Nonstop flight route between Taos, New Mexico, United States and Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Taos Regional Airport (TSM), Taos, New Mexico, United States and Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ), Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,268 miles (or 8,478 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 Taos Regional Airport and Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho 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 Taos Regional Airport and Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TSM / KSKX | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Taos, New Mexico, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°27'29"N by 105°40'20"W | 
| Area Served: | Taos, New Mexico | 
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Taos | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 7095 feet (2,163 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from TSM | 
| More Information: | TSM Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PNZ / SBPL | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°22'2"S by 40°35'48"W | 
| Area Served: | Petrolina Juazeiro | 
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1260 feet (384 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PNZ | 
| More Information: | PNZ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Taos Regional Airport (TSM):
- In addition to being known as "Taos Regional Airport", another name for TSM is "SKX".
- The closest airport to Taos Regional Airport (TSM) is Ohkay Owingeh Airport (ESO), which is located 36 miles (59 kilometers) SW of TSM.
- The furthest airport from Taos Regional Airport (TSM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,106 miles (17,873 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Taos Regional Airport (TSM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Taos Regional Airport's high elevation of 7,095 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TSM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TSM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ):
- Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport", another name for PNZ is "Aeroporto de Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho".
- The closest airport to Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) is Barra Airport (BQQ), which is located 209 miles (337 kilometers) SW of PNZ.
- The furthest airport from Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) is Falalop Airfield (ULI), which is nearly antipodal to Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (meaning Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Falalop Airfield), and is located 12,385 miles (19,931 kilometers) away in Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
- The airport is located 9 km from downtown Petrolina and 15 km from downtown Juazeiro.
- Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport handled 473,482 passengers last year.




