Nonstop flight route between Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Block Island, Rhode Island, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB), Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Block Island State Airport (BID), Block Island, Rhode Island, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,952 miles (or 7,969 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 Lauro Kurtz Airport and Block Island State 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 Lauro Kurtz Airport and Block Island State Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PFB / SBPF |
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Location: | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°14'43"S by 52°19'42"W |
Area Served: | Passo Fundo |
Operator/Owner: | DAP |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2376 feet (724 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PFB |
More Information: | PFB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BID / KBID |
Airport Name: | Block Island State Airport |
Location: | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°10'5"N by 71°34'40"W |
Area Served: | Block Island, Rhode Island |
Operator/Owner: | State of Rhode Island |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 108 feet (33 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BID |
More Information: | BID Maps & Info |
Facts about Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB):
- It is operated by DAP.
- The furthest airport from Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) is Iejima Airport (IEJ), which is nearly antipodal to Lauro Kurtz Airport (meaning Lauro Kurtz Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Iejima Airport), and is located 12,331 miles (19,845 kilometers) away in Iejima, Japan.
- Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) is Erechim Airport (ERM), which is located 41 miles (65 kilometers) N of PFB.
- In addition to being known as "Lauro Kurtz Airport", another name for PFB is "Aeroporto Lauro Kurtz".
Facts about Block Island State Airport (BID):
- Because of Block Island State Airport's relatively low elevation of 108 feet, planes can take off or land at Block Island State 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.
- Block Island State Airport (BID) currently has only 1 runway.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 10,384 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 8,516 enplanements in 2009, and 9,821 in 2010.
- The furthest airport from Block Island State Airport (BID) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,818 miles (19,019 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Block Island State Airport (BID) is Montauk Airport (MTP), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) WSW of BID.