Nonstop flight route between Windhoek, Namibia and Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Eros Airport (ERS), Windhoek, Namibia and Barcelos Airport (BAZ), Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,555 miles (or 8,939 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 Eros Airport and Barcelos 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 Eros Airport and Barcelos Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Eros Airport (ERS):

• In addition to being known as "Eros Airport", another name for ERS is "Windhoek Eros Airport".
• In January 2008, a Cessna 210 crashed after take off killing the pilot and all 6 tourists on board.
• The furthest airport from Eros Airport (ERS) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is nearly antipodal to Eros Airport (meaning Eros Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from PMRF Barking Sands), and is located 12,232 miles (19,686 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.
• The closest airport to Eros Airport (ERS) is Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ENE of ERS.
• Eros Airport (ERS) has 2 runways.
• Because of Eros Airport's high elevation of 5,575 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ERS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ERS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.

Facts about Barcelos Airport (BAZ):

• In addition to being known as "Barcelos Airport", another name for BAZ is "Aeroporto de Barcelos".
• The closest airport to Barcelos Airport (BAZ) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is located 207 miles (334 kilometers) SW of BAZ.
• Barcelos Airport (BAZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Barcelos Airport (BAZ) is Bontang Airport (BXT), which is nearly antipodal to Barcelos Airport (meaning Barcelos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bontang Airport), and is located 12,371 miles (19,910 kilometers) away in Bontang, Indonesia.
• Because of Barcelos Airport's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Barcelos 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.