Nonstop flight route between Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil and Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dr. Leite Lopes State Airport (RAO), Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil and Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (GOZ), Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,429 miles (or 10,347 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 Dr. Leite Lopes State Airport and Gorna Oryahovitsa 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 Dr. Leite Lopes State Airport and Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Dr. Leite Lopes State Airport (RAO):

• The closest airport to Dr. Leite Lopes State Airport (RAO) is Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (FRC), which is located 46 miles (73 kilometers) NE of RAO.
• In addition to being known as "Dr. Leite Lopes State Airport", another name for RAO is "Aeroporto Estadual Dr. Leite Lopes".
• In 1996 the whole airport complex received its major renovation in which the runway and adjoining taxiway were extended from 1,800m to 2,100m and a new larger apron was built.
• In 2006 the width of the runway was enlarged to 45m and finally in July 2010 the renovation and enlargement of the terminal building was completed.
• Dr. Leite Lopes State Airport (RAO) currently has only 1 runway.
• Dr. Leite Lopes State Airport handled 1,077,010 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Dr. Leite Lopes State Airport (RAO) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Dr. Leite Lopes State Airport (meaning Dr. Leite Lopes State Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,106 miles (19,482 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.

Facts about Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (GOZ):

• Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (GOZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport", other names for GOZ include "Летище Горна Оряховица", "Letishte Gorna Oryahovitsa" and "Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport".
• The furthest airport from Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (GOZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,328 miles (18,230 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Although there are no scheduled flights to and from the airport, there is a small number of charters and business jets using it.
• The airport is established in 1925 and was originally used primarily by Bulgarian Air Force.
• The closest airport to Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (GOZ) is Ruse Airport (ROU), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) NNE of GOZ.
• Because of Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport's relatively low elevation of 280 feet, planes can take off or land at Gorna Oryahovitsa 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.