Nonstop flight route between Universal City, Texas, United States and Salvador, Bahia, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND), Universal City, Texas, United States and Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), Salvador, Bahia, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,952 miles (or 7,969 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 Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio and Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho), 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 Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio and Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND):

• The closest airport to Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND) is San Antonio International Airport (SAT), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) W of RND.
• When Randolph resumed flying training activities in March 1948, primary pilot training was deleted from its program, and in August 1948 the 3510th Pilot Training Wing was activated.
• The Air Corps Act of 1926 mandated that rated pilots comprise 90% of all commissioned officers of the Air Corps.
• The idea for Randolph began soon after passage in the United States Congress of the Air Corps Act of 1926, which changed the name of the Army Air Service to the Army Air Corps, created two new brigadier general positions and provided a five-year expansion program for the under-strength Air Corps.
• In addition to being known as "Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio", another name for RND is "Randolph AFB".
• The furthest airport from Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,103 miles (17,869 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The Military Affairs Committee of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce quickly took the forefront in the search for an airfield location, which had to be suited to the airfield design, rather than the other way around as commonly done.
• Like many military installations during World War II, Randolph fielded an intercollegiate football team, nicknamed the Randolph Field Ramblers.

Facts about Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA):

• The airport, originally called Santo Amaro do Ipitanga Airport, was founded in 1925.
• Because of Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)'s relatively low elevation of 64 feet, planes can take off or land at Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) 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.
• On 31 August 2009 Infraero unveiled an ambitious BRL5.3 billion investment plan to renovate and upgrade airports of ten cities focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Brazil.
• In addition to being known as "Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)", another name for SSA is "Aeroporto Internacional de Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães (2 de Julho)".
• A brand new passenger terminal was opened in 1998, replacing the original outdated terminal.
• Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) is Guam International Airport (GUM), which is nearly antipodal to Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (meaning Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guam International Airport), and is located 12,223 miles (19,671 kilometers) away in Hagåtña, Guam.
• Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) handled 8,589,663 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) is Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS), which is located 140 miles (225 kilometers) SSW of SSA.