Nonstop flight route between Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil and Portland, Maine, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF), Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil and Portland International Jetport (PWM), Portland, Maine, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,950 miles (or 6,356 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 Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport and Portland International Jetport, 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 Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport and Portland International Jetport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MVF / SBMS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°11'44"S by 37°21'42"W |
| Area Served: | Mossoró |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 77 feet (23 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MVF |
| More Information: | MVF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PWM / KPWM |
| Airport Name: | Portland International Jetport |
| Location: | Portland, Maine, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°38'45"N by 70°18'33"W |
| Area Served: | Portland, Maine |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 76 feet (23 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PWM |
| More Information: | PWM Maps & Info |
Facts about Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF):
- In addition to being known as "Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport", another name for MVF is "Aeroporto Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado".
- Because of Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport's relatively low elevation of 77 feet, planes can take off or land at Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado 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.
- Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
- Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) is Falalop Airfield (ULI), which is nearly antipodal to Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (meaning Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Falalop Airfield), and is located 12,051 miles (19,393 kilometers) away in Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
- The closest airport to Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) is Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR), which is located 127 miles (204 kilometers) NW of MVF.
- Due to lack of a lighting system on the runway, the airport was closed between 2007 and 2010.
Facts about Portland International Jetport (PWM):
- The airport is the busiest in the state.
- Peoplexpress Airlines arrived in 1983, the first jet competitor to Northeast/Delta at PWM.
- The closest airport to Portland International Jetport (PWM) is Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NE of PWM.
- Because of Portland International Jetport's relatively low elevation of 76 feet, planes can take off or land at Portland International Jetport 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 furthest airport from Portland International Jetport (PWM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,705 miles (18,838 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In the wake of the September 11 attacks many U.S.
- Some service began to return as the industry's economics improved in 2005 and 2006.
- That year regional Air New England began service in Portland, competing with Northeast Airlines intrastate and between Portland and Boston.
- Jet flights began in 1968, and for the first time Portland got a nonstop beyond Boston when Northeast DC-9s flew to La Guardia.
- Portland International Jetport (PWM) has 2 runways.
