Nonstop flight route between Washington, D.C. / Virginia, United States and São Luís, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), Washington, D.C. / Virginia, United States and Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ), São Luís, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,563 miles (or 5,734 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 Washington Dulles International Airport and Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical), 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 Washington Dulles International Airport and Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IAD / KIAD |
| Airport Name: | Washington Dulles International Airport |
| Location: | Washington, D.C. / Virginia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°56'39"N by 77°27'20"W |
| Area Served: | Washington metropolitan area |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 313 feet (95 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 5 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IAD |
| More Information: | IAD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLZ / SBSL |
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| Location: | São Luís, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°35'12"S by 44°14'9"W |
| Area Served: | São Luís |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 178 feet (54 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SLZ |
| More Information: | SLZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD):
- Conceived in early planning sessions in 1959, Dulles is one of the few remaining airports to use the mobile lounge for boarding and disembarkation from aircraft, and to transfer passengers between the midfield concourses and to and from the main terminal building.
- By the 1980s, the original design, which had mobile lounges meet each plane, was no longer well-suited to Dulles' role as a hub airport.
- Dulles is accessible via the Dulles Access Road/Dulles Greenway and State Route 28.
- Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) has 5 runways.
- The closest airport to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) is Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NNW of IAD.
- Because of Washington Dulles International Airport's relatively low elevation of 313 feet, planes can take off or land at Washington Dulles 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 Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,659 miles (18,763 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ):
- The closest airport to Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) is Barreirinhas Airport (BRB), which is located 99 miles (160 kilometers) E of SLZ.
- The furthest airport from Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) is Kornasoren Airport (FOO), which is nearly antipodal to Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (meaning Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kornasoren Airport), and is located 12,186 miles (19,611 kilometers) away in Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia.
- Because of Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical)'s relatively low elevation of 178 feet, planes can take off or land at Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) 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.
- In addition to being known as "Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical)", another name for SLZ is "Aeroporto Internacional Marechal Cunha Machado (Tirirical)".
- Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) has 2 runways.
- Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) handled 1,991,094 passengers last year.
- The present passenger terminal was opened in June 1998.
