Nonstop flight route between Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(28°14'43"S by 52°19'42"W)
Arrival Airport:
(49°20'13"N by 124°23'38"W)
Distance from PFB to XQU:
6,943.84 miles (11,175.00 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB), Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Qualicum Beach Airport (XQU), Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,944 miles (or 11,175 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 Qualicum Beach 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 Qualicum Beach 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | XQU / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°20'13"N by 124°23'38"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Qualicum Beach |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 190 feet (58 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XQU |
| More Information: | XQU Maps & Info |
Facts about Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB):
- The airport is located 8 km from downtown Passo Fundo.
- It is operated by DAP.
- In addition to being known as "Lauro Kurtz Airport", another name for PFB is "Aeroporto Lauro Kurtz".
- The closest airport to Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) is Erechim Airport (ERM), which is located 41 miles (65 kilometers) N of PFB.
- Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Qualicum Beach Airport (XQU):
- The closest airport to Qualicum Beach Airport (XQU) is Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport (ZNA), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) ESE of XQU.
- The furthest airport from Qualicum Beach Airport (XQU) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,694 miles (17,211 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Qualicum Beach Airport (XQU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Qualicum Beach Airport", another name for XQU is "CAT4".
- Because of Qualicum Beach Airport's relatively low elevation of 190 feet, planes can take off or land at Qualicum Beach 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 40.57 miles (65.28 km) N | Erechim Airport (ERM) | Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 75.50 miles (121.50 km) NNE | Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI) | Concórdia, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 79.45 miles (127.86 km) NNW | Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP) | Chapecó, Brazil | |
| 4 | 88.03 miles (141.67 km) NNE | Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) | Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 92.68 miles (149.15 km) W | João Batista Bos Filho Airport (IJU) | Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 6 | 111.99 miles (180.24 km) NE | Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) | Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 7 | 112.02 miles (180.28 km) W | Sepé Tiaraju Airport (GEL) | Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 8 | 124.16 miles (199.82 km) NW | Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX) | São Miguel do Oeste, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 128.89 miles (207.43 km) ENE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 10 | 130.56 miles (210.12 km) SW | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 131.76 miles (212.04 km) NE | Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC) | Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 12 | 139.56 miles (224.60 km) SSE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 157.65 miles (253.71 km) NNW | Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE) | Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 14 | 159.20 miles (256.20 km) NNE | José Cleto Airport (QVB) | União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 15 | 179.62 miles (289.08 km) ESE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,331.35 miles (19,845.33 km) N | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,319.60 miles (19,826.43 km) NNE | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 3 | 12,312.01 miles (19,814.21 km) W | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 4 | 12,305.82 miles (19,804.26 km) N | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 5 | 12,299.39 miles (19,793.91 km) W | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 6 | 12,295.19 miles (19,787.14 km) N | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 7 | 12,291.43 miles (19,781.09 km) N | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 12,203.86 miles (19,640.17 km) NW | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 12,161.46 miles (19,571.93 km) NW | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 10 | 12,160.55 miles (19,570.45 km) NW | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 11 | 12,156.07 miles (19,563.25 km) NNE | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 12 | 12,153.65 miles (19,559.36 km) NE | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 13 | 12,130.85 miles (19,522.66 km) NW | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 14 | 12,123.60 miles (19,511.00 km) NNW | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 15 | 12,099.23 miles (19,471.77 km) NW | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 23.72 miles (38.17 km) ESE | Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport (ZNA) | Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 2 | 24.21 miles (38.97 km) W | Alberni Valley Regional Airport (YPB) | Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 3 | 25.28 miles (40.69 km) NNW | Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB) | Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 4 | 25.69 miles (41.34 km) NE | Pender Harbour Water Aerodrome (YPT) | Pender Harbour, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 5 | 30.68 miles (49.37 km) SE | Nanaimo Airport (YCD) | Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 6 | 31.54 miles (50.75 km) ENE | Sechelt Aerodrome (YHS) | Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 7 | 33.98 miles (54.69 km) NW | CFB Comox (YQQ) | Comox, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 8 | 34.67 miles (55.79 km) N | Powell River Airport (YPW) | Powell River, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 9 | 35.42 miles (57.00 km) NW | Courtenay Airpark (YCA) | Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 10 | 48.36 miles (77.83 km) SW | Bamfield Water Aerodrome (YBF) | Bamfield, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 11 | 50.40 miles (81.11 km) SE | Duncan Airport (DUQ) | Duncan, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 12 | 52.62 miles (84.68 km) SE | Ganges Water Aerodrome (YGG) | Ganges, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 13 | 54.27 miles (87.34 km) NNW | Cortes Island Aerodrome (YCF) | Cortes Island, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 14 | 55.44 miles (89.21 km) E | Vancouver International Airport (YVR) | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 15 | 57.84 miles (93.08 km) E | Vancouver Harbour Water Airport (CXH) | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,694.41 miles (17,210.94 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,636.23 miles (17,117.31 km) SSE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 3 | 10,622.56 miles (17,095.32 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,610.54 miles (17,075.97 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,605.95 miles (17,068.58 km) SE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,579.59 miles (17,026.15 km) ESE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,579.51 miles (17,026.02 km) ESE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,565.60 miles (17,003.64 km) SE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,550.74 miles (16,979.73 km) SE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,541.76 miles (16,965.27 km) SE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,515.04 miles (16,922.27 km) SE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| 12 | 10,501.09 miles (16,899.82 km) S | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 13 | 10,490.86 miles (16,883.36 km) ESE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 10,473.30 miles (16,855.11 km) SE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 10,472.37 miles (16,853.60 km) ESE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |