Nonstop flight route between Houston, Texas, United States and Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Houston, Texas, United States and Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport (GYN), Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,449 miles (or 7,159 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 George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Santa Genoveva/Goiânia 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 George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH):

• Because of George Bush Intercontinental Airport's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at George Bush Intercontinental 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 closest airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of IAH.
• George Bush Intercontinental Airport handled 40,128,953 passengers last year.
• George Bush Intercontinental Airport, is a Class B international airport in Houston, Texas serving the Greater Houston metropolitan area, the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the United States.
• Terminal A was one of the original two terminals to open in 1969 and was designed by Goleman & Rolfe and George Pierce-Abel B.
• In addition to being known as "George Bush Intercontinental Airport", another name for IAH is "Houston-Intercontinental".
• In December 2009 the Houston City Council approved a plan to allow Midway Cos.
• On July 11, 2013, Air China began nonstop flights from Houston to Beijing, China using a Boeing 777-300ER.
• United Airlines offers thrice-daily bus service to Beaumont, TX, which replaced its air service on July 1, 2012.
• George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) has 5 runways.
• Terminal C was the third terminal to open at the airport following A and B in 1981.
• The furthest airport from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,981 miles (17,672 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.

Facts about Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport (GYN):

• In addition to being known as "Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport", another name for GYN is "Aeroporto Santa Genoveva/Goiânia".
• Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport is the airport serving Goiânia, Brazil.
• Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport handled 3,063,649 passengers last year.
• Due the increasing amount of traffic that the airport has been receiving in the last years, Infraero has decided to build a new passenger terminal, with 27,160 square meters and capacity for handling 2,1 passengers/year in its initial phase.
• The government of the state of Goiás, in order to encourage tourism and aviation reduced the tax on petrol from 15% to 3%.
• Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport (GYN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport (GYN) is Virac Airport (VRC), which is located 11,951 miles (19,233 kilometers) away in Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines.
• The new terminal will have 32 check-in counters and 8 jetways, apart from usual amenities such as stores and restaurants.
• The closest airport to Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport (GYN) is Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport (CLV), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) SSE of GYN.