Nonstop flight route between Vernal, Utah, United States and Carajás, Pará, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vernal Regional Airport (VEL), Vernal, Utah, United States and Carajás Airport (CKS), Carajás, Pará, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,950 miles (or 7,967 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 Vernal Regional Airport and Carajás 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 Vernal Regional Airport and Carajás Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VEL / KVEL |
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Location: | Vernal, Utah, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°26'26"N by 109°30'36"W |
Area Served: | Vernal, Utah |
Operator/Owner: | Uintah County & Vernal City |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5278 feet (1,609 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from VEL |
More Information: | VEL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CKS / SBCJ |
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Location: | Carajás, Pará, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°6'55"S by 50°0'5"W |
Area Served: | Carajás (Parauapebas) |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2064 feet (629 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CKS |
More Information: | CKS Maps & Info |
Facts about Vernal Regional Airport (VEL):
- Vernal Regional Airport is a mile southeast of Vernal, in Uintah County, Utah.
- The furthest airport from Vernal Regional Airport (VEL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,947 miles (17,617 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Vernal Regional Airport (VEL) is Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) NNE of VEL.
- Because of Vernal Regional Airport's high elevation of 5,278 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at VEL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make VEL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Air Midwest began flights to Salt Lake City International Airport on 2 July 2006, replacing Salmon Air.
- In addition to being known as "Vernal Regional Airport", another name for VEL is "Vernal - Uintah County Airport".
- Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 5,474 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 3,805 in 2009 and 4,461 in 2010.
- Vernal Regional Airport (VEL) has 2 runways.
Facts about Carajás Airport (CKS):
- The furthest airport from Carajás Airport (CKS) is Mati Airport (MXI), which is nearly antipodal to Carajás Airport (meaning Carajás Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mati Airport), and is located 12,175 miles (19,593 kilometers) away in Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines.
- It is operated by Infraero.
- Carajás Airport is the airport serving Parauapebas, Brazil, located in the Carajás Mining Complex.
- In addition to being known as "Carajás Airport", another name for CKS is "Aeroporto de Carajás".
- Carajás Airport handled 144,428 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Carajás Airport (CKS) is Xinguara Airport (XIG), which is located 67 miles (109 kilometers) S of CKS.
- Carajás Airport (CKS) currently has only 1 runway.