Nonstop flight route between Friday Harbor, Washington, United States and Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Friday Harbor Seaplane Base (FBS), Friday Harbor, Washington, United States and Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR), Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,240 miles (or 8,433 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 Friday Harbor Seaplane Base and Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International 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 Friday Harbor Seaplane Base and Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FBS / |
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| Location: | Friday Harbor, Washington, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°32'13"N by 123°0'34"W |
| Area Served: | Friday Harbor, Washington |
| Operator/Owner: | Port of Friday Harbor |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FBS |
| More Information: | FBS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RBR / SBRB |
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| Location: | Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°52'8"S by 67°53'53"W |
| Area Served: | Rio Branco |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 633 feet (193 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RBR |
| More Information: | RBR Maps & Info |
Facts about Friday Harbor Seaplane Base (FBS):
- In addition to being known as "Friday Harbor Seaplane Base", another name for FBS is "W33".
- Because of Friday Harbor Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Friday Harbor Seaplane Base 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 Friday Harbor Seaplane Base (FBS) is Friday Harbor Airport (FRD), which is located only 1 miles (2 kilometers) SSW of FBS.
- Friday Harbor Seaplane Base (FBS) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Friday Harbor Seaplane Base (FBS) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,724 miles (17,259 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR):
- The closest airport to Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR) is Captain Aníbal Arab Airport (CIJ), which is located 101 miles (162 kilometers) SW of RBR.
- The furthest airport from Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR) is Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR), which is nearly antipodal to Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (meaning Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cam Ranh International Airport), and is located 12,192 miles (19,621 kilometers) away in Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam.
- In addition to being known as "Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport", another name for RBR is "Aeroporto Internacional de Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro".
- Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport handled 382,469 passengers last year.
- Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport's relatively low elevation of 633 feet, planes can take off or land at Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International 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.
