Nonstop flight route between Merced, California, United States and Cornélio Procópio, Paraná, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Merced Regional Airport (MCE), Merced, California, United States and Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport (CKO), Cornélio Procópio, Paraná, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,167 miles (or 9,924 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 Merced Regional Airport and Francisco Lacerda Junior 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 Merced Regional Airport and Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Merced Regional Airport (MCE):

• The furthest airport from Merced Regional Airport (MCE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,314 miles (18,209 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• On March 6, 2009 the city council voted to change the name from Merced Municipal Airport to Merced Regional Airport.
• The airport had 3,724 passenger boardings in 2012, an increase of 17% from the previous calendar year.
• Merced Regional Airport (MCE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The Department of Transportation reselected Great Lakes Airlines to provide Essential Air Service at Merced Regional Airport for the two-year period from October 1, 2012, through September 30, 2014.
• The closest airport to Merced Regional Airport (MCE) is Castle Airport (MER), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) NNW of MCE.
• Because of Merced Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 155 feet, planes can take off or land at Merced Regional 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 addition to being known as "Merced Regional Airport", another name for MCE is "MacReady Field".
• In 1946 United Airlines built offices and a terminal building and began one Douglas DC-3 flight each way a day.

Facts about Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport (CKO):

• It is operated by the Municipality of Cornélio Procópio under the supervision of Aeroportos do Paraná.
• The furthest airport from Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport (CKO) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport (meaning Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,217 miles (19,661 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
• The airport is presently dedicated to general aviation.
• In addition to being known as "Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport", another name for CKO is "Aeroporto Francisco Lacerda Junior".
• The closest airport to Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport (CKO) is Londrina-Governador José Richa Airport (LDB), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) WSW of CKO.
• Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport (CKO) currently has only 1 runway.
• Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport handled 186 passengers last year.
• The airport is located 6 km from downtown Cornélio Procópio.