Nonstop flight route between Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong and Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong and Barra do Garças Airport (BPG), Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,438 miles (or 18,408 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 Hong Kong International Airport and Barra do Garças 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 Hong Kong International Airport and Barra do Garças Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Hong Kong International Airport (HKG):

• Because of Hong Kong International Airport's relatively low elevation of 28 feet, planes can take off or land at Hong Kong 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 Hong Kong International Airport is also home to one of the world's largest passenger terminal buildings.
• Opened on 6 July 1998, a week later than the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport, it took six years and US$20 billion to build.
• The closest airport to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) is Shun Tak Heliport (HHP), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) E of HKG.
• The furthest airport from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) is Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA), which is nearly antipodal to Hong Kong International Airport (meaning Hong Kong International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport), and is located 12,334 miles (19,850 kilometers) away in Tarija, Bolivia.
• Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) has 2 runways.
• On 31 July 2000, Todd Salimuchai, a regularised illegal immigrant in Hong Kong with no provable nationality, forced his way through a security checkpoint using a fake pistol, took a woman hostage, and boarded a Cathay Pacific aircraft.
• Hong Kong International Airport is the main airport in Hong Kong.
• Interior view of Satellite Terminal, Hong Kong Airport.
• Terminal 1 Departures Hall entrance
• SkyPlaza at the Hong Kong International Airport Terminal 2 ceiling
• Hong Kong International Airport handled 59,900,000 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Hong Kong International Airport", other names for HKG include "Chek Lap Kok Airport" and "香港國際機場赤鱲角機場".

Facts about Barra do Garças Airport (BPG):

• The furthest airport from Barra do Garças Airport (BPG) is Virac Airport (VRC), which is nearly antipodal to Barra do Garças Airport (meaning Barra do Garças Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Virac Airport), and is located 12,160 miles (19,569 kilometers) away in Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines.
• In addition to being known as "Barra do Garças Airport", another name for BPG is "Aeroporto de Barra do Garças".
• Barra do Garças Airport (BPG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is located 15 km from downtown Barra do Garças.
• The closest airport to Barra do Garças Airport (BPG) is Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport (GYN), which is located 216 miles (348 kilometers) ESE of BPG.