Nonstop flight route between Rockford, Illinois, United States and Cornélio Procópio, Paraná, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD), Rockford, Illinois, United States and Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport (CKO), Cornélio Procópio, Paraná, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,140 miles (or 8,272 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 Chicago Rockford International Airport and Francisco Lacerda Junior 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 Chicago Rockford International Airport and Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD):

• Today the Rockford airport is marketed to residents of Rockford and surrounding areas as an alternative to Chicago Midway International Airport and O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, WI and Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, Wisconsin as well as limited service airports such as Dubuque Regional Airport in Iowa.
• Because of Chicago Rockford International Airport's relatively low elevation of 742 feet, planes can take off or land at Chicago Rockford 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 closest airport to Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) is Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (JVL), which is located 30 miles (47 kilometers) N of RFD.
• The current terminal was built in 1987 in an effort to expand airline service in Rockford, but the common use of bus service to O'Hare International Airport kept most airlines away from Rockford.
• Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,008 miles (17,716 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Following the war, the state of Illinois adopted the Airport Authority Act.
• RFD was once the company headquarters for Ryan International Airlines, staging many of its aircraft at the airport for charter hire.

Facts about Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport (CKO):

• Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport (CKO) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport", another name for CKO is "Aeroporto Francisco Lacerda Junior".
• The airport is located 6 km from downtown Cornélio Procópio.
• Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport handled 186 passengers last year.
• Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
• The furthest airport from Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport (CKO) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport (meaning Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,217 miles (19,661 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
• The closest airport to Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport (CKO) is Londrina-Governador José Richa Airport (LDB), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) WSW of CKO.