Nonstop flight route between Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil and Alexandria, Louisiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA), Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil and Esler Field (ESF), Alexandria, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,861 miles (or 7,822 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 Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport and Esler Field, 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 Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport and Esler Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA):

• The closest airport to Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) is Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NE of VIA.
• Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is located 1 km from downtown Videira.
• The furthest airport from Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) is Iejima Airport (IEJ), which is nearly antipodal to Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (meaning Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Iejima Airport), and is located 12,369 miles (19,906 kilometers) away in Iejima, Japan.
• The airport was inaugurated on November 15, 1949 and it is presently dedicated to general aviation.
• In addition to being known as "Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport", another name for VIA is "Aeroporto Municipal Ângelo Ponzoni".

Facts about Esler Field (ESF):

• The furthest airport from Esler Field (ESF) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,988 miles (17,683 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• The first unit assigned for training at Esler was the 12th Bombardment Group, arriving for B-25 Mitchell training on 21 February 1942.
• The airport covers an area of 2,161 acres at an elevation of 112 feet above mean sea level.
• Esler Field, also known as Esler Regional Airport, is a military and public use airfield in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, near the City of Pineville.
• In addition to being known as "Esler Field", another name for ESF is "Esler Regional AirportEsler Army Airfield".
• The closest airport to Esler Field (ESF) is Alexandria International Airport (AEX), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) WSW of ESF.
• Because of Esler Field's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Esler Field at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• On 1 August 1945, the airfield was again reassigned directly to Third Air Force.
• Esler Field (ESF) has 2 runways.
• In the early '90s, Esler Regional Airport became lifeless and quiet with an uncertain future after airport services including all scheduled passenger airline flights for central Louisiana were moved to the England Industrial Airpark and Community, the location of the former England Air Force Base which is now known as Alexandria International Airport.