Nonstop flight route between Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil and Roanoke, Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport (GPB), Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil and Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA), Roanoke, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,711 miles (or 7,582 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 Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport and Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional 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 Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport and Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport (GPB):

• The furthest airport from Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport (GPB) is Naha Airport (OKA), which is nearly antipodal to Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport (meaning Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Naha Airport), and is located 12,361 miles (19,893 kilometers) away in Okinawa, Japan.
• The closest airport to Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport (GPB) is José Cleto Airport (QVB), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) SSE of GPB.
• Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport handled 916 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport", another name for GPB is "Aeroporto Tancredo Thomas de Faria".
• Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport (GPB) currently has only 1 runway.
• Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
• The airport is presently dedicated to general aviation.
• It is operated by the Municipality of Guarapuava under the supervision of Aeroportos do Paraná.

Facts about Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA):

• The furthest airport from Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,559 miles (18,603 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Roanoke Regional saw 685,000 passengers in 2007, with 71 percent on-time departures and 68 percent on-time arrivals.
• After World War I, the idea of opening an airport to serve the Roanoke Valley became more of a priority for local leaders.
• In addition to being known as "Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport", another name for ROA is "Woodrum Field".
• Although Roanoke has never had international passenger service, in 2001, the Airport Commission was prepared to change the airport's name to Roanoke International Airport.
• The current terminal building was designed by the Charlotte based architectural firm of Odell Associates and was built to serve as a replacement for the 1953 terminal, later demolished in 2005.
• Between 1984–1985, the city of Roanoke developed an Airport Master Plan calling for $43.8 million to be spent in the development of a new terminal building, in addition to other improvements throughout the site.
• The expansion also resulted in the creation of a tunnel beneath Runway 06/24 along Virginia State Route 118.
• When facilities reached their maximum capacity, the need for upgrades became necessary for the airport to continue to grow.
• The closest airport to Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) is Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (BCB), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) WSW of ROA.
• Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) has 2 runways.