Nonstop flight route between Fort Benning, Columbus, Georgia, United States and Arapoti, Paraná, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) (LSF), Fort Benning, Columbus, Georgia, United States and Avelino Vieira Airport (AAG), Arapoti, Paraná, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,538 miles (or 7,304 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 Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) and Avelino Vieira 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 Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) and Avelino Vieira Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) (LSF):

• During 1941, as the Army Air Corps transitioned to the U.S.
• In 1933, the Army spent $855,060 upgrading Lawson's facilities.
• Because of Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning)'s relatively low elevation of 232 feet, planes can take off or land at Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) 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 continued growth of parachute training at Lawson led the Army to turn the field over to the I Troop Carrier Command on 26 August 1942.
• The closest airport to Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) (LSF) is Columbus Metropolitan Airport (CSG), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) NNE of LSF.
• Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) (LSF) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) (LSF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,271 miles (18,139 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• For all of the war, a Troop Carrier Group was always present at Lawson conducting training and providing aircraft for the Parachute School.
• Presently Army aviation assets at Lawson support the Infantry School and other units stationed at Ft.

Facts about Avelino Vieira Airport (AAG):

• The closest airport to Avelino Vieira Airport (AAG) is Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport (CKO), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) NW of AAG.
• Avelino Vieira Airport (AAG) currently has only 1 runway.
• Avelino Vieira Airport is the airport serving Arapoti, Brazil.
• In addition to being known as "Avelino Vieira Airport", another name for AAG is "Aeroporto Avelino Vieira".
• The airport is located 6 km northeast from downtown Arapoti.
• The furthest airport from Avelino Vieira Airport (AAG) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Avelino Vieira Airport (meaning Avelino Vieira Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,299 miles (19,794 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.