Nonstop flight route between Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil and Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport (SOD), Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil and City of Derry Airport (LDY), Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,925 miles (or 9,535 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 City of Derry 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 City of Derry Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport (SOD):

• In addition to being known as "Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport", another name for SOD is "Aeroporto Estadual Bertram Luiz Leupolz".
• Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport (SOD) currently has only 1 runway.
• Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport handled 77,776 passengers last year.
• 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.
• On March 5, 2012 the government of São Paulo state announced the concession of an area of the airport to Embraer.
• 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.

Facts about City of Derry Airport (LDY):

• The airport has its origins in World War II.
• City of Derry Airport (LDY) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to City of Derry Airport (LDY) is Belfast International Airport (BFS), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SE of LDY.
• In April 2009 the council issued tender documents for a multi-million pound expansion of the terminal to improve passenger flow and meet current EU customs and immigration regulations.
• The recently completed runway safety zone extension and apron works has allowed the CAA to lift the capacity restriction on aircraft operating out of the airport.
• A report by Ilex-URC in September 2010, pointed out that there is intentions to grow and increase the number of scheduled routes out of the airport from 7 as of 2010, to 10 by 2015, and 15 by 2020.
• In addition to being known as "City of Derry Airport", another name for LDY is "Londonderry/Eglinton Airport[1]".
• Aer Arann operated services to Manchester and Birmingham for a short time.
• The furthest airport from City of Derry Airport (LDY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,838 miles (19,051 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• Because of City of Derry Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at City of Derry 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.
• City of Derry Airport handled 384,973 passengers last year.