Nonstop flight route between Agana, Guam and Arapoti, Paraná, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Andersen Air Force Base (UAM), Agana, Guam and Avelino Vieira Airport (AAG), Arapoti, Paraná, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,232 miles (or 18,077 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 Andersen Air Force Base and Avelino Vieira 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 Andersen Air Force Base and Avelino Vieira Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UAM / PGUA |
| Airport Name: | Andersen Air Force Base |
| Location: | Agana, Guam |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°34'51"N by 144°55'27"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from UAM |
| More Information: | UAM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AAG / SSYA |
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| Location: | Arapoti, Paraná, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°6'15"S by 49°47'26"W |
| Area Served: | Arapoti |
| Operator/Owner: | Arapoti SEIL |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2641 feet (805 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AAG |
| More Information: | AAG Maps & Info |
Facts about Andersen Air Force Base (UAM):
- Guam was considered as being ideal to establish air bases to launch B-29 Superfortress operations against the Japanese Home Islands.
- In 1951, the Strategic Air Command chose several overseas bases to support rotational unit deployments of its bombers from stateside bases, starting with B-29 Superfortress units and later including Convair B-36, B-47 Stratojet, B-50 Superfortress bombers, and KB-29 refueling tankers.
- The closest airport to Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) is Guam International Airport (GUM), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SW of UAM.
- With the start of Operation Arc Light in June 1965, B-52s and KC-135s began regular bombing missions over Vietnam, and continued in that capacity until 1973, with a break between August 1970 and early 1972.
- The furthest airport from Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Andersen Air Force Base (meaning Andersen Air Force Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,214 miles (19,656 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
Facts about Avelino Vieira Airport (AAG):
- The furthest airport from Avelino Vieira Airport (AAG) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Avelino Vieira Airport (meaning Avelino Vieira Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,299 miles (19,794 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- In addition to being known as "Avelino Vieira Airport", another name for AAG is "Aeroporto Avelino Vieira".
- The airport is presently dedicated to general aviation.
- The airport is located 6 km northeast from downtown Arapoti.
- The closest airport to Avelino Vieira Airport (AAG) is Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport (CKO), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) NW of AAG.
- Avelino Vieira Airport (AAG) currently has only 1 runway.
