Nonstop flight route between Valdosta, Georgia, United States and Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moody Air Force Base (VAD), Valdosta, Georgia, United States and Pedro Pereira dos Santos Airport (POJ), Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,207 miles (or 6,770 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 Pedro Pereira dos Santos 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 Pedro Pereira dos Santos Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VAD / KVAD |
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Location: | Valdosta, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°58'4"N by 83°11'34"W |
View all routes: | Routes from VAD |
More Information: | VAD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | POJ / |
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Location: | Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°40'19"S by 46°29'29"W |
Area Served: | Patos de Minas |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2793 feet (851 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from POJ |
More Information: | POJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Moody Air Force Base (VAD):
- The 307 FS was inactivated on 31 August 1995 when F-16 operations at Moody were reduced in size.
- While on standby status, the airfield was redesignated as Moody Air Force Base on 13 January 1948.
- Moody Army Airfield was activated on 26 June 1941.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Moody Air Force Base", another name for VAD is "Moody AFB".
- In 1961, Foreign Pilot Training was transferred to Moody from the closing of the Graham Air Base contract pilot school in Marianna, Florida.
- 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.
Facts about Pedro Pereira dos Santos Airport (POJ):
- The closest airport to Pedro Pereira dos Santos Airport (POJ) is Romeu Zema Airport (AAX), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) SSW of POJ.
- In addition to being known as "Pedro Pereira dos Santos Airport", other names for POJ include "Aeroporto Pedro Pereira dos Santos" and "SNPD".
- Pedro Pereira dos Santos Airport (POJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Pedro Pereira dos Santos Airport (POJ) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is located 11,921 miles (19,185 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.