Nonstop flight route between União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil and Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between José Cleto Airport (QVB), União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil and Centennial Airport (APA), Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,714 miles (or 9,196 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 José Cleto Airport and Centennial 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 José Cleto Airport and Centennial Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about José Cleto Airport (QVB):

• Between 1912 and 1916, the region around União da Vitória was the site of the Contestado War.
• In addition to being known as "José Cleto Airport", another name for QVB is "Aeroporto José Cleto".
• The furthest airport from José Cleto Airport (QVB) is Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA), which is nearly antipodal to José Cleto Airport (meaning José Cleto Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō), and is located 12,364 miles (19,898 kilometers) away in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
• Today the airport is dedicated to general aviation.
• In the 1960s, União da Vitória Airport was served by airlines with regular flights to Curitiba, Florianópolis, Porto Alegre and other important cities, being a hub to regional airports.
• José Cleto Airport (QVB) currently has only 1 runway.
• José Cleto Airport handled 333 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to José Cleto Airport (QVB) is Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) SSE of QVB.

Facts about Centennial Airport (APA):

• Because of Centennial Airport's high elevation of 5,885 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at APA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make APA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• In 1985 a new control tower was built.
• Centennial Airport does not offer scheduled airline passenger service.
• Located in Dove Valley, an unincorporated area of Arapahoe County, the airport’s runways extend into Douglas County.
• Centennial Airport (APA) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Centennial Airport (APA) is Denver International Airport (DEN), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) NNE of APA.
• The furthest airport from Centennial Airport (APA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,899 miles (17,540 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.