Nonstop flight route between Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil and Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil and Alderney Airport (ACI), Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,998 miles (or 8,044 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 Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport and Alderney 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 Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport and Alderney Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAO / SBEG |
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| Location: | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°2'27"S by 60°3'2"W |
| Area Served: | Manaus |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 264 feet (80 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MAO |
| More Information: | MAO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ACI / EGJA |
| Airport Name: | Alderney Airport |
| Location: | Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°42'24"N by 2°12'51"W |
| Area Served: | Alderney |
| Operator/Owner: | States of Guernsey |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 290 feet (88 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ACI |
| More Information: | ACI Maps & Info |
Facts about Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO):
- Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport handled 3,126,179 passengers last year.
- Because of Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport's relatively low elevation of 264 feet, planes can take off or land at Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International 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 closest airport to Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) is Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) SSE of MAO.
- Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes International Airport replaced Ponta Pelada Airport as the main public airport of Manaus in 1976.
- In addition to being known as "Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport", another name for MAO is "Aeroporto Internacional Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus".
- The airport has two passenger terminal buildings.
- The furthest airport from Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) is Semporna Airport (SMM), which is nearly antipodal to Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (meaning Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Semporna Airport), and is located 12,302 miles (19,798 kilometers) away in Sabah, Malaysia.
- The construction of the airport began in 1972 and it was officially inaugurated on 31 March 1976.
- Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Alderney Airport (ACI):
- Because of Alderney Airport's relatively low elevation of 290 feet, planes can take off or land at Alderney 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.
- In July 2013, airline Aurigny announced that from September it will launch direct flights to Jersey on a trial basis for a period of six weeks.
- The furthest airport from Alderney Airport (ACI) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,999 miles (19,310 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Alderney Airport (ACI) is Guernsey Airport (GCI), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) SW of ACI.
- Alderney is unique amongst Channel Islands airports, in having three operational runways.
- Alderney Airport (ACI) has 3 runways.
