Nonstop flight route between Hays, Kansas, United States and Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hays Regional Airport (HYS), Hays, Kansas, United States and Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,821 miles (or 6,149 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 Hays Regional Airport and Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus 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 Hays Regional Airport and Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hays Regional Airport (HYS):

• Hays Regional Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Hays, a city in Ellis County, Kansas, United States.
• Hays Regional Airport (HYS) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Hays Regional Airport (HYS) is Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) SSE of HYS.
• Hays Regional Airport covers an area of 545 acres at an elevation of 1,999 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Hays Regional Airport (HYS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,760 miles (17,316 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO):

• Because of Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport's relatively low elevation of 264 feet, planes can take off or land at Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus 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.
• Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport handled 3,126,179 passengers last year.
• Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) is Semporna Airport (SMM), which is nearly antipodal to Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (meaning Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Semporna Airport), and is located 12,302 miles (19,798 kilometers) away in Sabah, Malaysia.
• In addition to being known as "Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport", another name for MAO is "Aeroporto Internacional Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus".
• On 31 August 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL793.5 million investment plan to upgrade Eduardo Gomes International Airport focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Brazil, Manaus being one of the venue cities.
• The construction of the airport began in 1972 and it was officially inaugurated on 31 March 1976.
• The closest airport to Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) is Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) SSE of MAO.