Nonstop flight route between Grand Junction, Colorado, United States and Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT), Grand Junction, Colorado, United States and Cabo Frio International Airport (CFB), Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,061 miles (or 9,755 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 Cabo Frio International 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 Cabo Frio International 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):

• 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.
• 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.
• Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) has 2 runways.
• 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 airport covers 2,357 acres at an elevation of 4,858 feet.
• Grand Junction Regional Airport is a public airport three miles northeast of Grand Junction, in Mesa County, Colorado.
• The first jets at Grand Junction were Frontier Boeing 727-100s flying DEN-GJT-SLC and back starting Oct-Nov 1966.
• In addition to being known as "Grand Junction Regional Airport", another name for GJT is "Walker Field".

Facts about Cabo Frio International Airport (CFB):

• Cabo Frio International Airport (CFB) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Cabo Frio International Airport", another name for CFB is "Aeroporto Internacional de Cabo Frio".
• Because of Cabo Frio International Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Cabo Frio 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.
• During holidays the airport often receives charter flights from Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay.
• Cabo Frio International Airport handled 85,000 passengers last year.
• Cabo Frio International Airport is the airport serving Cabo Frio, Brazil.
• The closest airport to Cabo Frio International Airport (CFB) is Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) NNE of CFB.
• The furthest airport from Cabo Frio International Airport (CFB) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is nearly antipodal to Cabo Frio International Airport (meaning Cabo Frio International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2), and is located 12,187 miles (19,612 kilometers) away in Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan.