Nonstop flight route between Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil and Flint, Michigan, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR), Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil and Bishop International Airport (FNT), Flint, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,785 miles (or 6,091 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 Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport and Bishop 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 Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport and Bishop International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR):

• The closest airport to Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR) is Captain Aníbal Arab Airport (CIJ), which is located 101 miles (162 kilometers) SW of RBR.
• Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport handled 382,469 passengers last year.
• The airport was opened on November 22, 1999 as a replacement to Presidente Médici International Airport, which was then closed.
• Because of Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport's relatively low elevation of 633 feet, planes can take off or land at Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International 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 "Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport", another name for RBR is "Aeroporto Internacional de Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro".
• The furthest airport from Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR) is Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR), which is nearly antipodal to Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (meaning Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cam Ranh International Airport), and is located 12,192 miles (19,621 kilometers) away in Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam.
• Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Bishop International Airport (FNT):

• Because of Bishop International Airport's relatively low elevation of 782 feet, planes can take off or land at Bishop International 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.
• Runway 5/23 was closed permanently on May 4, 2009, as progress continued in the Capital Improvement Program.
• The closest airport to Bishop International Airport (FNT) is Oakland County International Airport (PTK), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) SE of FNT.
• Bishop International Airport (FNT) has 2 runways.
• Bishop International Airport's air traffic control tower controls the airport and the Class C airspace around it.
• The Bishop International Airport Authority is the joint public authority created by Genesee County and the city of Flint to run Bishop International Airport.
• In May 2009, Bishop International Airport began Phase I of its Terminal Airside & Concourse Improvements program.
• The completed terminal was dedicated on November 13, 2012.
• The furthest airport from Bishop International Airport (FNT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,245 miles (18,098 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.