Nonstop flight route between Laurel, Mississippi, United States and Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hesler-Noble Field (LUL), Laurel, Mississippi, United States and Barreiras Airport (BRA), Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,204 miles (or 6,766 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 Hesler-Noble Field and Barreiras 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 Hesler-Noble Field and Barreiras Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUL / KLUL |
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| Location: | Laurel, Mississippi, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°40'23"N by 89°10'22"W |
| Area Served: | Laurel, Mississippi |
| Operator/Owner: | Laurel Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 238 feet (73 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LUL |
| More Information: | LUL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRA / SNBR |
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| Location: | Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°4'45"S by 45°0'33"W |
| Area Served: | Barreiras |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2447 feet (746 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BRA |
| More Information: | BRA Maps & Info |
Facts about Hesler-Noble Field (LUL):
- Because of Hesler-Noble Field's relatively low elevation of 238 feet, planes can take off or land at Hesler-Noble 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.
- Hesler-Noble Field (LUL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Construction involved runways and airplane hangars, with three concrete runways, several taxiways and a large apron and a control tower.
- Hesler-Noble Field returned to being a civil airport.
- Initially, the mission of the new Air Force field was to fly antisubmarine patrols over the Gulf of Mexico, with the 69th Observation Group flying the from November 1942 until March 1943.
- Laurel Airport opened in April, 1940, having been built by the Works Project Administration.
- In addition to being known as "Hesler-Noble Field", another name for LUL is "(former Laurel Army Airfield)".
- The furthest airport from Hesler-Noble Field (LUL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,037 miles (17,763 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Hesler-Noble Field (LUL) is Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SW of LUL.
Facts about Barreiras Airport (BRA):
- In addition to being known as "Barreiras Airport", another name for BRA is "Aeroporto de Barreiras".
- The closest airport to Barreiras Airport (BRA) is Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ), which is located 135 miles (218 kilometers) SE of BRA.
- Barreiras Airport is the airport serving Barreiras, Brazil.
- Barreiras Airport (BRA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Barreiras Airport (BRA) is Yap International Airport (YAP), which is nearly antipodal to Barreiras Airport (meaning Barreiras Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yap International Airport), and is located 12,161 miles (19,572 kilometers) away in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
