Nonstop flight route between Eirunepe, Amazonas, Brazil and Minot, North Dakota, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN), Eirunepe, Amazonas, Brazil and Minot Air Force Base (MIB), Minot, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,255 miles (or 6,848 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 Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport and Minot Air Force Base, 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 Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport and Minot Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN):

• Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport's relatively low elevation of 412 feet, planes can take off or land at Amaury Feitosa Tomaz 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 closest airport to Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN) is Tabatinga International Airport (TBT), which is located 165 miles (265 kilometers) N of ERN.
• The furthest airport from Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN) is Ranai Airport (NTX), which is nearly antipodal to Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (meaning Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ranai Airport), and is located 12,214 miles (19,656 kilometers) away in Natuna, Riau Islands, Indonesia.
• In addition to being known as "Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport", another name for ERN is "Aeroporto Amaury Feitosa Tomaz".

Facts about Minot Air Force Base (MIB):

• The furthest airport from Minot Air Force Base (MIB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,320 miles (16,609 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Minot Air Force Base (MIB) is Minot International Airport (MOT), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of MIB.
• In addition to being known as "Minot Air Force Base", another name for MIB is "Minot AFB".
• On 1 February 1963, SAC, as part of a conversion to unit designations with historical significance, activated the 450th Bombardment Wing at Minot and the 720th Bombardment Squadron, along with the formation of the 450th Airborne Missile Maintenance Squadron, 450th Armament & Electronics Maintenance Squadron, 450th Field Maintenance Squadron, and the 450th Organizational Maintenance Squadron simultaneously.
• Under standard procedure, the four-officer crew of the facility is supposed to keep the component secure until it is returned to the base.
• The 4th Post Attack Command & Control Squadron at Ellsworth AFB, SD maintained several EC-135 "Looking Glass" Aircraft on an alert at MAFB for coverage of the missile squadrons as a secondary Launch Control Center.
• The 91st Maintenance Group is the maintenance backbone of the 91st Missile Wing, originally activated as the 91st Maintenance and Supply Group on 10 November 1948.