Nonstop flight route between Xinguara, Pará, Brazil and Lancaster, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Xinguara Airport (XIG), Xinguara, Pará, Brazil and General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF), Lancaster, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,292 miles (or 8,517 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 Xinguara Airport and General Wm. J. Fox Airfield, 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 Xinguara Airport and General Wm. J. Fox Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XIG / |
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| Location: | Xinguara, Pará, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°5'30"S by 49°58'30"W |
| Area Served: | Xinguara, Pará, Brazil |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XIG |
| More Information: | XIG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WJF / KWJF |
| Airport Name: | General Wm. J. Fox Airfield |
| Location: | Lancaster, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°44'27"N by 118°13'6"W |
| Area Served: | Lancaster, California |
| Operator/Owner: | County of Los Angeles |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2351 feet (717 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WJF |
| More Information: | WJF Maps & Info |
Facts about Xinguara Airport (XIG):
- In addition to being known as "Xinguara Airport", another name for XIG is "Aeroporto de Xinguara".
- The closest airport to Xinguara Airport (XIG) is Carajás Airport (CKS), which is located 67 miles (109 kilometers) N of XIG.
- The furthest airport from Xinguara Airport (XIG) is Mati Airport (MXI), which is nearly antipodal to Xinguara Airport (meaning Xinguara Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mati Airport), and is located 12,179 miles (19,601 kilometers) away in Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines.
- Xinguara Airport (XIG) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF):
- The closest airport to General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) is Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SE of WJF.
- General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,432 miles (18,399 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- On August 13, 2009, a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter made a hard landing at the airfield during a training exercise.
