Nonstop flight route between Grand Junction, Colorado, United States and Porto Seguro, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT), Grand Junction, Colorado, United States and Porto Seguro Airport (BPS), Porto Seguro, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,891 miles (or 9,480 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 Junction Regional Airport and Porto Seguro 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 Junction Regional Airport and Porto Seguro Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT):

• The airport covers 2,357 acres at an elevation of 4,858 feet.
• Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) has 2 runways.
• Because of Grand Junction Regional Airport's high elevation of 4,858 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GJT. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GJT a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Other jet airlines at Grand Junction included Continental Airlines to Denver during the 1980s and early 1990s flying Boeing 727-100s, 727-200s and 737-200s as well as Douglas DC-9-10s and DC-9-30s during those years when Continental operated a hub at Denver, Western Airlines Boeing 737-200s nonstop to SFO in winter of 1975-76, and America West Airlines Boeing 737-200s nonstop to Phoenix in the 1980s.
• In addition to being known as "Grand Junction Regional Airport", another name for GJT is "Walker Field".
• The closest airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) is Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) ENE of GJT.
• The furthest airport from Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,014 miles (17,726 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about Porto Seguro Airport (BPS):

• It is operated by Sinart.
• Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) is Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS), which is located 112 miles (181 kilometers) N of BPS.
• Because of Porto Seguro Airport's relatively low elevation of 168 feet, planes can take off or land at Porto Seguro 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 "Porto Seguro Airport", another name for BPS is "Aeroporto de Porto Seguro".
• The airport was inaugurated in 1982 but in 1997 brand new passenger terminal and apron were opened.
• The airport is located 2 km from downtown Porto Seguro.
• The furthest airport from Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) is Rota International Airport (ROP), which is nearly antipodal to Porto Seguro Airport (meaning Porto Seguro Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rota International Airport), and is located 12,109 miles (19,488 kilometers) away in Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands.