Nonstop flight route between Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil and Mountain Home, Idaho, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR), Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil and Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO), Mountain Home, Idaho, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,763 miles (or 9,274 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 Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport and Mountain Home Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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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: | MUO / KMUO |
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Location: | Mountain Home, Idaho, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°2'36"N by 115°52'21"W |
View all routes: | Routes from MUO |
More Information: | MUO Maps & Info |
Facts about Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR):
- In 2012 the airport was ranked 8th in terms of cargo handled in Brazil, placing it amongst the busiest airports in the country.
- In February 1998 a brand-new passenger terminal was opened.
- Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport has its origins on a runway built in the 1930s and which was used by the Ceará Flying School until 2000.
- 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 handled 5,952,629 passengers last year.
- 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.
- 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.
- On May 13, 1952 the original name, Cocorote Airport, was changed to its present name.
- 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.
Facts about Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO):
- The base remained inactive for over three years, until December 1948, when the newly independent U.S.
- Part of the base is a census-designated place.
- The closest airport to Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) is Boise Airport (BOI), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NNW of MUO.
- Beginning in 1968, the 67th also conducted tactical fighter operations with the addition of a squadron of F-4D Phantom IIs.
- In addition to being known as "Mountain Home Air Force Base", another name for MUO is "Mountain Home AFB".
- The air intervention composite wing's rapid transition from concept to reality began in October 1991 when Air Force redesignated the wing as the 366th Wing.
- In September 1966, the wing's 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron transferred to the 460th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam.
- The furthest airport from Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,858 miles (17,474 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.