Nonstop flight route between Topeka, Kansas, United States and Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Forbes Field (FOE), Topeka, Kansas, United States and Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE), Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,909 miles (or 7,900 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 Forbes Field and Paulo Abdala 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 Forbes Field and Paulo Abdala Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Forbes Field (FOE):

• Initial work on the land began on January 1, 1909, but ground was not officially broken until March 1.
• The closest airport to Forbes Field (FOE) is Allegheny County Airport (AGC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSE of FOE.
• In addition to being known as "Forbes Field", another name for FOE is ""The House of Thrills""The Old Lady of Schenley Park""The Orchard of Oakland" [1]".
• The furthest airport from Forbes Field (FOE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,496 miles (18,501 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• A community group attempted to rescue the structure from demolition, proposing such things as a stage, apartments and a farmers market for the site and comparing it to the Eiffel Tower in significance.
• Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971.
• Though Forbes Field was praised upon its opening, it began to show its age after 60 years of use.
• With such a large outfield space, triples and inside-the-park home runs were common.
• In 1925, the right field grandstand was extended into the corner and into fair territory, reducing the foul line distance from 376 feet to 300 feet.
• Although Forbes Field developed a reputation as a "pitcher-friendly" ballpark, there was never a no-hitter thrown in the more than 4,700 games at the stadium.

Facts about Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE):

• In addition to being known as "Paulo Abdala Airport", another name for FBE is "Aeroporto Paulo Abdala".
• The new passenger terminal was inaugurated on November 9, 2010.
• Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE) is Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX), which is located 57 miles (91 kilometers) SSW of FBE.
• The furthest airport from Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE) is Kerama Airport (KJP), which is nearly antipodal to Paulo Abdala Airport (meaning Paulo Abdala Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kerama Airport), and is located 12,413 miles (19,977 kilometers) away in Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan.
• Paulo Abdala Airport handled 1,516 passengers last year.