Nonstop flight route between London, England, United Kingdom and Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gatwick Airport (LGW), London, England, United Kingdom and Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (UDI), Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,643 miles (or 9,081 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 Gatwick Airport and Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato 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 Gatwick Airport and Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gatwick Airport (LGW):

• The name "Gatwick" was first recorded as "Gatwik" in 1241 on the site of today's airport, on the northern edge of the North Terminal's aircraft taxiing area.
• Beginning in the late 1950s, a number of British contemporary private airlines joined Airwork at the airport.
• The furthest airport from Gatwick Airport (LGW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,901 miles (19,152 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Although the airport was officially decommissioned in 1946, the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation continued operating it as a civil airfield.
• On 27 May 1958, the original Gatwick railway station reopened as the Gatwick Airport station, and the Tinsley Green station was closed.
• The closest airport to Gatwick Airport (LGW) is Redhill Aerodrome (KRH), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NNE of LGW.
• Gatwick Airport (LGW) has 2 runways.
• In July 1952, the British government confirmed that the airport would be renovated, primarily for aircraft diverted from Heathrow in bad weather.
• Caledonian Airways purchased British United Airways in November 1970, and the combined airline was initially known as Caledonian/BUA.
• Because of Gatwick Airport's relatively low elevation of 203 feet, planes can take off or land at Gatwick 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 first scheduled flight departed from the Beehive terminal on 17 May 1936, bound for Paris.
• During the late 1920s, land adjacent to the racecourse was used as an aerodrome.
• Gatwick Airport handled 35,444,206 passengers last year.

Facts about Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (UDI):

• In 1980 the administration of the airport was taken over by Infraero and on June 8, 2001 the name was officially changed to include a tribute to the aviator César Bombonato.
• Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport handled 1,011,073 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (UDI) is Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (UBA), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) SSE of UDI.
• The furthest airport from Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (UDI) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is located 11,955 miles (19,239 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
• In addition to being known as "Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport", another name for UDI is "Aeroporto de Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato".
• The first flight to the site of the airport was operated on May 10, 1935 but the area was officially designated only on July 21, 1953.
• Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (UDI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is located 9 km from downtown Uberlândia.