CGH) | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 3 | 81.73 miles (131.53 km) W | Viracopos–Campinas International Airport (VCP) | Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil | |
| 4 | 82.69 miles (133.08 km) WNW | Campo dos Amarais State Airport (CPQ) | Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 5 | 103.95 miles (167.30 km) W | Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport (SOD) | Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 6 | 116.13 miles (186.89 km) NNE | Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG) | Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 7 | 138.31 miles (222.59 km) E | Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ) | Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 8 | 159.83 miles (257.23 km) NW | Mário Pereira Lopes State Airport (QSC) | São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 9 | 169.14 miles (272.20 km) E | Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 10 | 173.56 miles (279.32 km) E | Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 11 | 175.10 miles (281.80 km) NW | Bartolomeu de Gusmão State Airport (AQA) | Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 12 | 187.11 miles (301.12 km) ENE | Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport (JDF) | Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 13 | 189.11 miles (304.35 km) NW | Dr. Leite Lopes State Airport (RAO) | Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 14 | 206.45 miles (332.25 km) NNW | Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (FRC) | Franca, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 15 | 209.21 miles (336.69 km) NE | Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA) | Juiz de Fora, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,181.58 miles (19,604.30 km) NE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,179.52 miles (19,600.99 km) NE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 11,998.58 miles (19,309.79 km) NE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 4 | 11,984.56 miles (19,287.23 km) NE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 5 | 11,983.38 miles (19,285.34 km) ENE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 6 | 11,981.27 miles (19,281.93 km) ENE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 7 | 11,972.11 miles (19,267.20 km) ENE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 8 | 11,970.18 miles (19,264.09 km) WNW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 9 | 11,962.18 miles (19,251.22 km) ENE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 10 | 11,946.66 miles (19,226.24 km) ENE | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 11 | 11,898.11 miles (19,148.11 km) NNE | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 12 | 11,869.10 miles (19,101.42 km) ENE | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 13 | 11,859.32 miles (19,085.67 km) ENE | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 14 | 11,817.19 miles (19,017.87 km) NNE | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 11,808.67 miles (19,004.17 km) NNE | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |