Nonstop flight route between North Whale Pass, Alaska, United States and Araguaína, Tocantins, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between North Whale Seaplane Base (WWP), North Whale Pass, Alaska, United States and Araguaína Airport (AUX), Araguaína, Tocantins, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,437 miles (or 10,359 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 North Whale Seaplane Base and Araguaína 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 North Whale Seaplane Base and Araguaína Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WWP / |
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| Location: | North Whale Pass, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°6'59"N by 133°7'18"W |
| Area Served: | North Whale Pass, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WWP |
| More Information: | WWP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AUX / SWGN |
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| Location: | Araguaína, Tocantins, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°13'41"S by 48°14'26"W |
| Area Served: | Araguaína |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 771 feet (235 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AUX |
| More Information: | AUX Maps & Info |
Facts about North Whale Seaplane Base (WWP):
- In addition to being known as "North Whale Seaplane Base", another name for WWP is "96Z".
- Because of North Whale Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at North Whale Seaplane Base 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 furthest airport from North Whale Seaplane Base (WWP) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,610 miles (17,076 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- The closest airport to North Whale Seaplane Base (WWP) is Coffman Cove Seaplane Base (KCC), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) ESE of WWP.
- North Whale Seaplane Base (WWP) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Araguaína Airport (AUX):
- In addition to being known as "Araguaína Airport", another name for AUX is "Aeroporto de Araguaína".
- Total ATR42 and Oceanair Fokker 100 at Araguaína airport apron
- Oceanair Fokker 100 at Araguaína Airport apron
- Araguaína Airport (AUX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Araguaína Airport (AUX) is Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR), which is nearly antipodal to Araguaína Airport (meaning Araguaína Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Roman Tmetuchl International Airport), and is located 12,246 miles (19,707 kilometers) away in Koror, Palau.
- The closest airport to Araguaína Airport (AUX) is Conceição do Araguaia Airport (CDJ), which is located 106 miles (171 kilometers) SW of AUX.
- Because of Araguaína Airport's relatively low elevation of 771 feet, planes can take off or land at Araguaína 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 is located 8 km from downtown Araguaína.
