Nonstop flight route between Belo Horizonte, Brazil and Lubango, Angola:
Departure Airport:
(19°51'6"S by 43°57'2"W)
Arrival Airport:
(14°55'36"S by 13°34'36"E)
Distance from PLU to SDD:
3,791.20 miles (6,101.32 km)
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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 Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD), Lubango, Angola would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,791 miles (or 6,101 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 Lubango Mukanka 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 Lubango Mukanka 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | SDD / FNUB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lubango, Angola |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°55'36"S by 13°34'36"E |
| Area Served: | Lubango, Angola |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5778 feet (1,761 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SDD |
| More Information: | SDD Maps & Info |
Facts about Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU):
- 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.
- Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport handled 989,599 passengers last year.
- Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Since 1973 the airport has been 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".
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD):
- Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Lubango Mukanka Airport's high elevation of 5,778 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SDD. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SDD a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD) is Johnston Atoll Airport (JON), which is nearly antipodal to Lubango Mukanka Airport (meaning Lubango Mukanka Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Johnston Atoll Airport), and is located 12,195 miles (19,627 kilometers) away in Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands.
- In addition to being known as "Lubango Mukanka Airport", other names for SDD include "Aeroporto Lubango Mukanka (Lubango (Sá da Bandeira))" and "Aeroporto de Lubango".
- The closest airport to Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD) is Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN), which is located 156 miles (252 kilometers) SE of SDD.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.81 miles (25.45 km) N | Tancredo Neves/Confins International Airport (CNF) | Confins (near Belo Horizonte), Minas Gerais, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 63.90 miles (102.83 km) WSW | Brigadeiro Cabral Airport (DIQ) | Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 3 | 98.74 miles (158.90 km) ENE | Usiminas Airport (IPN) | Ipatinga / Santana do Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 4 | 125.29 miles (201.64 km) SSE | Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA) | Juiz de Fora, Brazil | |
| 5 | 138.99 miles (223.69 km) SSE | Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport (JDF) | Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 6 | 144.04 miles (231.81 km) ENE | Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR) | Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 7 | 155.20 miles (249.76 km) SW | Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG) | Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 8 | 184.68 miles (297.22 km) WNW | Pedro Pereira dos Santos Airport (POJ) | Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 9 | 191.49 miles (308.17 km) ESE | Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil | |
| 10 | 197.14 miles (317.27 km) W | Romeu Zema Airport (AAX) | Araxá, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 11 | 209.29 miles (336.81 km) SSE | Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 12 | 213.23 miles (343.16 km) SE | Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport (CAW) | Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 13 | 213.35 miles (343.35 km) S | Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ) | Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 14 | 217.30 miles (349.71 km) SSE | Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 15 | 217.52 miles (350.06 km) N | Montes Claros/Mário Ribeiro Airport (MOC) | Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,957.52 miles (19,243.71 km) NW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 2 | 11,922.72 miles (19,187.71 km) NE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 3 | 11,919.67 miles (19,182.79 km) NE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 4 | 11,746.03 miles (18,903.36 km) NE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 5 | 11,745.39 miles (18,902.32 km) NE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 6 | 11,736.04 miles (18,887.27 km) NNE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 7 | 11,729.88 miles (18,877.37 km) NE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 8 | 11,729.71 miles (18,877.09 km) NE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 9 | 11,722.63 miles (18,865.70 km) WNW | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 10 | 11,722.32 miles (18,865.20 km) NNE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 11 | 11,720.21 miles (18,861.81 km) WNW | Saipan International Airport (SPN) | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 12 | 11,714.07 miles (18,851.92 km) WNW | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 13 | 11,713.21 miles (18,850.53 km) NNW | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 14 | 11,709.91 miles (18,845.23 km) NW | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |
| 15 | 11,709.39 miles (18,844.39 km) NE | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 156.44 miles (251.77 km) SE | Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN) | Xangongo, Angola | |
| 2 | 160.58 miles (258.42 km) N | Benguela Airport (BUG) | Benguela, Angola | |
| 3 | 207.04 miles (333.20 km) NE | Albano Machado (Huambo) Airport (NOV) | Huambo, Angola | |
| 4 | 262.70 miles (422.77 km) NNE | Waku Kungo Airport/Cela (CEO) | Waco Kungo, Angola | |
| 5 | 318.48 miles (512.54 km) NE | Aeroporto de Andulo (ANL) | Andulo, Angola | |
| 6 | 341.57 miles (549.70 km) SSE | Halali Airport (HAL) | Halali, Namibia | |
| 7 | 372.70 miles (599.80 km) E | Cuito Cuanavale Airport (CTI) | Cuito Cuanavale, Angola | |
| 8 | 416.41 miles (670.14 km) NNE | Malanje Airport (MEG) | Malange, Angola | |
| 9 | 419.95 miles (675.85 km) N | Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (LAD) | Luanda, Angola | |
| 10 | 428.97 miles (690.37 km) E | Cangamba Airport (CNZ) | Cangamba, Angola | |
| 11 | 440.72 miles (709.27 km) SE | Grootfontein Airport (GFY) | Grootfontein, Namibia | |
| 12 | 457.67 miles (736.54 km) ESE | Rundu Airport (NDU) | Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia | |
| 13 | 477.62 miles (768.65 km) ENE | Luena Airport (LUO) | Luena, Moxico Province, Angola | |
| 14 | 489.08 miles (787.09 km) N | Ambriz Airport (AZZ) | Ambriz, Angola | |
| 15 | 502.45 miles (808.61 km) NE | Cuango-Luzamba Airport (LZM) | Luzamba, Angola | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,195.43 miles (19,626.59 km) ENE | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 2 | 11,781.60 miles (18,960.60 km) NW | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,779.92 miles (18,957.90 km) NW | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,764.17 miles (18,932.55 km) NW | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,757.36 miles (18,921.59 km) NW | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,733.41 miles (18,883.04 km) NW | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,728.18 miles (18,874.62 km) NW | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,725.35 miles (18,870.08 km) NW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,725.35 miles (18,870.08 km) NW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,724.34 miles (18,868.45 km) NW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,694.26 miles (18,820.04 km) NW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,688.51 miles (18,810.78 km) NW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,679.69 miles (18,796.58 km) NW | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,676.16 miles (18,790.91 km) WNW | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,672.53 miles (18,785.07 km) NW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |