Nonstop flight route between Janesville, Wisconsin, United States and Recife, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (JVL), Janesville, Wisconsin, United States and Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC), Recife, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,882 miles (or 7,857 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 Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport and Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre 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 Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport and Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JVL / KJVL |
Airport Name: | Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport |
Location: | Janesville, Wisconsin, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°37'13"N by 89°2'30"W |
Area Served: | Janesville, Wisconsin |
Operator/Owner: | Rock County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 808 feet (246 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from JVL |
More Information: | JVL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | REC / SBRF |
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Location: | Recife, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°7'35"S by 34°55'22"W |
Area Served: | Recife |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from REC |
More Information: | REC Maps & Info |
Facts about Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (JVL):
- Because of Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 808 feet, planes can take off or land at Southern Wisconsin Regional 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 Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (JVL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,003 miles (17,707 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (JVL) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (JVL) is Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD), which is located 30 miles (47 kilometers) S of JVL.
Facts about Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC):
- Because of Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre 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 Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) is Guam International Airport (GUM), which is nearly antipodal to Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (meaning Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guam International Airport), and is located 12,066 miles (19,419 kilometers) away in Hagåtña, Guam.
- The closest airport to Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) is Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) N of REC.
- On 18 January 1958, a new passenger terminal was inaugurated, replacing the original facility.
- In 2004 a brand-new passenger terminal was built, including a new shopping mall, thus generating more traffic and revenue.
- The airport is located 14 km from downtown Recife, 1 km from Boa Viagem Beach, and 25 km from Suape port.
- In addition to being known as "Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport", another name for REC is "Aeroporto Internacional do Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre".
- Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport handled 6,840,276 passengers last year.
- Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) currently has only 1 runway.