Nonstop flight route between Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Salgado Filho International Airport (POA), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Fort Frances Municipal Airport (YAG), Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,028 miles (or 9,701 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 Salgado Filho International Airport and Fort Frances Municipal 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 Salgado Filho International Airport and Fort Frances Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | POA / SBPA | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°59'38"S by 51°10'15"W | 
| Area Served: | Porto Alegre | 
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from POA | 
| More Information: | POA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YAG / CYAG | 
| Airport Name: | Fort Frances Municipal Airport | 
| Location: | Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°39'15"N by 93°26'26"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Fort Frances | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1123 feet (342 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YAG | 
| More Information: | YAG Maps & Info | 
Facts about Salgado Filho International Airport (POA):
- The furthest airport from Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) is Yakushima Airport (KUM), which is nearly antipodal to Salgado Filho International Airport (meaning Salgado Filho International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yakushima Airport), and is located 12,324 miles (19,834 kilometers) away in Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
- On October 12, 1951, São João Federal Airport was renamed Salgado Filho Airport, after the Senator and Minister who died the year before on a crash involving a SAVAG aircraft that departed from Porto Alegre.
- In 1953 the old terminal was incorporated into the maintenance facilities of Varig, a new passenger terminal was opened, and runways were paved.
- In addition to being known as "Salgado Filho International Airport", another name for POA is "Aeroporto Internacional Salgado Filho".
- Because of Salgado Filho International Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Salgado Filho International 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.
- Terminals 1 and 2 have taxi services.
- The closest airport to Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) is Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM), which is located 137 miles (221 kilometers) NE of POA.
- Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Fort Frances Municipal Airport (YAG):
- Fort Frances Municipal Airport (YAG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Fort Frances Municipal Airport (YAG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,656 miles (17,150 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Fort Frances Municipal Airport (YAG) is Falls International Airport (INL), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSE of YAG.




