Nonstop flight route between Greenville, South Carolina, United States and Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU), Greenville, South Carolina, United States and Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,999 miles (or 4,827 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 Greenville Downtown Airport and Ponta Pelada 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 Greenville Downtown Airport and Ponta Pelada Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU):

• In addition to being known as "Greenville Downtown Airport", another name for GMU is "(Greenville Municipal Airport)".
• GMU also has a restaurant, the Runway Cafe.
• Greenville Downtown Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles east of the central business district of Greenville, a city in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States.
• "The staff of the Greenville Downtown Airport is distinguished in its commitment to continually increasing flight safety," said Rusty Chapman, recently retired Manager of the Airports Division, FAA Southern Region.
• During World War II the United States Army Air Forces used the airfield for training.
• The closest airport to Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) is Donaldson Center Airport (GDC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSW of GMU.
• Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,441 miles (18,413 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The FAA Southern Region recently selected GMU to receive its General Aviation Airport Safety Award.

Facts about Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL):

• Because of Ponta Pelada Airport's relatively low elevation of 267 feet, planes can take off or land at Ponta Pelada 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 furthest airport from Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) is Sanga-Sanga Airport (TWT), which is nearly antipodal to Ponta Pelada Airport (meaning Ponta Pelada Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sanga-Sanga Airport), and is located 12,304 miles (19,802 kilometers) away in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines.
• In addition to being known as "Ponta Pelada Airport", another name for PLL is "Aeroporto da Ponta Pelada".
• The closest airport to Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) is Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) NNW of PLL.
• Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) currently has only 1 runway.