Nonstop flight route between Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil and Newburgh, New York, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil and Stewart International Airport (SWF), Newburgh, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,083 miles (or 6,572 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 Governador Carlos Wilson Airport and Stewart 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 Governador Carlos Wilson Airport and Stewart 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: | FEN / SBFN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°51'16"S by 32°25'41"W |
| Area Served: | Fernando de Noronha |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 190 feet (58 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FEN |
| More Information: | FEN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SWF / KSWF |
| Airport Name: | Stewart International Airport |
| Location: | Newburgh, New York, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°30'15"N by 74°6'16"W |
| Area Served: | Hudson Valley |
| Operator/Owner: | State of New York |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 491 feet (150 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SWF |
| More Information: | SWF Maps & Info |
Facts about Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN):
- The closest airport to Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) is Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT), which is located 240 miles (387 kilometers) SW of FEN.
- In addition to being known as "Governador Carlos Wilson Airport", another name for FEN is "Aeroporto Governador Carlos Wilson".
- Because of Governador Carlos Wilson Airport's relatively low elevation of 190 feet, planes can take off or land at Governador Carlos Wilson 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.
- Following the disappearance of Air France Flight 447 on June 1, 2009, the airport became a base for search and rescue operations.
- The airport was transferred to the jurisdiction of the United States Navy on 5 September 1944.
- The furthest airport from Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) is Chuuk International Airport (TKK), which is nearly antipodal to Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (meaning Governador Carlos Wilson Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chuuk International Airport), and is located 12,052 miles (19,395 kilometers) away in Weno, Federated States of Micronesia.
- Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Stewart International Airport (SWF):
- The furthest airport from Stewart International Airport (SWF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,712 miles (18,848 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 1994 George Pataki campaigned on improving efficiencies by privatizing money-losing state projects.
- Because of Stewart International Airport's relatively low elevation of 491 feet, planes can take off or land at Stewart 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.
- The closest airport to Stewart International Airport (SWF) is Orange County Airport (MGJ), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) W of SWF.
- Stewart International Airport (SWF) has 2 runways.
- But those people who remained or moved up from more crowded areas to the south had begun to enjoy the outdoor recreation possibilities the lands, referred to variously as the Stewart Properties or the buffer, offered.
- In 1981 the 52 American hostages held in Iran made their return to American soil at Stewart.
- By the time the land was finally available, the 1973 oil crisis and the attendant increase in the price of jet fuel had forced airlines to cut back, and some of the airport's original backers began arguing it was no longer economically viable.
- In 1997 the state formally began, through the Empire State Development Corporation, the process of soliciting bids for a 99-year lease on the airport and, potentially, the adjacent undeveloped lands as well, whatever bidders wanted.
