Nonstop flight route between Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil and Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR), Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil and Chatham-Kent Airport (XCM), Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,189 miles (or 6,741 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 Chatham-Kent 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 Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport and Chatham-Kent Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR):

• 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 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 is the airport serving Fortaleza, Brazil.
• 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 (FOR) currently has only 1 runway.
• During World War II, the airport was an important allied base supporting the Southern Atlantic operations.
• 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.
• Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport handled 5,952,629 passengers last year.
• In 2012 the airport was ranked 8th in terms of cargo handled in Brazil, placing it amongst the busiest airports in the country.
• 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 Chatham-Kent Airport (XCM):

• Because of Chatham-Kent Airport's relatively low elevation of 645 feet, planes can take off or land at Chatham-Kent 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 Chatham-Kent Airport (XCM) is Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC), which is located 44 miles (70 kilometers) WNW of XCM.
• Chatham-Kent Airport (XCM) currently has only 1 runway.
• Chatham-Kent Municipal Airport was previously identified as CNZ3.
• The Chatham-Kent Municipal Airport is owned and operated by the Municipality of Chatham–Kent.
• In addition to being known as "Chatham-Kent Airport", other names for XCM include "Chatham-Kent Municipal Airport" and "CYCK".
• The furthest airport from Chatham-Kent Airport (XCM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,341 miles (18,252 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.