Nonstop flight route between Greensboro, North Carolina, United States and Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO), Greensboro, North Carolina, United States and Pelotas International Airport (PET), Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,015 miles (or 8,071 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 Piedmont Triad International Airport and Pelotas 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 Piedmont Triad International Airport and Pelotas International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GSO / KGSO |
Airport Name: | Piedmont Triad International Airport |
Location: | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°5'52"N by 79°56'13"W |
Area Served: | Greensboro, High Point, and Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | Piedmont Triad Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 926 feet (282 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from GSO |
More Information: | GSO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PET / SBPK |
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Location: | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°42'57"S by 52°19'51"W |
Area Served: | Pelotas |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 59 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PET |
More Information: | PET Maps & Info |
Facts about Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO):
- The new passenger terminal opened in 1958, replacing the temporary facility that had served since World War II.
- The furthest airport from Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,574 miles (18,626 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Allegiant Air began service to Orlando Sanford International Airport and St.
- Because of Piedmont Triad International Airport's relatively low elevation of 926 feet, planes can take off or land at Piedmont Triad 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.
- Greensboro and Guilford County jointly purchased the Friendship property from Paul C.
- Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) has 3 runways.
- In December 2008, FedEx Express said that it would open the hub on time in June 2009, but it will operate at nowhere near capacity.
- The closest airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) is Smith Reynolds Airport (INT), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) W of GSO.
Facts about Pelotas International Airport (PET):
- Pelotas International Airport is the airport serving Pelotas, Brazil.
- Pelotas International Airport (PET) has 2 runways.
- On June 22, 1927 the city of Pelotas received the first official commercial passenger flight operated by the first Brazilian airline, Varig, founded only a month earlier.
- The airport is located 8 km from downtown Pelotas.
- In addition to being known as "Pelotas International Airport", another name for PET is "Aeroporto Internacional de Pelotas".
- It is operated by Infraero.
- Because of Pelotas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Pelotas 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.
- The furthest airport from Pelotas International Airport (PET) is Fukue Airport (FUJ), which is nearly antipodal to Pelotas International Airport (meaning Pelotas International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fukue Airport), and is located 12,342 miles (19,863 kilometers) away in Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan.
- Pelotas International Airport handled 9,965 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Pelotas International Airport (PET) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) SSE of PET.