Nonstop flight route between Oak Harbor, Washington, United States and Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between NAS Whidbey Island (NUW), Oak Harbor, Washington, United States and Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport (GPB), Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,720 miles (or 10,814 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 NAS Whidbey Island and Tancredo Thomas de Faria 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 NAS Whidbey Island and Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about NAS Whidbey Island (NUW):

• NAS Whidbey Island (NUW) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "NAS Whidbey Island", another name for NUW is "Ault Field".
• After World War II ended, operations slowed at war’s end and it was almost certain that NAS Whidbey Island would be earmarked for decommissioning.
• In 1958, the Heavy Attack Squadron Six Fleurs, moved from NAS Moffett Field, California, where they had been the Navy's second nuclear attack squadron.
• A lightly utilized satellite airfield, Naval Outlying Landing Field Coupeville, is located on central Whidbey Island at 48°11′24″N 122°37′48″W / 48.19000°N 122.63000°W / 48.19000.
• On December 8, three workers started a topographic survey of what would become Ault Field, about four miles to the north.
• In 1997 The last Pacific Based A-6E Intruder Squadron VA-196 "Milestones" decommissioned following a lengthy deployment for WESTPAC 1996.
• The closest airport to NAS Whidbey Island (NUW) is A.J. Eisenberg Airport (ODW), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) S of NUW.
• Because of NAS Whidbey Island's relatively low elevation of 47 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS Whidbey Island 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 NAS Whidbey Island (NUW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,730 miles (17,268 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.

Facts about Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport (GPB):

• Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
• Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport (GPB) currently has only 1 runway.
• It is operated by the Municipality of Guarapuava under the supervision of Aeroportos do Paraná.
• The furthest airport from Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport (GPB) is Naha Airport (OKA), which is nearly antipodal to Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport (meaning Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Naha Airport), and is located 12,361 miles (19,893 kilometers) away in Okinawa, Japan.
• Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport handled 916 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport (GPB) is José Cleto Airport (QVB), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) SSE of GPB.
• In addition to being known as "Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport", another name for GPB is "Aeroporto Tancredo Thomas de Faria".