Nonstop flight route between Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Kiana, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pelotas International Airport (PET), Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN), Kiana, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,703 miles (or 14,006 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 Pelotas International Airport and Bob Baker Memorial 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 Pelotas International Airport and Bob Baker Memorial Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Pelotas International Airport (PET):

• In 1997 the whole airport complex was extensively renovated and a new terminal was opened in 1998.
• In addition to being known as "Pelotas International Airport", another name for PET is "Aeroporto Internacional de Pelotas".
• Pelotas International Airport (PET) has 2 runways.
• Because of Pelotas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Pelotas International 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.
• Pelotas International Airport handled 9,965 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Pelotas International Airport (PET) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) SSE of PET.
• Pelotas International Airport is the airport serving Pelotas, Brazil.
• The furthest airport from Pelotas International Airport (PET) is Fukue Airport (FUJ), which is nearly antipodal to Pelotas International Airport (meaning Pelotas International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fukue Airport), and is located 12,342 miles (19,863 kilometers) away in Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan.
• Pelotas is commonly used by the Brazilian Air Force as the last stop in Brazil on their flights to the Brazilian Antarctic Base.

Facts about Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN):

• Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Bob Baker Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 166 feet, planes can take off or land at Bob Baker Memorial 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 furthest airport from Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,242 miles (16,484 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• The closest airport to Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN) is Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport (ORV), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) SW of IAN.