Nonstop flight route between Goundam, Mali and João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Goundam Airport (GUD), Goundam, Mali and Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA), João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,689 miles (or 4,328 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 Goundam Airport and Presidente Castro Pinto 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 Goundam Airport and Presidente Castro Pinto 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: | GUD / GAGM |
Airport Name: | Goundam Airport |
Location: | Goundam, Mali |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°21'41"N by 3°35'58"W |
Area Served: | Goundam |
View all routes: | Routes from GUD |
More Information: | GUD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JPA / SBJP |
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Location: | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°8'44"S by 34°56'54"W |
Area Served: | João Pessoa |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 215 feet (66 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JPA |
More Information: | JPA Maps & Info |
Facts about Goundam Airport (GUD):
- The closest airport to Goundam Airport (GUD) is Timbuktu Airport (TOM), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) ENE of GUD.
- The furthest airport from Goundam Airport (GUD) is Yasawa Island Airport (YAS), which is nearly antipodal to Goundam Airport (meaning Goundam Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yasawa Island Airport), and is located 12,356 miles (19,885 kilometers) away in Yasawa Island, Fiji.
Facts about Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA):
- The furthest airport from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) is Falalop Airfield (ULI), which is nearly antipodal to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (meaning Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Falalop Airfield), and is located 12,026 miles (19,354 kilometers) away in Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
- Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport handled 1,230,230 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) is Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) W of JPA.
- The airport is located 12 km from downtown João Pessoa.
- Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport was officially opened on August 20, 1957 and since February 1, 1979 it is administrated by Infraero.
- In addition to being known as "Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport", another name for JPA is "Aeroporto Internacional Presidente Castro Pinto".
- Because of Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport's relatively low elevation of 215 feet, planes can take off or land at Presidente Castro Pinto 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.