Nonstop flight route between Shemya, Alaska, United States and Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Eareckson Air Station (SYA), Shemya, Alaska, United States and Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE), Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,397 miles (or 15,123 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 Eareckson Air Station and Paulo Abdala 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 Eareckson Air Station and Paulo Abdala Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Eareckson Air Station (SYA):

• The news of the surrender of the Japanese was met with enthusiasm, the biggest topic was "When do we go home?".
• In addition to being known as "Eareckson Air Station", other names for SYA include "Shemya Air Force Base", "Shemya Army Airfield" and "  ".
• The closest airport to Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) WNW of SYA.
• The furthest airport from Eareckson Air Station (SYA) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,668 miles (17,168 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• In August 1988, at least one Aries rocket was launched, relating to the Queen Match program, for anti-ballistic missile testing.
• After the disastrous attack, the focus of Eleventh Air Force was shifted to a defensive posture in the event of retaliatory attacks from the Japanese.
• Because of Eareckson Air Station's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at Eareckson Air Station 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.
• On 10 July 1943, eight B-25 Mitchells from the 77th Bombardment Squadron left Adak AAF and refueled at Alexai Point AAF on Attu.
• Eareckson Air Station (SYA) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE):

• Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Paulo Abdala Airport", another name for FBE is "Aeroporto Paulo Abdala".
• The airport is located 2 km from downtown Francisco Beltrão.
• The closest airport to Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE) is Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX), which is located 57 miles (91 kilometers) SSW of FBE.
• It is operated by the Municipality of Francisco Beltrão under the supervision of Aeroportos do Paraná.
• The furthest airport from Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE) is Kerama Airport (KJP), which is nearly antipodal to Paulo Abdala Airport (meaning Paulo Abdala Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kerama Airport), and is located 12,413 miles (19,977 kilometers) away in Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan.
• Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
• Paulo Abdala Airport handled 1,516 passengers last year.