Nonstop flight route between Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States and Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(18°8'4"N by 65°29'36"W)
Arrival Airport:
(26°47'22"S by 50°56'21"W)
Distance from VQS to CFC:
3,253.78 miles (5,236.44 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS), Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States and Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC), Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,254 miles (or 5,236 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 Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport and Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VQS / TJVQ |
| Airport Name: | Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport |
| Location: | Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°8'4"N by 65°29'36"W |
| Area Served: | Isla De Vieques, Puerto Rico |
| Operator/Owner: | Puerto Rico Ports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VQS |
| More Information: | VQS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CFC / SBCD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°47'22"S by 50°56'21"W |
| Area Served: | Caçador |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3376 feet (1,029 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CFC |
| More Information: | CFC Maps & Info |
Facts about Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS):
- Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport handled 165,043 passengers last year.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 21,517 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 20,759 enplanements in 2009, and 46,267 in 2010.
- The furthest airport from Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (meaning Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,239 miles (19,697 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) is Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NW of VQS.
- Because of Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Antonio Rivera Rodríguez 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.
- When anti-military demonstrators started flocking into Vieques, both by air and sea, in 1999, Vieques Airport saw a considerable increase to its normal yearly average of passengers.
- Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport is a small public use airport on the island of Vieques in Puerto Rico.
- Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport covers an area of 124 acres at an elevation of 49 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC):
- Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC) is Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) SW of CFC.
- The furthest airport from Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC) is Iejima Airport (IEJ), which is nearly antipodal to Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (meaning Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Iejima Airport), and is located 12,358 miles (19,888 kilometers) away in Iejima, Japan.
- In addition to being known as "Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport", another name for CFC is "Aeroporto Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.29 miles (26.22 km) NW | Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ) | Fajardo, Puerto Rico, United States |     |
| 2 | 17.50 miles (28.17 km) NE | Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico | |
| 3 | 20.17 miles (32.47 km) W | Humacao Airport (HUC) | Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 4 | 36.90 miles (59.38 km) ENE | Cyril E. King Airport (STT) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 5 | 38.91 miles (62.63 km) ENE | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 6 | 39.43 miles (63.45 km) WNW | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 7 | 45.48 miles (73.19 km) WNW | Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 8 | 54.34 miles (87.46 km) ESE | Henry E. Rohlsen International Airport (STX) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 9 | 57.14 miles (91.96 km) WNW | Dorado Airport (DDP) | Dorado, Puerto Rico | |
| 10 | 58.34 miles (93.90 km) ESE | Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 11 | 65.95 miles (106.14 km) ENE | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands | |
| 12 | 70.79 miles (113.92 km) W | Mercedita Airport (PSE) | Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| 13 | 73.13 miles (117.69 km) ENE | Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ) | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | |
| 14 | 80.56 miles (129.65 km) WNW | Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE) | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | |
| 15 | 108.93 miles (175.31 km) W | Eugenio María de Hostos Airport (MAZ) | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,239.24 miles (19,697.09 km) SSW | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,205.43 miles (19,642.69 km) SW | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,152.15 miles (19,556.94 km) S | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,126.60 miles (19,515.82 km) WSW | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,107.36 miles (19,484.86 km) SW | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,082.41 miles (19,444.70 km) SW | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,050.96 miles (19,394.09 km) SW | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,030.69 miles (19,361.48 km) SSW | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 12,002.48 miles (19,316.07 km) SW | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 12,001.66 miles (19,314.75 km) SW | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,967.64 miles (19,260.00 km) S | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,936.62 miles (19,210.08 km) SW | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,929.41 miles (19,198.48 km) W | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,897.44 miles (19,147.03 km) S | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,832.18 miles (19,041.99 km) W | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.79 miles (31.85 km) SW | Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) | Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 2 | 39.38 miles (63.37 km) NNW | José Cleto Airport (QVB) | União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 3 | 46.06 miles (74.13 km) SW | Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) | Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 4 | 73.58 miles (118.42 km) WSW | Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI) | Concórdia, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 79.59 miles (128.08 km) SSE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 6 | 101.78 miles (163.80 km) SW | Erechim Airport (ERM) | Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 7 | 103.36 miles (166.35 km) NNW | Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport (GPB) | Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 8 | 108.71 miles (174.95 km) WSW | Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP) | Chapecó, Brazil | |
| 9 | 131.76 miles (212.04 km) SW | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 138.10 miles (222.25 km) ENE | Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI) | Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 11 | 139.74 miles (224.89 km) NE | Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB) | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 12 | 140.80 miles (226.59 km) WNW | Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE) | Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 13 | 141.23 miles (227.29 km) E | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 14 | 142.75 miles (229.74 km) NE | Bacacheri Airport (BFH) | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 15 | 158.14 miles (254.50 km) W | Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX) | São Miguel do Oeste, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,358.08 miles (19,888.36 km) E | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,351.47 miles (19,877.71 km) ENE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 12,340.17 miles (19,859.53 km) ENE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 4 | 12,323.61 miles (19,832.88 km) E | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 5 | 12,319.37 miles (19,826.06 km) ENE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 6 | 12,318.38 miles (19,824.46 km) NNW | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 7 | 12,316.59 miles (19,821.58 km) NNW | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 8 | 12,285.60 miles (19,771.71 km) WNW | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 9 | 12,284.84 miles (19,770.48 km) WNW | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 10 | 12,170.10 miles (19,585.83 km) NNW | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 11 | 12,164.59 miles (19,576.96 km) ENE | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 12 | 12,158.03 miles (19,566.41 km) ENE | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 13 | 12,089.27 miles (19,455.75 km) ENE | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 14 | 12,076.32 miles (19,434.90 km) NNW | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 15 | 12,058.42 miles (19,406.10 km) ENE | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |