Nonstop flight route between Teresina, Piauí, Brazil and Edinburgh, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE), Teresina, Piauí, Brazil and Edinburgh Airport (EDI), Edinburgh, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,771 miles (or 7,678 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 Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport and Edinburgh 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 Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport and Edinburgh Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE):

• Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport is the airport serving Teresina, Brazil.
• The airport underwent major renovations between 1998 and 2001, including the passenger terminal, runway and the construction of a new control tower.
• In addition to being known as "Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport", another name for THE is "Aeroporto de Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella".
• Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) is Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR), which is nearly antipodal to Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (meaning Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Roman Tmetuchl International Airport), and is located 12,196 miles (19,627 kilometers) away in Koror, Palau.
• Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport handled 1,091,242 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) is Barreirinhas Airport (BRB), which is located 159 miles (256 kilometers) N of THE.
• The airport is located 5 km from downtown Teresina.
• It is operated by Infraero.
• Because of Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport's relatively low elevation of 219 feet, planes can take off or land at Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella 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.

Facts about Edinburgh Airport (EDI):

• A £40m extension to the departure lounge has been built, work commenced in December, 2008.
• Edinburgh Airport handled 9,775,443 passengers last year.
• The present terminal building, designed by Sir Robert Matthew, was constructed in 1977 and has been upgraded in recent years, with new car parking facilities and an extended arrivals hall.
• In 1918 the Royal Air Force was formed and the airfield was named RAF Turnhouse and ownership transferred to the Ministry of Defence.
• Passenger traffic at Edinburgh Airport reached a record level in 2013 with nearly 9.8 million passengers and over 111,000 aircraft movements.
• The airport is owned and operated by Global Infrastructure Partners, which also owns and operates Gatwick Airport and London City Airport.
• The furthest airport from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,713 miles (18,850 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is Perth Airport (PSL), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) N of EDI.
• Because of Edinburgh Airport's relatively low elevation of 136 feet, planes can take off or land at Edinburgh 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 airport is served by Edinburgh Trams, a light rail link from the terminal to Edinburgh city centre.
• Edinburgh Airport (EDI) has 2 runways.