Nonstop flight route between Polokwane, South Africa and Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Polokwane International Airport (PTG), Polokwane, South Africa and Aripuanã Airport (AIR), Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,861 miles (or 9,433 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 Polokwane International Airport and Aripuanã 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 Polokwane International Airport and Aripuanã Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PTG / FAPP | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Polokwane, South Africa | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°50'43"S by 29°27'30"E | 
| Area Served: | Polokwane (Pietersburg), South Africa | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4076 feet (1,242 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PTG | 
| More Information: | PTG Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AIR / | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°15'11"S by 59°23'21"W | 
| Area Served: | Aripuanã | 
| Airport Type: | Private | 
| Elevation: | 623 feet (190 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AIR | 
| More Information: | AIR Maps & Info | 
Facts about Polokwane International Airport (PTG):
- The furthest airport from Polokwane International Airport (PTG) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Polokwane International Airport (meaning Polokwane International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,031 miles (19,362 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Polokwane International Airport (PTG) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Polokwane International Airport", another name for PTG is "Gateway International Airport".
- The closest airport to Polokwane International Airport (PTG) is Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS), which is located 106 miles (171 kilometers) ESE of PTG.
- Because of Polokwane International Airport's high elevation of 4,076 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PTG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PTG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Aripuanã Airport (AIR):
- The closest airport to Aripuanã Airport (AIR) is Juruena Airport (JRN), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) E of AIR.
- Because of Aripuanã Airport's relatively low elevation of 623 feet, planes can take off or land at Aripuanã 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.
- Aripuanã Airport (AIR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Aripuanã Airport (AIR) is Cuyo Airport (CYU), which is nearly antipodal to Aripuanã Airport (meaning Aripuanã Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cuyo Airport), and is located 12,385 miles (19,931 kilometers) away in Cuyo, Palawan, Philippines.
- In addition to being known as "Aripuanã Airport", other names for AIR include "Aeroporto de Aripuanã" and "SWRP".
- Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.




