Nonstop flight route between Louisville, Kentucky, United States and Caldas Novas, Goiás, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bowman Field (LOU), Louisville, Kentucky, United States and Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport (CLV), Caldas Novas, Goiás, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,551 miles (or 7,325 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 Bowman Field and Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães 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 Bowman Field and Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bowman Field (LOU):

• Bowman Field is surrounded by tree-lined suburban neighborhoods, but accidents are relatively rare.
• Bowman Field is Kentucky's first commercial airport and is the oldest continually operating commercial airfield in North America.
• The furthest airport from Bowman Field (LOU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,243 miles (18,093 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Bowman Field was used in the James Bond film Goldfinger as the base for Pussy Galore's Flying Circus.
• The closest airport to Bowman Field (LOU) is Louisville International Airport (SDF), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) SW of LOU.
• During World War II, Bowman Field was one of the nation's most important training bases as well as the nation's busiest airport.
• The buildings of the Bowman Field Historic District are related not only by proximity and historical function, but by their Art Deco/Art Moderne styling and use of masonry materials such as brick, stone and concrete.
• Because of Bowman Field's relatively low elevation of 546 feet, planes can take off or land at Bowman Field 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.
• Bowman Field (LOU) has 2 runways.

Facts about Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport (CLV):

• In addition to being known as "Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport", other names for CLV include "Aeroporto Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães" and "SBCN".
• Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport (CLV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport (CLV) is Virac Airport (VRC), which is located 11,880 miles (19,118 kilometers) away in Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines.
• The closest airport to Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport (CLV) is Francisco Vilela do Amaral Airport (ITR), which is located 64 miles (102 kilometers) SW of CLV.