Nonstop flight route between Montgomery, Alabama, United States and Ipatinga / Santana do Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(32°22'45"N by 86°21'44"W)
Arrival Airport:
(19°28'14"S by 42°29'17"W)
Distance from MXF to IPN:
4,608.86 miles (7,417.22 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF), Montgomery, Alabama, United States and Usiminas Airport (IPN), Ipatinga / Santana do Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,609 miles (or 7,417 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 Maxwell Air Force Base and Usiminas 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 Maxwell Air Force Base and Usiminas Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MXF / KMXF |
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| Location: | Montgomery, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°22'45"N by 86°21'44"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from MXF |
| More Information: | MXF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IPN / SBIP |
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| Location: | Ipatinga / Santana do Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°28'14"S by 42°29'17"W |
| Area Served: | Ipatinga |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 784 feet (239 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IPN |
| More Information: | IPN Maps & Info |
Facts about Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF):
- The closest airport to Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF) is Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSW of MXF.
- On January 25, 1930, President Herbert Hoover asked Congress to re-appropriate an additional $100,000 for the main school building at Maxwell Field.
- The furthest airport from Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,193 miles (18,013 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- By early 1928 the decision of the attack group had come down to Shreveport, Louisiana, and Montgomery.
- The field served as a repair depot during World War I.
- In addition to being known as "Maxwell Air Force Base", another name for MXF is "Maxwell AFB".
- The depot's first official flying mission was carried out after that.
Facts about Usiminas Airport (IPN):
- The furthest airport from Usiminas Airport (IPN) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is located 11,996 miles (19,306 kilometers) away in Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan.
- Because of Usiminas Airport's relatively low elevation of 784 feet, planes can take off or land at Usiminas 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 Usiminas Airport (IPN) is Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) NE of IPN.
- Usiminas Airport (IPN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Usiminas Airport", another name for IPN is "Aeroporto da Usiminas".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.73 miles (9.23 km) SSW | Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) | Montgomery, Alabama, United States |     |
| 2 | 35.10 miles (56.49 km) ENE | Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE) | Tuskegee, Alabama, United States | |
| 3 | 36.57 miles (58.86 km) W | Craig Field (SEM) | Selma, Alabama, United States | |
| 4 | 41.28 miles (66.43 km) SSE | Troy Municipal Airport (TOI) | Troy, Alabama, United States | |
| 5 | 43.69 miles (70.32 km) NNE | Thomas C. Russell Field (ALX) | Alexander City, Alabama, United States | |
| 6 | 56.51 miles (90.95 km) ENE | Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO) | Auburn, Alabama, United States | |
| 7 | 77.97 miles (125.48 km) ESE | Weedon Field (EUF) | Eufaula, Alabama, United States | |
| 8 | 79.29 miles (127.60 km) SSE | Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) (LOR) | Fort Rucker / Ozark, Alabama, United States | |
| 9 | 79.38 miles (127.74 km) SSE | Enterprise Municipal Airport (ETS) | Enterprise, Alabama, United States | |
| 10 | 80.08 miles (128.87 km) E | Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) (LSF) | Fort Benning, Columbus, Georgia, United States | |
| 11 | 81.78 miles (131.60 km) N | St. Clair County Airport (PLR) | Pell City, Alabama, United States | |
| 12 | 82.59 miles (132.92 km) SSE | Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP) (HEY) | Fort Rucker, Dale County, Alabama, United States | |
| 13 | 83.54 miles (134.45 km) E | Columbus Metropolitan Airport (CSG) | Columbus, Georgia, United States | |
| 14 | 84.20 miles (135.50 km) NNE | Talladega Municipal Airport (ASN) | Talladega, Alabama, United States | |
| 15 | 84.92 miles (136.66 km) NNW | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,192.96 miles (18,013.28 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,175.29 miles (17,984.84 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,166.95 miles (17,971.42 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,163.75 miles (17,966.27 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,161.58 miles (17,962.77 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,158.45 miles (17,957.75 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,158.14 miles (17,957.24 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,155.25 miles (17,952.60 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,139.05 miles (17,926.52 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,133.77 miles (17,918.02 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,132.72 miles (17,916.33 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,118.77 miles (17,893.87 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,108.10 miles (17,876.71 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,092.72 miles (17,851.96 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,045.83 miles (17,776.49 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 51.42 miles (82.75 km) NE | Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR) | Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 2 | 97.16 miles (156.36 km) W | Tancredo Neves/Confins International Airport (CNF) | Confins (near Belo Horizonte), Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 3 | 98.74 miles (158.90 km) WSW | Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU) | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | |
| 4 | 126.59 miles (203.73 km) SE | Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil | |
| 5 | 147.92 miles (238.06 km) SSW | Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA) | Juiz de Fora, Brazil | |
| 6 | 153.06 miles (246.33 km) ESE | Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX) | Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil | |
| 7 | 162.43 miles (261.41 km) WSW | Brigadeiro Cabral Airport (DIQ) | Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 8 | 170.64 miles (274.62 km) SSW | Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport (JDF) | Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 9 | 171.99 miles (276.78 km) SSE | Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport (CAW) | Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 10 | 204.08 miles (328.44 km) SSE | Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA) | Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 11 | 210.13 miles (338.18 km) NNW | Montes Claros/Mário Ribeiro Airport (MOC) | Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 12 | 230.18 miles (370.43 km) S | Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC) | Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 13 | 235.91 miles (379.65 km) SSW | Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 14 | 239.90 miles (386.07 km) S | Cabo Frio International Airport (CFB) | Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 15 | 241.60 miles (388.82 km) S | Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,996.02 miles (19,305.68 km) NNW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 2 | 11,843.06 miles (19,059.51 km) NE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 3 | 11,840.79 miles (19,055.85 km) NE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 4 | 11,819.17 miles (19,021.06 km) WNW | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 5 | 11,817.08 miles (19,017.70 km) WNW | Saipan International Airport (SPN) | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 6 | 11,808.28 miles (19,003.54 km) NW | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 7 | 11,801.35 miles (18,992.38 km) NW | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |
| 8 | 11,799.33 miles (18,989.13 km) NW | Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) | Agana, Guam | |
| 9 | 11,766.41 miles (18,936.15 km) NNW | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 10 | 11,746.77 miles (18,904.55 km) N | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 11 | 11,660.45 miles (18,765.64 km) NE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 12 | 11,656.01 miles (18,758.48 km) NE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 13 | 11,655.91 miles (18,758.31 km) NE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 14 | 11,646.25 miles (18,742.77 km) NE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 15 | 11,641.72 miles (18,735.49 km) NE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |