Nonstop flight route between Belo Horizonte, Brazil and Anniston, Alabama, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU), Belo Horizonte, Brazil and Anniston Regional Airport (ANB), Anniston, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,610 miles (or 7,419 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 Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport and Anniston Regional 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 Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport and Anniston Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PLU / SBBH |
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Location: | Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°51'6"S by 43°57'2"W |
Area Served: | Belo Horizonte |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 2589 feet (789 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PLU |
More Information: | PLU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ANB / KANB |
Airport Name: | Anniston Regional Airport |
Location: | Anniston, Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°35'17"N by 85°51'29"W |
Area Served: | Anniston, Alabama |
Operator/Owner: | City of Anniston |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 612 feet (187 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ANB |
More Information: | ANB Maps & Info |
Facts about Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU):
- Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport is an airport serving Belo Horizonte, Brazil, located in the neighborhood of Pampulha.
- In 1943 the runway was extended to 1,500m x 45m, in 1953 to 1,700m, and finally in 1961 to 2,505m.
- Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is located 11,958 miles (19,244 kilometers) away in Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan.
- The closest airport to Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU) is Tancredo Neves/Confins International Airport (CNF), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) N of PLU.
- The airport is operated by Infraero.
- In addition to being known as "Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport", another name for PLU is "Aeroporto de Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade".
- On 31 August 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL8.4 million investiment plan to upgrade Pampulha Airport focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which will be held in Brazil, Belo Horizonte being one of the venue cities.
- Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport handled 989,599 passengers last year.
Facts about Anniston Regional Airport (ANB):
- Because of Anniston Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 612 feet, planes can take off or land at Anniston Regional 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 closest airport to Anniston Regional Airport (ANB) is Talladega Municipal Airport (ASN), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) W of ANB.
- Anniston Metropolitan Airport was the intended destination of GP Express Flight 861 which crashed about 7.5 miles northeast of the airport on June 8, 1992.
- The furthest airport from Anniston Regional Airport (ANB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,235 miles (18,081 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Anniston Regional Airport (ANB) currently has only 1 runway.