Nonstop flight route between Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil and Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ), Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil and Ben Gurion Airport (TLV), Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,037 miles (or 9,715 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 Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport and Ben Gurion 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 Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport and Ben Gurion Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ):

• Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is located 3 km from downtown Bom Jesus da Lapa.
• In addition to being known as "Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport", another name for LAZ is "Aeroporto de Bom Jesus da Lapa".
• The closest airport to Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ) is Guanambi Airport (GNM), which is located 79 miles (127 kilometers) SE of LAZ.
• The furthest airport from Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ) is Yap International Airport (YAP), which is nearly antipodal to Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (meaning Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yap International Airport), and is located 12,158 miles (19,566 kilometers) away in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.

Facts about Ben Gurion Airport (TLV):

• The main runway is the oldest surviving runway in the airport, with the quiet and short runways having been built in the late 1960s and 1970s.
• Because of Ben Gurion Airport's relatively low elevation of 134 feet, planes can take off or land at Ben Gurion 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.
• Terminal 2 was inaugurated in 1969 when Arkia resumed operations at the airport after the Six-Day War.
• The first civilian transatlantic route, New York City to Tel Aviv, was inaugurated by TWA in 1946.
• The closest airport to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) is Sde Dov Airport (SDV), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NW of TLV.
• Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) has 3 runways.
• The new terminal was built to serve over 10 million passengers per year.
• In addition to being known as "Ben Gurion Airport", another name for TLV is "נְמַל הַתְּעוּפָה בֵּן גּוּרְיוֹן".
• In February 2006, the Israel Airports Authority announced plans to invest 4.3 million NIS in a new VIP wing for private jet passengers and crews, as well as others interested in avoiding the main terminal.
• The furthest airport from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,672 miles (18,784 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Work on Natbag 2000, as the Terminal 3 project was known, was scheduled for completion prior to 2000 in order to handle a massive influx of pilgrims expected for the Millennium celebrations.