Nonstop flight route between Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil and Wichita, Kansas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(23°28'59"S by 47°29'11"W)
Arrival Airport:
(37°37'23"N by 97°16'1"W)
Distance from SOD to IAB:
5,316.66 miles (8,556.31 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport (SOD), Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil and McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB), Wichita, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,317 miles (or 8,556 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 McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield, 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 McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield. 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: | IAB / KIAB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Wichita, Kansas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°37'23"N by 97°16'1"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from IAB |
| More Information: | IAB Maps & Info |
Facts about Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport (SOD):
- It is operated by DAESP.
- 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".
- 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 (SOD) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The airport is located 5 km from downtown Sorocaba.
Facts about McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB):
- In addition to being known as "McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield", another name for IAB is "McConnell AFB".
- However, the name was changed to McConnell Air Force Base after less than a year in honor of Wichita brothers Fred and Thomas McConnell, both Air Force pilots and World War II veterans.
- On 31 May 1951, the USAF took title to Wichita Municipal Airport, and on 4 June the Air Training Command 3520th Combat Crew Training Wing was activated at the facility.
- The closest airport to McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB) is Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) NNE of IAB.
- In August 1941, the Kansas National Guard 127th Observation Squadron was activated as the first military unit assigned to the Wichita airport.
- The furthest airport from McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,740 miles (17,285 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- On 1 March 1962, Strategic Air Command stood up the 381st Strategic Missile Wing.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.77 miles (64.00 km) NE | Viracopos–Campinas International Airport (VCP) | Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 49.35 miles (79.43 km) NNE | Campo dos Amarais State Airport (CPQ) | Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 3 | 53.49 miles (86.08 km) E | São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (CGH) | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 4 | 64.31 miles (103.50 km) E | São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU) | Guarulhos (near São Paulo), São Paulo (state), Brazil | |
| 5 | 103.95 miles (167.30 km) E | São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport (SJK) | São José dos Campos, Brazil | |
| 6 | 114.15 miles (183.70 km) NNW | Mário Pereira Lopes State Airport (QSC) | São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 7 | 123.25 miles (198.35 km) NNW | Bartolomeu de Gusmão State Airport (AQA) | Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 8 | 127.08 miles (204.51 km) NW | Bauru State Airport (BAU) | Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 9 | 151.86 miles (244.39 km) WSW | Avelino Vieira Airport (AAG) | Arapoti, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 10 | 163.20 miles (262.64 km) N | Dr. Leite Lopes State Airport (RAO) | Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 11 | 172.28 miles (277.25 km) SW | Bacacheri Airport (BFH) | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 12 | 176.92 miles (284.72 km) SW | Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB) | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 13 | 179.06 miles (288.17 km) WNW | Frank Miloye Milenkowichi State Airport (MII) | Marília, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 14 | 183.38 miles (295.13 km) NE | Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG) | Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 15 | 197.38 miles (317.65 km) WNW | Marcelo Pires Halzhausen State Airport (AIF) | Assis, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,255.61 miles (19,723.45 km) NNE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,251.12 miles (19,716.23 km) NNE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 12,079.56 miles (19,440.12 km) NE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 4 | 12,078.68 miles (19,438.70 km) ENE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 5 | 12,065.98 miles (19,418.26 km) NE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 6 | 12,065.92 miles (19,418.17 km) NNE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 7 | 12,060.58 miles (19,409.58 km) ENE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 12,053.24 miles (19,397.77 km) NNE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 9 | 12,042.99 miles (19,381.27 km) NE | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 10 | 11,972.92 miles (19,268.50 km) ENE | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 11 | 11,963.12 miles (19,252.73 km) ENE | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 12 | 11,946.42 miles (19,225.85 km) NNE | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 13 | 11,907.59 miles (19,163.37 km) E | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 14 | 11,884.72 miles (19,126.56 km) E | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 15 | 11,874.13 miles (19,109.52 km) W | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 1.99 miles (3.20 km) NNE | Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA) | Wichita, Kansas, United States | |
| 2 | 5.70 miles (9.17 km) NNE | Beech Factory Airport (BEC) | Wichita, Kansas, United States | |
| 3 | 9.26 miles (14.91 km) WNW | Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) | Wichita, Kansas, United States | |
| 4 | 26.71 miles (42.99 km) ENE | Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado Airport (EDK) | El Dorado, Kansas, United States | |
| 5 | 30.08 miles (48.40 km) N | Newton City-County Airport (EWK) | Newton, Kansas, United States | |
| 6 | 33.84 miles (54.45 km) SSE | Strother Field (WLD) | Winfield/Arkansas City, Kansas, United States | |
| 7 | 44.53 miles (71.66 km) NW | Hutchinson Municipal Airport (HUT) | Hutchinson, Kansas, United States | |
| 8 | 54.95 miles (88.43 km) SW | Anthony Municipal Airport (ANY) | Anthony, Kansas, United States | |
| 9 | 57.22 miles (92.09 km) S | Earl Henry Airport (BWL) | Blackwell, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 10 | 62.26 miles (100.19 km) S | Ponca City Regional Airport (PNC) | Ponca City, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 11 | 76.37 miles (122.90 km) NE | Emporia Municipal Airport (EMP) | Emporia, Kansas, United States | |
| 12 | 77.29 miles (124.39 km) SW | Kegelman Air Force Auxiliary Field (CKA) | Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 13 | 81.12 miles (130.55 km) W | Pratt Regional Airport (PTT) | Pratt, Kansas, United States | |
| 14 | 83.33 miles (134.11 km) NNW | Salina Regional Airport (SLN) | Salina, Kansas, United States | |
| 15 | 87.81 miles (141.32 km) ESE | Independence Municipal Airport (IDP) | Independence, Kansas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,740.35 miles (17,284.87 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,613.71 miles (17,081.06 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,592.19 miles (17,046.44 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,570.38 miles (17,011.34 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,563.66 miles (17,000.52 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,545.86 miles (16,971.87 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,529.43 miles (16,945.43 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,527.19 miles (16,941.83 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,523.83 miles (16,936.42 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 10 | 10,520.84 miles (16,931.61 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,501.35 miles (16,900.25 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,489.96 miles (16,881.92 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,485.79 miles (16,875.19 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,475.47 miles (16,858.60 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,469.15 miles (16,848.42 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |