Nonstop flight route between Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil and Jackson, Tennessee, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR), Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil and McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL), Jackson, Tennessee, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,241 miles (or 6,825 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FOR / SBFZ |
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Location: | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°46'32"S by 38°31'55"W |
Area Served: | Fortaleza |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FOR |
More Information: | FOR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKL / KMKL |
Airport Name: | McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport |
Location: | Jackson, Tennessee, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°35'58"N by 88°54'56"W |
Area Served: | Jackson, Tennessee |
Operator/Owner: | City of Jackson & Madison County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 434 feet (132 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MKL |
More Information: | MKL Maps & Info |
Facts about Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR):
- On May 13, 1952 the original name, Cocorote Airport, was changed to its present name.
- In addition to being known as "Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport", another name for FOR is "Aeroporto Internacional Pinto Martins – Fortaleza".
- Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport is the airport serving Fortaleza, Brazil.
- The furthest airport from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) is Batom Airport (BXM), which is located 11,999 miles (19,310 kilometers) away in Batom, Indonesia.
- Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport handled 5,952,629 passengers last year.
- Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) is Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF), which is located 127 miles (204 kilometers) SE of FOR.
- The airport is located 6 km south of downtown Fortaleza.
- Because of Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Pinto Martins – Fortaleza 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.
- On August 31, 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL525 million investiment plan to up-grade Pinto Martins International Airport focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Brazil, Fortaleza being one of the venue cities.
Facts about McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL):
- The furthest airport from McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,072 miles (17,819 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 434 feet, planes can take off or land at McKellar-Sipes Regional 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 McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL) is Roscoe Turner Airport (CRX), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) SSE of MKL.
- As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 134 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 1,502 in 2009, and 2,545 in 2010.
- McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL) has 2 runways.
- McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport is named in memory of Kenneth Douglas McKellar, a U.S.