Nonstop flight route between Maués, Amazonas, Brazil and Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Maués Airport (MBZ), Maués, Amazonas, Brazil and Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ), Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,566 miles (or 7,349 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 Maués Airport and Madrid–Torrejón 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 Maués Airport and Madrid–Torrejón Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Maués Airport (MBZ):

• Because of Maués Airport's relatively low elevation of 69 feet, planes can take off or land at Maués 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 Maués Airport (MBZ) is Júlio Belém Airport (PIN), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) NE of MBZ.
• In addition to being known as "Maués Airport", another name for MBZ is "Aeroporto de Maués".
• The furthest airport from Maués Airport (MBZ) is Pogogul Airport (UOL), which is nearly antipodal to Maués Airport (meaning Maués Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pogogul Airport), and is located 12,270 miles (19,746 kilometers) away in Buol, Indonesia.
• Maués Airport (MBZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is presently dedicated to general aviation.

Facts about Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ):

• In addition to being known as "Madrid–Torrejón Airport", other names for TOJ include "Aeropuerto de Madrid/Barajas", "Torrejón Air Base" and "Base Aérea de Torrejón".
• In accordance with the 1988 agreement, the USAF portion of the base was returned to the Spanish government on 21 May 1996, with the 401st Tactical Fighter Wing being transferred to Aviano Air Base, Italy without personnel or equipment.
• The furthest airport from Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) is Palmerston North Airport (PMR), which is nearly antipodal to Madrid–Torrejón Airport (meaning Madrid–Torrejón Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Palmerston North Airport), and is located 12,386 miles (19,933 kilometers) away in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WSW of TOJ.
• As the time approached in 1987 for the renegotiation of the existing base agreement, which had entered into force in 1983 for a five-year period, pressures mounted for a reduction of the United States military presence in Spain.
• After the 1991 cease-fire in Iraq, plans proceeded to close Torrejon Air Base.
• Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) currently has only 1 runway.