Nonstop flight route between Yap, Federated States of Micronesia and Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Yap International Airport (YAP), Yap, Federated States of Micronesia and Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR), Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,978 miles (or 19,277 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 Yap International Airport and Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International 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 Yap International Airport and Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Yap International Airport (YAP):

• The closest airport to Yap International Airport (YAP) is Falalop Airfield (ULI), which is located 122 miles (196 kilometers) ENE of YAP.
• The furthest airport from Yap International Airport (YAP) is Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Yap International Airport (meaning Yap International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport), and is located 12,346 miles (19,869 kilometers) away in Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil.
• In addition to being known as "Yap International Airport", another name for YAP is "T11".
• Yap International Airport (YAP) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Yap International Airport's relatively low elevation of 91 feet, planes can take off or land at Yap 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.

Facts about Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR):

• Since January 7, 1974 the airport is operated by Infraero and in 1997 it was upgraded to international category.
• The closest airport to Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) is Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF), which is located 127 miles (204 kilometers) SE of FOR.
• Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is located 6 km south of downtown Fortaleza.
• Because of Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Pinto Martins – Fortaleza 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.
• Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport handled 5,952,629 passengers last year.
• Some of its facilities are shared with the Fortaleza Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.
• In addition to being known as "Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport", another name for FOR is "Aeroporto Internacional Pinto Martins – Fortaleza".
• The furthest airport from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) is Batom Airport (BXM), which is located 11,999 miles (19,310 kilometers) away in Batom, Indonesia.