Nonstop flight route between Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil and New Roads, Louisiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR), Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil and False River Regional Airport (HZR), New Roads, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,211 miles (or 5,168 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 False River Regional 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 False River Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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

• Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport handled 382,469 passengers last year.
• 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".
• Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• The airport was opened on November 22, 1999 as a replacement to Presidente Médici International Airport, which was then closed.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about False River Regional Airport (HZR):

• False River Regional Airport is a public use airport located two nautical miles northwest of the central business district of New Roads, a city in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States.
• The closest airport to False River Regional Airport (HZR) is Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) ESE of HZR.
• False River Regional Airport (HZR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from False River Regional Airport (HZR) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,051 miles (17,785 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Because of False River Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 40 feet, planes can take off or land at False River Regional 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.