Nonstop flight route between Sioux City, Iowa, United States and Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX), Sioux City, Iowa, United States and Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB), Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,068 miles (or 8,156 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 Sioux Gateway Airport and Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek 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 Sioux Gateway Airport and Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek 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 Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX):

• In addition to being known as "Sioux Gateway Airport", another name for SUX is "Colonel Bud Day Field".
• By the mid-1960s ADC was reducing its forces, and on April 1, 1966 the 31st AD was reassigned and the airport was turned over to the Air Force Reserve and Iowa Air National Guard for limited military use.
• Sioux City Army Air Base closed in December 1945, but in September 1946 the airfield was opened by the Air Force Reserve.
• In the year ending November 30, 2012 the airport had 18,258 aircraft operations, an average of 50 per day.
• The closest airport to Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX) is Le Mars Municipal Airport (LRJ), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NNE of SUX.
• The furthest airport from Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,641 miles (17,125 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX) has 2 runways.
• In July 2011, Delta Air Lines told the United States Department of Transportation that a weak economy and lower seat demand would force the company to reduce flights to several smaller communities including Sioux City unless it received assistance from the federal government.

Facts about Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB):

• This facility, however, was only temporary.
• Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport handled 15,665,045 passengers last year.
• The airport is located 11 km from downtown Brasília.
• In addition to being known as "Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport", another name for BSB is "Aeroporto Internacional de Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek".
• The furthest airport from Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB) is Virac Airport (VRC), which is located 11,887 miles (19,131 kilometers) away in Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines.
• The closest airport to Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB) is Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport (GYN), which is located 101 miles (163 kilometers) WSW of BSB.
• The Brazilian Integrated Air Traffic Control and Air Defense Center section 1 is located in the vicinity of the airport.
• Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB) has 2 runways.