Nonstop flight route between Visalia, California, United States and Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(36°19'6"N by 119°23'34"W)
Arrival Airport:
(12°28'59"S by 41°16'23"W)
Distance from VIS to LEC:
6,084.05 miles (9,791.31 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS), Visalia, California, United States and Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC), Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,084 miles (or 9,791 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 Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield and Coronel Horácio de Mattos 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 Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield and Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VIS / KVIS |
| Airport Name: | Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield |
| Location: | Visalia, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°19'6"N by 119°23'34"W |
| Area Served: | Visalia, California |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Visalia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 295 feet (90 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VIS |
| More Information: | VIS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LEC / SBLE |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°28'59"S by 41°16'23"W |
| Area Served: | Lençóis |
| Operator/Owner: | Sinart |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1676 feet (511 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LEC |
| More Information: | LEC Maps & Info |
Facts about Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS):
- Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Visalia AAF was established as a sub-installations of Fresno's Hammer Field.
- Airline flights are subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
- The furthest airport from Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,355 miles (18,274 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS) is Mefford Field (TLR), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of VIS.
- Because of Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 295 feet, planes can take off or land at Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield 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.
Facts about Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC):
- The closest airport to Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) is Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ), which is located 153 miles (247 kilometers) WSW of LEC.
- In addition to being known as "Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport", another name for LEC is "Aeroporto Coronel Horácio de Mattos".
- The furthest airport from Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) is Falalop Airfield (ULI), which is nearly antipodal to Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (meaning Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Falalop Airfield), and is located 12,252 miles (19,718 kilometers) away in Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
- Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.78 miles (18.96 km) SSE | Mefford Field (TLR) | Tulare, California, United States |     |
| 2 | 18.68 miles (30.07 km) SW | Corcoran Airport (CRO) | Corcoran, California, United States | |
| 3 | 27.15 miles (43.70 km) SE | Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) | Porterville, California, United States | |
| 4 | 31.14 miles (50.12 km) W | Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC) | Lemoore, California, United States | |
| 5 | 36.46 miles (58.68 km) NNW | Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) | Fresno, California, United States | |
| 6 | 37.15 miles (59.79 km) NW | Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old) (FCH) | Fresno, California, United States | |
| 7 | 51.35 miles (82.64 km) WSW | New Coalinga Municipal Airport (CLG) | Coalinga, California, United States | |
| 8 | 57.27 miles (92.17 km) SSE | Shafter Airport (MIT) | Shafter, California, United States | |
| 9 | 61.11 miles (98.35 km) NW | Madera Municipal Airport (MAE) | Madera, California, United States | |
| 10 | 63.94 miles (102.90 km) SSE | Meadows Field (BFL) | Bakersfield, California, United States | |
| 11 | 82.16 miles (132.23 km) WSW | Paso Robles Municipal AirportEstrella Army Airfield (PRB) | Paso Robles, California, United States | |
| 12 | 83.09 miles (133.73 km) WSW | Roberts Army Heliport (SYL) | Camp Roberts, San Luis Obispo County, California, United States | |
| 13 | 91.12 miles (146.64 km) NW | Merced Regional Airport (MCE) | Merced, California, United States | |
| 14 | 92.44 miles (148.77 km) NE | Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH) | Bishop, California, United States | |
| 15 | 95.25 miles (153.28 km) NNE | Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH) | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,354.68 miles (18,273.54 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,327.46 miles (18,229.73 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 3 | 11,324.88 miles (18,225.57 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 11,314.15 miles (18,208.31 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 5 | 11,280.44 miles (18,154.06 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 11,200.01 miles (18,024.63 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,158.22 miles (17,957.37 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,127.10 miles (17,907.29 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,015.64 miles (17,727.92 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,007.20 miles (17,714.33 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,004.95 miles (17,710.70 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,993.52 miles (17,692.31 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,986.80 miles (17,681.50 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,959.04 miles (17,636.82 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,953.42 miles (17,627.78 km) SSE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 153.49 miles (247.02 km) WSW | Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ) | Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 2 | 155.10 miles (249.60 km) SW | Guanambi Airport (GNM) | Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 3 | 158.71 miles (255.42 km) NW | Barra Airport (BQQ) | Barra, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 4 | 166.75 miles (268.36 km) S | Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) | Vitória da Conquista, Brazil | |
| 5 | 201.04 miles (323.54 km) E | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 6 | 220.11 miles (354.24 km) NNE | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 7 | 220.37 miles (354.66 km) SE | Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) | Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 8 | 253.79 miles (408.43 km) W | Barreiras Airport (BRA) | Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 9 | 293.73 miles (472.71 km) SW | Januária Airport (JNA) | Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 10 | 302.37 miles (486.61 km) ENE | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 11 | 310.20 miles (499.22 km) SSE | Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) | Porto Seguro, Brazil | |
| 12 | 337.87 miles (543.75 km) SSW | Montes Claros/Mário Ribeiro Airport (MOC) | Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 13 | 380.05 miles (611.63 km) W | Arraias Airport (AAI) | Arraias, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| 14 | 424.95 miles (683.88 km) ENE | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 15 | 445.67 miles (717.23 km) S | Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR) | Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,252.03 miles (19,717.68 km) NNW | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 2 | 12,226.01 miles (19,675.81 km) NNE | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 3 | 12,022.31 miles (19,347.99 km) W | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |
| 4 | 12,012.80 miles (19,332.68 km) W | Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) | Agana, Guam | |
| 5 | 11,983.46 miles (19,285.46 km) WNW | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 6 | 11,983.00 miles (19,284.72 km) NE | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 7 | 11,942.68 miles (19,219.83 km) WNW | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 8 | 11,932.95 miles (19,204.17 km) WNW | Saipan International Airport (SPN) | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 9 | 11,570.10 miles (18,620.22 km) N | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 10 | 11,556.33 miles (18,598.06 km) E | Sayak Airport (SOS) | Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 11 | 11,552.80 miles (18,592.38 km) ENE | Tandag Airport (TDG) | Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 12 | 11,543.55 miles (18,577.50 km) ENE | Bislig Airport (BPH) | Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 13 | 11,519.30 miles (18,538.47 km) E | Surigao Airport (SUG) | Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 14 | 11,506.82 miles (18,518.39 km) ENE | Mati Airport (MXI) | Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines | |
| 15 | 11,506.53 miles (18,517.91 km) E | Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) | Tacloban City, Philippines | |