Nonstop flight route between Ventspils, Latvia and João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(57°21'28"N by 21°32'39"E)
Arrival Airport:
(7°8'44"S by 34°56'54"W)
Distance from VNT to JPA:
5,458.79 miles (8,785.04 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ventspils International Airport (VNT), Ventspils, Latvia and Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA), João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,459 miles (or 8,785 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VNT / EVVA |
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| Location: | Ventspils, Latvia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 57°21'28"N by 21°32'39"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Municipality of Ventspils |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VNT |
| More Information: | VNT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JPA / SBJP |
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| Location: | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°8'44"S by 34°56'54"W |
| Area Served: | João Pessoa |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 215 feet (66 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JPA |
| More Information: | JPA Maps & Info |
Facts about Ventspils International Airport (VNT):
- Because of Ventspils International Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Ventspils International 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.
- Ventspils International Airport is an airport 2.7 NM southwest of Ventspils, Latvia.
- The closest airport to Ventspils International Airport (VNT) is Liepāja International Airport (LPX), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) SSW of VNT.
- In addition to being known as "Ventspils International Airport", another name for VNT is "Ventspils Starptautiskā Lidosta".
- At the start of 2001 all documentation for the airport exploitation was prepared and a modern security program was developed.
- The furthest airport from Ventspils International Airport (VNT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,220 miles (18,057 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- On 11 April 2008 Latvian national airline airBaltic began the first regular service from the airport to Riga but ceased after few months due to low patronage.
- Ventspils International Airport (VNT) currently has only 1 runway.
- At the time the re-opening of the airport was being considered, people in the Ventspils region and corporate clients who wished to travel by air used the airport at Riga that was 202 km away from Ventspils.
Facts about Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA):
- Between 1980 and 1981 Infraero conducted major renovations and enlargements of the runway, taxiways and apron.
- Because of Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport's relatively low elevation of 215 feet, planes can take off or land at Presidente Castro Pinto International 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.
- Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport handled 1,230,230 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) is Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) W of JPA.
- The furthest airport from Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) is Falalop Airfield (ULI), which is nearly antipodal to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (meaning Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Falalop Airfield), and is located 12,026 miles (19,354 kilometers) away in Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
- Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport", another name for JPA is "Aeroporto Internacional Presidente Castro Pinto".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 60.46 miles (97.29 km) SSW | Liepāja International Airport (LPX) | Liepāja, Latvia |     |
| 2 | 69.95 miles (112.57 km) NNE | Kuressaare Airport (URE) | Kuressaare, Saaremaa, Estonia | |
| 3 | 95.79 miles (154.17 km) ESE | Riga International Airport (RIX) | Riga, Latvia | |
| 4 | 97.17 miles (156.38 km) S | Palanga Airport (PLQ) | Palanga, Lithuania | |
| 5 | 114.29 miles (183.94 km) S | Klaipėda Airport (KLJ) | Klaipėda, Lithuania | |
| 6 | 120.54 miles (193.98 km) WNW | Visby Airport (VBY) | Visby, Sweden | |
| 7 | 122.16 miles (196.59 km) NNE | Kärdla Airport (KDL) | Kärdla, Hiiumaa, Estonia | |
| 8 | 123.19 miles (198.25 km) SE | Šiauliai International Airport (SQQ) | Šiauliai, Lithuania | |
| 9 | 130.16 miles (209.48 km) NE | Pärnu Airport (EPU) | Pärnu, Estonia | |
| 10 | 174.40 miles (280.66 km) SSW | Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) | Kaliningrad, Russia | |
| 11 | 184.70 miles (297.24 km) NE | Tallinn Airport (TLL) | Tallinn, Estonia | |
| 12 | 188.10 miles (302.71 km) W | Oskarshamn Airport (OSK) | Oskarshamn, Sweden | |
| 13 | 189.96 miles (305.71 km) NW | Stockholm Bromma Airport (BMA) | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| 14 | 192.10 miles (309.15 km) SSE | Kaunas International Airport (KUN) | Kaunas, Lithuania | |
| 15 | 195.94 miles (315.34 km) WNW | Stockholm Skavsta Airport (NYO) | Nyköping, Sweden | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,219.84 miles (18,056.54 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,898.09 miles (17,538.73 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,883.87 miles (17,515.85 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,866.66 miles (17,488.14 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,860.26 miles (17,477.85 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,856.31 miles (17,471.50 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,856.14 miles (17,471.22 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,852.58 miles (17,465.49 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,840.65 miles (17,446.30 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,835.20 miles (17,437.52 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,827.07 miles (17,424.44 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,820.47 miles (17,413.82 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,807.40 miles (17,392.79 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,803.64 miles (17,386.73 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,803.06 miles (17,385.79 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 65.43 miles (105.30 km) W | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 2 | 67.77 miles (109.07 km) S | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 3 | 87.96 miles (141.55 km) NNW | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 4 | 173.51 miles (279.23 km) SSW | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 5 | 213.60 miles (343.76 km) NW | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 6 | 285.91 miles (460.12 km) NE | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 7 | 302.29 miles (486.49 km) SSW | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 8 | 339.04 miles (545.64 km) NW | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 9 | 415.58 miles (668.80 km) WSW | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 10 | 459.55 miles (739.57 km) SSW | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 11 | 551.43 miles (887.44 km) WNW | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 12 | 559.90 miles (901.07 km) WNW | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 13 | 566.79 miles (912.16 km) SW | Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) | Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 14 | 597.84 miles (962.13 km) SSW | Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) | Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 15 | 619.96 miles (997.73 km) WNW | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,026.14 miles (19,354.14 km) ENE | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 2 | 11,998.54 miles (19,309.73 km) N | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |
| 3 | 11,992.08 miles (19,299.33 km) N | Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) | Agana, Guam | |
| 4 | 11,970.84 miles (19,265.15 km) W | Chuuk International Airport (TKK) | Weno, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 5 | 11,951.00 miles (19,233.21 km) N | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 6 | 11,933.43 miles (19,204.94 km) ENE | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 7 | 11,892.82 miles (19,139.59 km) N | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 8 | 11,884.00 miles (19,125.40 km) N | Saipan International Airport (SPN) | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 9 | 11,779.90 miles (18,957.87 km) NNW | Momote Airport (MAS) | Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 11,741.19 miles (18,895.56 km) NNW | Emirau Airport (EMI) | Emirau, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 11,716.49 miles (18,855.81 km) E | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 12 | 11,699.51 miles (18,828.48 km) NNE | Tadji Airport (TAJ) | Aitape, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 11,695.79 miles (18,822.51 km) NNE | Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) | Jayapura, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,684.67 miles (18,804.60 km) NNE | Batom Airport (BXM) | Batom, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,656.38 miles (18,759.08 km) NNW | Kavieng Airport (KVG) | Kavieng, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea | |