Nonstop flight route between Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States and Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(47°56'57"N by 97°10'33"W)
Arrival Airport:
(29°48'45"S by 55°53'31"W)
Distance from GFK to ALQ:
5,950.84 miles (9,576.93 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grand Forks International Airport (GFK), Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States and Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ), Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,951 miles (or 9,577 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 Grand Forks International Airport and Gaudêncio Machado Ramos 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 Grand Forks International Airport and Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GFK / KGFK |
| Airport Name: | Grand Forks International Airport |
| Location: | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°56'57"N by 97°10'33"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Grand Forks Regional Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 845 feet (258 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GFK |
| More Information: | GFK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALQ / SSLT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°48'45"S by 55°53'31"W |
| Area Served: | Alegrete |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 459 feet (140 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ALQ |
| More Information: | ALQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Grand Forks International Airport (GFK):
- Most operations at GFK is from the University of North Dakota.
- Because of Grand Forks International Airport's relatively low elevation of 845 feet, planes can take off or land at Grand Forks 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.
- In 2009 the airport's FAA control tower was the 23rd busiest in the nation, with 346,165 tower operations.
- The closest airport to Grand Forks International Airport (GFK) is Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) W of GFK.
- The furthest airport from Grand Forks International Airport (GFK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,514 miles (16,921 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The consulting group recommended that a brand new passenger terminal would the best solution to the current terminal's problems.
- GFK Flight Support, the fixed base operator at the airport, completed construction of a new $4.5 million facility in Fall 2008.
- Grand Forks International Airport (GFK) has 4 runways.
Facts about Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ):
- Because of Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport's relatively low elevation of 459 feet, planes can take off or land at Gaudêncio Machado Ramos 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.
- In addition to being known as "Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport", another name for ALQ is "Aeroporto Gaudêncio Machado Ramos".
- The furthest airport from Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ) is Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN), which is nearly antipodal to Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (meaning Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport), and is located 12,332 miles (19,846 kilometers) away in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China.
- The closest airport to Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ) is Artigas International Airport (ATI), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) SW of ALQ.
- The airport is located 13 km from downtown Alegrete.
- Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.44 miles (16.81 km) W | Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR) | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States |     |
| 2 | 26.75 miles (43.06 km) ESE | Crookston Municipal Airport (CKN) | Crookston, Minnesota, United States | |
| 3 | 46.51 miles (74.86 km) E | Thief River Falls Regional Airport (TVF) | Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States | |
| 4 | 68.70 miles (110.56 km) N | Pembina Municipal Airport (PMB) | Pembina, North Dakota, United States | |
| 5 | 73.04 miles (117.54 km) SSE | Hector International Airport (FAR) | Fargo, North Dakota, United States | |
| 6 | 80.84 miles (130.11 km) W | Devils Lake Regional Airport (DVL) | Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States | |
| 7 | 98.38 miles (158.33 km) SE | Detroit Lakes Airport (DTL) | Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, United States | |
| 8 | 99.44 miles (160.04 km) SW | Jamestown Regional Airport (JMS) | Jamestown, North Dakota, United States | |
| 9 | 108.24 miles (174.20 km) NE | Warroad International Memorial Airport (RRT) | Warroad, Minnesota, United States | |
| 10 | 108.48 miles (174.57 km) ESE | Bemidji Regional Airport (BJI) | Bemidji, Minnesota, United States | |
| 11 | 120.80 miles (194.41 km) SSE | Harry Stern Airport (WAH) | Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States | |
| 12 | 124.61 miles (200.53 km) SSE | Fergus Falls Municipal Airport (FFM) | Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States | |
| 13 | 129.47 miles (208.36 km) ENE | Baudette International Airport (BDE) | Baudette, Minnesota, United States | |
| 14 | 135.51 miles (218.08 km) N | Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG) | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 15 | 143.90 miles (231.59 km) NNW | Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport (YPG) | Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,514.00 miles (16,920.60 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,490.01 miles (16,881.99 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,482.83 miles (16,870.43 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,464.03 miles (16,840.19 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,437.32 miles (16,797.20 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,407.24 miles (16,748.79 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,396.68 miles (16,731.79 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,390.85 miles (16,722.41 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,385.65 miles (16,714.05 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,346.75 miles (16,651.44 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,286.61 miles (16,554.65 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,251.85 miles (16,498.71 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,248.69 miles (16,493.62 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,236.73 miles (16,474.37 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,205.75 miles (16,424.51 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 54.83 miles (88.24 km) SW | Artigas International Airport (ATI) | Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay | |
| 2 | 68.75 miles (110.64 km) W | Ruben Berta International Airport (URG) | Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 76.06 miles (122.40 km) W | Paso de los Libres Airport (AOL) | Paso de los Libres, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 4 | 84.03 miles (135.22 km) SSE | Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) | Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 5 | 109.26 miles (175.84 km) WSW | Monte Caseros Airport (MCS) | Monte Caseros, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 6 | 125.15 miles (201.41 km) W | Curuzú Cuatiá Airport (UZU) | Curuzú Cuatiá, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 7 | 132.14 miles (212.66 km) E | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 8 | 133.83 miles (215.37 km) S | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 138.19 miles (222.39 km) WNW | Mercedes Airport (MDX) | Mercedes, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 10 | 148.37 miles (238.78 km) NE | Sepé Tiaraju Airport (GEL) | Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 152.08 miles (244.75 km) SE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 12 | 154.00 miles (247.84 km) SSE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 158.75 miles (255.48 km) NE | João Batista Bos Filho Airport (IJU) | Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 161.85 miles (260.47 km) SW | Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC) | Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 15 | 167.65 miles (269.81 km) SW | Nueva Hespérides International Airport (STY) | Salto, Salto, Uruguay | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,331.88 miles (19,846.19 km) E | Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN) | Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China | |
| 2 | 12,278.19 miles (19,759.79 km) E | Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) | Ningbo, Zhejiang, China | |
| 3 | 12,271.72 miles (19,749.37 km) NE | Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) | Shanghai, People's Republic of China | |
| 4 | 12,253.56 miles (19,720.14 km) ENE | Taizhou Luqiao Airport (HYN) | Taizhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 5 | 12,246.07 miles (19,708.08 km) ENE | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) | Shanghai, China | |
| 6 | 12,215.17 miles (19,658.37 km) E | Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) | Hangzhou, China | |
| 7 | 12,200.05 miles (19,634.03 km) ENE | Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ) | Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 8 | 12,194.50 miles (19,625.10 km) ENE | Suzhou Guangfu Airport (SZV) | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 9 | 12,189.79 miles (19,617.52 km) E | Yiwu Airport (YIW) | Yiwu, Zhejiang, China | |
| 10 | 12,189.22 miles (19,616.60 km) ENE | Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) | Wuxi/Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 11 | 12,145.56 miles (19,546.34 km) NNW | Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport (JDG) | Jeju province, South Korea | |
| 12 | 12,145.29 miles (19,545.90 km) NNW | Jeju International Airport (CJU) | Jeju, South Korea | |
| 13 | 12,143.80 miles (19,543.50 km) NW | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 14 | 12,142.39 miles (19,541.23 km) ENE | Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX) | Changzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 15 | 12,127.47 miles (19,517.23 km) NW | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |