Nonstop flight route between Valdosta, Georgia, United States and Cornélio Procópio, Paraná, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Moody Air Force Base (VAD), Valdosta, Georgia, United States and Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport (CKO), Cornélio Procópio, Paraná, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,317 miles (or 6,948 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 Moody Air Force Base and Francisco Lacerda Junior 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 Moody Air Force Base and Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Moody Air Force Base (VAD):

• Originally named Valdosta Airfield when it opened on 15 September 1941, the airfield was renamed Moody Army Airfield on 6 December 1941 in honor of Major George Putnam Moody, an early Air Force pioneer.
• The furthest airport from Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,363 miles (18,286 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Moody Air Force Base", another name for VAD is "Moody AFB".
• Moody AFB is the home of the 23d Wing of the Air Combat Command.
• As a result of the August 1992 destruction of Homestead AFB, Florida by Hurricane Andrew, the 31st Fighter Wing's 307th and 308th Fighter Squadrons were initially evacuated to Moody AFB prior to the hurricane making landfall.
• On 1 December 1973, the 38th Flying Training Wing replaced and absorbed the resources of the 3550th Pilot Training Wing at Moody.
• The closest airport to Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Valdosta Regional AirportValdosta Army Auxiliary Airfield (VLD), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) SSW of VAD.
• Under SAC, Moody was assigned to the Second Air Force and the 40th Air Division.
• Following the end of the war, activity at Moody diminished to the point that 24 of the 93 A-26s had to be placed in flyable storage.

Facts about Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport (CKO):

• Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport handled 186 passengers last year.
• Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
• Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport (CKO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is located 6 km from downtown Cornélio Procópio.
• In addition to being known as "Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport", another name for CKO is "Aeroporto Francisco Lacerda Junior".
• The closest airport to Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport (CKO) is Londrina-Governador José Richa Airport (LDB), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) WSW of CKO.
• The furthest airport from Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport (CKO) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport (meaning Francisco Lacerda Junior Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,217 miles (19,661 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.