Nonstop flight route between San Francisco, California, United States and Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between San Francisco International Airport (SFO), San Francisco, California, United States and Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,866 miles (or 7,831 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 San Francisco International Airport and Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus 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 San Francisco International Airport and Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about San Francisco International Airport (SFO):

• Since the mid-2000s recovery at SFO has been evident.
• Formerly known as the "North Terminal," Terminal 3 has Boarding Area E and Boarding Area F has 26 gates.
• On October 4, 2007, an Airbus A380 jumbo jet made its first visit to the airport.
• The furthest airport from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,365 miles (18,290 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• San Francisco International Airport handled 44,477,209 passengers last year.
• United Airlines used Mills Field as well as the Oakland Municipal Airport starting in the 1930s.
• The closest airport to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip (HAF), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) SW of SFO.
• San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has 4 runways.
• Because of San Francisco International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at San Francisco 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.

Facts about Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO):

• Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport handled 3,126,179 passengers last year.
• Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport's relatively low elevation of 264 feet, planes can take off or land at Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus 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 Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) is Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) SSE of MAO.
• The furthest airport from Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) is Semporna Airport (SMM), which is nearly antipodal to Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (meaning Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Semporna Airport), and is located 12,302 miles (19,798 kilometers) away in Sabah, Malaysia.
• On 31 August 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL793.5 million investment plan to upgrade Eduardo Gomes International Airport focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Brazil, Manaus being one of the venue cities.
• In 2012 the airport was ranked 3rd in terms of cargo handled in Brazil, placing it amongst the busiest airports in the country.
• In addition to being known as "Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport", another name for MAO is "Aeroporto Internacional Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus".