Nonstop flight route between Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil and Fairbanks, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport (SOD), Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil and Fairbanks International Airport (FAI), Fairbanks, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,982 miles (or 12,845 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 Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport and Fairbanks 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 Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport and Fairbanks International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SOD / SDCO |
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Location: | Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°28'59"S by 47°29'11"W |
Area Served: | Sorocaba |
Operator/Owner: | DAESP |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2077 feet (633 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SOD |
More Information: | SOD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FAI / PAFA |
Airport Name: | Fairbanks International Airport |
Location: | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°48'53"N by 147°51'23"W |
Area Served: | Fairbanks, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 434 feet (132 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from FAI |
More Information: | FAI Maps & Info |
Facts about Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport (SOD):
- The furthest airport from Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport (SOD) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport (meaning Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,256 miles (19,723 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport (SOD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport was inaugurated in 1942 and it is presently dedicated to general aviation.
- The closest airport to Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport (SOD) is Viracopos–Campinas International Airport (VCP), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NE of SOD.
- Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport handled 77,776 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport", another name for SOD is "Aeroporto Estadual Bertram Luiz Leupolz".
- It is operated by DAESP.
Facts about Fairbanks International Airport (FAI):
- Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) has 4 runways.
- Pan American World Airways had also served Fairbanks since 1932.
- The airport serves many cargo airlines as a convenient refueling stop for some aircraft on trans-polar routes.
- Because of Fairbanks International Airport's relatively low elevation of 434 feet, planes can take off or land at Fairbanks 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 Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) is Ladd Army Airfield (FBK), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) ENE of FAI.
- The furthest airport from Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,289 miles (16,558 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.