Nonstop flight route between Quinhagak, Alaska, United States and Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Quinhagak Airport (KWN), Quinhagak, Alaska, United States and Barreiras Airport (BRA), Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,861 miles (or 12,651 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 Quinhagak Airport and Barreiras 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 Quinhagak Airport and Barreiras Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWN / PAQH | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Quinhagak, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°45'18"N by 161°50'43"W | 
| Area Served: | Quinhagak, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | Native Village of Kwinhagak | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KWN | 
| More Information: | KWN Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRA / SNBR | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°4'45"S by 45°0'33"W | 
| Area Served: | Barreiras | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2447 feet (746 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BRA | 
| More Information: | BRA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Quinhagak Airport (KWN):
- The closest airport to Quinhagak Airport (KWN) is Eek Airport (EEK), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NNW of KWN.
- Quinhagak Airport (KWN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Quinhagak Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Quinhagak 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 Quinhagak Airport (KWN) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,655 miles (17,148 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Quinhagak Airport", other names for KWN include "Kwinhagak Airport" and "AQH".
Facts about Barreiras Airport (BRA):
- The closest airport to Barreiras Airport (BRA) is Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ), which is located 135 miles (218 kilometers) SE of BRA.
- The furthest airport from Barreiras Airport (BRA) is Yap International Airport (YAP), which is nearly antipodal to Barreiras Airport (meaning Barreiras Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yap International Airport), and is located 12,161 miles (19,572 kilometers) away in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
- In addition to being known as "Barreiras Airport", another name for BRA is "Aeroporto de Barreiras".
- The airport was opened in 1940 and served as a strategic technical stop on the route Rio de Janeiro-Miami, enabling faster flights as compared with the ones operated via the coast.
- Barreiras Airport (BRA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is located 14 km from downtown Barreiras.




