Nonstop flight route between Houston, Texas, United States and União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(29°49'5"N by 95°40'20"W)
Arrival Airport:
(26°13'54"S by 51°4'8"W)
Distance from IWS to QVB:
4,868.93 miles (7,835.77 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between West Houston Airport (IWS), Houston, Texas, United States and José Cleto Airport (QVB), União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,869 miles (or 7,836 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 West Houston Airport and José Cleto 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 West Houston Airport and José Cleto Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IWS / KIWS |
| Airport Name: | West Houston Airport |
| Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°49'5"N by 95°40'20"W |
| Area Served: | Houston, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | West Houston Airport Corp. |
| Airport Type: | Public use |
| Elevation: | 111 feet (34 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IWS |
| More Information: | IWS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | QVB / SSUV |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°13'54"S by 51°4'8"W |
| Area Served: | União da Vitória |
| Operator/Owner: | União da Vitória SEIL |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2467 feet (752 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from QVB |
| More Information: | QVB Maps & Info |
Facts about West Houston Airport (IWS):
- West Houston Airport owned and operated by Gary Gandy covers an area of 200 acres at an elevation of 111 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to West Houston Airport (IWS) is Andrau Airpark (AAP), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SE of IWS.
- West Houston Airport (IWS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from West Houston Airport (IWS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,979 miles (17,668 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of West Houston Airport's relatively low elevation of 111 feet, planes can take off or land at West Houston 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.
- On January 3, 2012, a pilot flying a 1985 Cessna 172P with a 180 HP engine from West Houston Airport to Lone Star Executive Airport reported losing power to her aircraft.
Facts about José Cleto Airport (QVB):
- José Cleto Airport (QVB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from José Cleto Airport (QVB) is Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA), which is nearly antipodal to José Cleto Airport (meaning José Cleto Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō), and is located 12,364 miles (19,898 kilometers) away in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
- Between 1912 and 1916, the region around União da Vitória was the site of the Contestado War.
- José Cleto Airport is the airport serving União da Vitória, Brazil.
- Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
- José Cleto Airport handled 333 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to José Cleto Airport (QVB) is Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) SSE of QVB.
- In addition to being known as "José Cleto Airport", another name for QVB is "Aeroporto José Cleto".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.83 miles (14.21 km) SE | Andrau Airpark (AAP) | Houston, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 13.58 miles (21.86 km) S | Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) | Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States | |
| 3 | 18.29 miles (29.44 km) NNE | David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 22.91 miles (36.88 km) ENE | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 26.46 miles (42.59 km) ESE | William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 34.10 miles (54.88 km) ESE | Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 40.00 miles (64.38 km) NNE | Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 43.21 miles (69.54 km) E | Baytown Airport (HPY) | Baytown, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 48.56 miles (78.15 km) SW | Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) | Wharton, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 50.64 miles (81.50 km) SSE | Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) | Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 59.50 miles (95.76 km) S | Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC) | Bay City, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 61.99 miles (99.76 km) SE | Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) | Galveston, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 64.36 miles (103.58 km) N | Bruce Brothers Huntsville Regional Airport (HTV) | Huntsville, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 67.36 miles (108.40 km) NW | Easterwood Airport (CLL) | College Station, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 73.41 miles (118.14 km) NNW | Coulter Field (CFD) | Bryan, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,978.58 miles (17,668.27 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,952.82 miles (17,626.82 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,653.72 miles (17,145.45 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,634.50 miles (17,114.52 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,622.80 miles (17,095.70 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,615.95 miles (17,084.67 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,610.33 miles (17,075.63 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,609.04 miles (17,073.55 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,604.64 miles (17,066.48 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,598.75 miles (17,056.99 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,586.79 miles (17,037.74 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,582.60 miles (17,030.99 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,567.23 miles (17,006.26 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,561.50 miles (16,997.04 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,558.05 miles (16,991.49 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.38 miles (63.37 km) SSE | Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC) | Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 2 | 53.37 miles (85.89 km) S | Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) | Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 3 | 64.73 miles (104.18 km) NNW | Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport (GPB) | Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 4 | 71.53 miles (115.11 km) SSW | Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) | Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 89.30 miles (143.71 km) SW | Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI) | Concórdia, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 116.44 miles (187.39 km) WSW | Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP) | Chapecó, Brazil | |
| 7 | 117.58 miles (189.23 km) SSE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 8 | 123.56 miles (198.85 km) SW | Erechim Airport (ERM) | Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 9 | 124.31 miles (200.05 km) W | Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE) | Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 10 | 127.26 miles (204.80 km) ENE | Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB) | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 11 | 127.69 miles (205.50 km) ENE | Bacacheri Airport (BFH) | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 12 | 140.78 miles (226.56 km) E | Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI) | Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 13 | 155.23 miles (249.82 km) WSW | Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX) | São Miguel do Oeste, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 14 | 155.98 miles (251.03 km) ESE | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 15 | 159.20 miles (256.20 km) SSW | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,364.36 miles (19,898.46 km) E | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,358.33 miles (19,888.75 km) ENE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 3 | 12,357.09 miles (19,886.76 km) E | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 4 | 12,335.17 miles (19,851.48 km) E | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 5 | 12,329.24 miles (19,841.93 km) ENE | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 6 | 12,289.58 miles (19,778.11 km) W | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 7 | 12,286.81 miles (19,773.66 km) W | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 8 | 12,279.97 miles (19,762.65 km) NNW | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 9 | 12,277.46 miles (19,758.61 km) NNW | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 10 | 12,188.95 miles (19,616.17 km) ENE | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 11 | 12,181.56 miles (19,604.28 km) ENE | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 12 | 12,131.16 miles (19,523.17 km) NNW | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 13 | 12,113.05 miles (19,494.01 km) ENE | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 14 | 12,082.74 miles (19,445.24 km) ENE | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 15 | 12,045.76 miles (19,385.73 km) ENE | Yonaguni Airport (OGN) | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan | |