Nonstop flight route between Vannes, France and Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Meucon Airport (VNE), Vannes, France and Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ), Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,574 miles (or 7,361 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 Meucon Airport and Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho 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 Meucon Airport and Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VNE / LFRV | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Vannes, France | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°43'9"N by 2°43'23"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | SNC-Lavalin | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 440 feet (134 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from VNE | 
| More Information: | VNE Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PNZ / SBPL | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°22'2"S by 40°35'48"W | 
| Area Served: | Petrolina Juazeiro | 
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1260 feet (384 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PNZ | 
| More Information: | PNZ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Meucon Airport (VNE):
- The airport was liberated by Allied ground forces about 10 August 1944 during the Northern France Campaign.
- The furthest airport from Meucon Airport (VNE) is Oamaru Airport (OAM), which is nearly antipodal to Meucon Airport (meaning Meucon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Oamaru Airport), and is located 12,086 miles (19,450 kilometers) away in Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand.
- Because of Meucon Airport's relatively low elevation of 440 feet, planes can take off or land at Meucon 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 airport was returned to French civil control after the war ended on 20 June 1945.
- The closest airport to Meucon Airport (VNE) is Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) W of VNE.
- Meucon Airport (VNE) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Meucon Airport", another name for VNE is "Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-33".
Facts about Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ):
- The airport is located 9 km from downtown Petrolina and 15 km from downtown Juazeiro.
- The closest airport to Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) is Barra Airport (BQQ), which is located 209 miles (337 kilometers) SW of PNZ.
- In addition to being known as "Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport", another name for PNZ is "Aeroporto de Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho".
- Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport handled 473,482 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) is Falalop Airfield (ULI), which is nearly antipodal to Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (meaning Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Falalop Airfield), and is located 12,385 miles (19,931 kilometers) away in Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
- Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) currently has only 1 runway.




