Nonstop flight route between Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Ellensburg, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sepé Tiaraju Airport (GEL), Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Bowers Field (ELN), Ellensburg, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,639 miles (or 10,684 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 Sepé Tiaraju Airport and Bowers Field, 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 Sepé Tiaraju Airport and Bowers Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GEL / SBNM |
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Location: | Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°16'55"S by 54°10'8"W |
Area Served: | Santo Ângelo |
Operator/Owner: | DAP |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1056 feet (322 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GEL |
More Information: | GEL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELN / KELN |
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Location: | Ellensburg, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°1'59"N by 120°31'50"W |
Area Served: | Ellensburg, Washington |
Operator/Owner: | Kittitas County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1764 feet (538 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ELN |
More Information: | ELN Maps & Info |
Facts about Sepé Tiaraju Airport (GEL):
- The closest airport to Sepé Tiaraju Airport (GEL) is João Batista Bos Filho Airport (IJU), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) ESE of GEL.
- Sepé Tiaraju Airport (GEL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Sepé Tiaraju Airport (GEL) is Aguni Airport (AGJ), which is nearly antipodal to Sepé Tiaraju Airport (meaning Sepé Tiaraju Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aguni Airport), and is located 12,292 miles (19,781 kilometers) away in Aguni, Japan.
- In addition to being known as "Sepé Tiaraju Airport", another name for GEL is "Aeroporto Sepé Tiaraju".
Facts about Bowers Field (ELN):
- The closest airport to Bowers Field (ELN) is Vagabond Army Heliport (closed to fixed-wing aircraft) (FCT), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) S of ELN.
- The furthest airport from Bowers Field (ELN) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,769 miles (17,331 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Bowers Field is named in honor of Ensign Keith Bowers, the first man from Kittitas County killed in World War II.
- The airfield was established in 1943 as Ellensburg Army Airfield and manned by the 302d Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron.
- Today, large numbers of former aircraft dispersal areas are still maintained, along with an extensive system of taxiways with what appear to be modern aircraft shelters.
- Military use ended in February 1945, and the airfield was turned over to War Assets Administration for subsequent transfer to Kittitas County for development into a civil airport.
- Bowers Field (ELN) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Bowers Field", another name for ELN is "(former Ellensburg Army Airfield)".