Nonstop flight route between Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil and Aguadilla, Puerto Rico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX), Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil and Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN), Aguadilla, Puerto Rico would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,237 miles (or 5,209 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 Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) and Rafael Hernández 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 Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) and Rafael Hernández Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX):

• The closest airport to Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX) is Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) SW of VIX.
• The furthest airport from Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is nearly antipodal to Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (meaning Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2), and is located 12,108 miles (19,485 kilometers) away in Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan.
• Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) handled 3,642,842 passengers last year.
• In 2005 renovation works started at the airport.
• In addition to being known as "Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras)", another name for VIX is "Aeroporto de Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles (Goiabeiras)".
• Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX) currently has only 1 runway.
• Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport, formerly called Goiabeiras Airport after the neighborhood where it is located, is the airport serving Vitória, Brazil.
• Because of Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras)'s relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) 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 Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN):

• In 2004, the Puerto Rico Ports Authority announced that it would be remodeling and expanding BQN to accommodate more flights and passengers.
• For year 2007 the airport transported 400,473 passengers, nearly a 500% increase in five years.
• In 2000, North American Airlines reopened passenger service with a non-stop flight to New York JFK three times a week.
• The furthest airport from Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Rafael Hernández Airport (meaning Rafael Hernández Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,204 miles (19,641 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
• During the low season of 2007 there were 59 flights per week, 1 daily flight to New York, 1 to Newark and Orlando and a flight 5 times per week to Ft.
• Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Martinair is expanding its air-cargo operations to Aguadilla Airport.
• Because of Rafael Hernández Airport's relatively low elevation of 237 feet, planes can take off or land at Rafael Hernández Airport 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.
• The closest airport to Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) is Eugenio María de Hostos Airport (MAZ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) S of BQN.
• Rafael Hernández Airport is a joint civil-military airport located in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.