Nonstop flight route between Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil and Wichita Falls, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Júlio Belém Airport (PIN), Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil and Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS), Wichita Falls, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,710 miles (or 5,970 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 Júlio Belém Airport and Sheppard Air Force Base, 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 Júlio Belém Airport and Sheppard Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Júlio Belém Airport (PIN):

• In addition to being known as "Júlio Belém Airport", another name for PIN is "Aeroporto Júlio Belém".
• Because of Júlio Belém Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Júlio Belém 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.
• Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) is Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) (MDC), which is nearly antipodal to Júlio Belém Airport (meaning Júlio Belém Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA)), and is located 12,296 miles (19,789 kilometers) away in Manado, Indonesia.
• The closest airport to Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) is Maués Airport (MBZ), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) SW of PIN.
• Every June, during the Parintins Folklore Festival, its traffic is greatly increased by charter and extra flights.

Facts about Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS):

• The furthest airport from Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,952 miles (17,626 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Sheppard Air Force Base is named in honor of Senator John Morris Sheppard of Texas, chairman of the Senate Military Affairs Committee from 1933 until his death on 9 April 1941.
• Sheppard Field reached its peak strength of 46,340 people while serving as a separation center for troops being discharged following World War II from September through November 1945.
• The closest airport to Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS) is Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) S of SPS.
• Sheppard AFB shares one runway with Wichita Falls Municipal Airport under a joint civil-military arrangement.
• In addition to being known as "Sheppard Air Force Base", another name for SPS is "Sheppard AFB".
• The 3950th Technical Training Wing was designated the Sheppard Technical Training Center 1 January 1959.
• The 80th Flying Training Wing began conducting the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program in 1981.
• The host unit at Sheppard is the 82d Training Wing, which provides specialized technical training, medical, and field training for officers, Airmen, and civilians of all branches of the military, other DoD agencies, and foreign nationals.
• Comptroller, transportation, and intelligence training moved to Sheppard from Lowry AFB, Colorado, in the fall of 1954.