Nonstop flight route between Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil and Waco, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil and TSTC Waco Airport (CNW), Waco, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,194 miles (or 8,359 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 Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport and TSTC Waco 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 Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport and TSTC Waco Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN):

• Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport handled 3,395,253 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) is Navegantes Airport (NVT), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) N of FLN.
• In addition to being known as "Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport", another name for FLN is "Aeroporto Internacional de Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz".
• Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) is Kikai Airport (KKX), which is nearly antipodal to Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (meaning Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kikai Airport), and is located 12,334 miles (19,849 kilometers) away in Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan.
• Because of Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz 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 airport was built on the site of an old Air Naval Base, which operated until 1941, when its jurisdiction changed to the Brazilian Air Force.

Facts about TSTC Waco Airport (CNW):

• In 1991, TSTI was renamed Texas State Technical College.
• TSTC Waco Airport (CNW) has 2 runways.
• In 1968, as part of a nation-wide reduction in air force bases and naval air stations to stay within congressional funding limits while continuing to prosecute the war in Vietnam, James Connally AFB was closed.
• The furthest airport from TSTC Waco Airport (CNW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,972 miles (17,658 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In addition to being known as "TSTC Waco Airport", another name for CNW is "(formerly James Connally AFB)".
• The closest airport to TSTC Waco Airport (CNW) is Waco Regional Airport (ACT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) W of CNW.
• Because of TSTC Waco Airport's relatively low elevation of 470 feet, planes can take off or land at TSTC Waco 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.