Nonstop flight route between Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil and Foley, Alabama, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC), Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil and NOLF Barin (NHX), Foley, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,273 miles (or 6,877 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 Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport and NOLF Barin, 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 Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport and NOLF Barin. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LEC / SBLE |
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Location: | Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°28'59"S by 41°16'23"W |
Area Served: | Lençóis |
Operator/Owner: | Sinart |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1676 feet (511 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LEC |
More Information: | LEC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NHX / KNBJ |
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Location: | Foley, Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°23'21"N by 87°38'7"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Navy |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 54 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NHX |
More Information: | NHX Maps & Info |
Facts about Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC):
- The closest airport to Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) is Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ), which is located 153 miles (247 kilometers) WSW of LEC.
- Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) is Falalop Airfield (ULI), which is nearly antipodal to Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (meaning Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Falalop Airfield), and is located 12,252 miles (19,718 kilometers) away in Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
- In addition to being known as "Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport", another name for LEC is "Aeroporto Coronel Horácio de Mattos".
Facts about NOLF Barin (NHX):
- The closest airport to NOLF Barin (NHX) is Jack Edwards Airport (GUF), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SSW of NHX.
- In addition to being known as "NOLF Barin", another name for NHX is "NBJ".
- The furthest airport from NOLF Barin (NHX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,147 miles (17,940 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of NOLF Barin's relatively low elevation of 54 feet, planes can take off or land at NOLF Barin 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.
- NOLF Barin (NHX) has 2 runways.