Nonstop flight route between Piešťany, Slovakia and Guarulhos (near São Paulo), São Paulo (state), Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Piešťany Airport (PZY), Piešťany, Slovakia and São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), Guarulhos (near São Paulo), São Paulo (state), Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,359 miles (or 10,234 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 Piešťany Airport and São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International 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 Piešťany Airport and São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PZY / LZPP |
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Location: | Piešťany, Slovakia |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°37'30"N by 17°49'42"E |
Area Served: | Piešťany, Slovakia |
Operator/Owner: | Slovak Airports Association |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 545 feet (166 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PZY |
More Information: | PZY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GRU / SBGR |
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Location: | Guarulhos (near São Paulo), São Paulo (state), Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°26'8"S by 46°28'23"W |
Area Served: | São Paulo |
Operator/Owner: | Invepar-ACSA |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 2459 feet (750 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GRU |
More Information: | GRU Maps & Info |
Facts about Piešťany Airport (PZY):
- The closest airport to Piešťany Airport (PZY) is Kunovice Airport (UHE), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNW of PZY.
- Piešťany Airport (PZY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Piešťany Airport's relatively low elevation of 545 feet, planes can take off or land at Piešťany 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.
- In addition to being known as "Piešťany Airport", another name for PZY is "Letisko Piešťany".
- The furthest airport from Piešťany Airport (PZY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,679 miles (18,795 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU):
- São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport, popularly known locally as Cumbica Airport after the district where it is located and the Brazilian Air Force base that still exists at the airport complex, is the main airport serving São Paulo, Brazil.
- The furthest airport from São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (meaning São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,218 miles (19,663 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU) has 2 runways.
- Pássaro Marron/EMTU, a syndicate of the Internorte Consortium, offers two regular bus lines, 257 and 299, connecting Tatuapé subway station with Guarulhos Airport every 30 minutes.
- In 2010, the airport served more than 26.8 million passengers, an increase of 24% over 2009 and passenger volumes were 31% in excess of its capacity rated at 20.5 million per year at its present configuration.
- São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport handled 36,460,923 passengers last year.
- Construction of Terminal 3, capable of handling 12 million passengers per year, had been planned since 2001 but due to a myriad of political and economic problems, the actual construction didn't begin until 2011.
- The closest airport to São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU) is São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (CGH), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) SW of GRU.
- Central to this investment plan is Terminal 3, which is projected to add 12 million passenger capacity to the 17 million of the existing two terminals.
- In 1989 the runways were extended and the terminals renovated, enlarged, and had their capacity increased from 7.5 million to 8.25 million passengers/year.
- In addition to being known as "São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport", another name for GRU is "Aeroporto Internacional de São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro".