Nonstop flight route between Lausanne, Switzerland and São Paulo, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lausanne Airport (QLS), Lausanne, Switzerland and São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (CGH), São Paulo, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,878 miles (or 9,460 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 Lausanne Airport and São Paulo/Congonhas 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 Lausanne Airport and São Paulo/Congonhas Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | QLS / LSGL |
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Location: | Lausanne, Switzerland |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°32'43"N by 6°37'0"E |
Area Served: | Lausanne, Switzerland |
Elevation: | 2040 feet (622 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from QLS |
More Information: | QLS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CGH / SBSP |
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Location: | São Paulo, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°37'33"S by 46°39'23"W |
Area Served: | São Paulo |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2631 feet (802 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CGH |
More Information: | CGH Maps & Info |
Facts about Lausanne Airport (QLS):
- Lausanne Airport or Aéroport de Lausanne-Blécherette in French a small civil airport located in the north of Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Lausanne Airport can be reached via the A9 motorway or public bus lines 1 and 21 of Transports publics de la région lausannoise.
- The closest airport to Lausanne Airport (QLS) is Annemasse Aerodrome (QNJ), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SW of QLS.
- Lausanne Airport (QLS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lausanne Airport (QLS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Lausanne Airport (meaning Lausanne Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,196 miles (19,627 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Lausanne Airport", another name for QLS is "Aéroport de Lausanne-Blécherette".
Facts about São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (CGH):
- The closest airport to São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (CGH) is São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) NE of CGH.
- In 2012 the airport was ranked 3rd in terms of transported passengers, 2nd in terms of aircraft operations, and 6th in terms of cargo handled in Brazil, placing it amongst the busiest airports in the country.
- Its Runway 35L is known for its notorious accidents, such as TAM Flight 3054, as shown below in the "accidents" section.
- The furthest airport from São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (CGH) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (meaning São Paulo/Congonhas Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,235 miles (19,691 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- São Paulo/Congonhas Airport handled 17,119,530 passengers last year.
- On 31 August 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL164.7 million investment plan to up-grade Congonhas Airport focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Brazil, São Paulo being one of the venue cities.
- In addition to being known as "São Paulo/Congonhas Airport", another name for CGH is "Aeroporto de São Paulo/Congonhas".
- São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (CGH) has 2 runways.
- It is owned by the City of São Paulo, but operated by Infraero.