Nonstop flight route between Monroe, Louisiana, United States and Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Monroe Regional Airport (MLU), Monroe, Louisiana, United States and Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW), Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,127 miles (or 6,642 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 Monroe Regional Airport and Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues 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 Monroe Regional Airport and Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Monroe Regional Airport (MLU):

• The closest airport to Monroe Regional Airport (MLU) is Ruston Regional Airport (RSN), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) W of MLU.
• Because of Monroe Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 79 feet, planes can take off or land at Monroe 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.
• Monroe Regional Airport (MLU) has 3 runways.
• In addition, Texas International Airlines operated Convair 600 turboprop service to Houston, Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX and other destinations.
• The airfield was named Selman Army Airfield, named after a Navy Pilot, Lieutenant Augustus J.
• The furthest airport from Monroe Regional Airport (MLU) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,924 miles (17,581 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• In October 2011, part one of a two phase passenger terminal project was completed.

Facts about Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW):

• The closest airport to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) is Gurupi Airport (GRP), which is located 113 miles (182 kilometers) SSW of PMW.
• Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport handled 579,395 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport", another name for PMW is "Aeroporto de Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues".
• The furthest airport from Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) is Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR), which is nearly antipodal to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (meaning Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Roman Tmetuchl International Airport), and is located 12,154 miles (19,560 kilometers) away in Koror, Palau.
• Because of Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport's relatively low elevation of 774 feet, planes can take off or land at Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues 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.
• Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is located 20 km from downtown Palmas, 5 km from Taquaralto, and 30 km from Taquaruçu.