Nonstop flight route between Gander, Newfoundland, Canada and Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gander International Airport (YQX), Gander, Newfoundland, Canada and Júlio Belém Airport (PIN), Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,568 miles (or 5,742 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 Gander International Airport and Júlio Belém 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 Gander International Airport and Júlio Belém Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQX / CYQX |
| Airport Name: | Gander International Airport |
| Location: | Gander, Newfoundland, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°56'12"N by 54°34'5"W |
| Area Served: | Gander, Newfoundland |
| Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 496 feet (151 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YQX |
| More Information: | YQX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIN / SWPI |
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| Location: | Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°40'9"S by 56°46'15"W |
| Area Served: | Parintins |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PIN |
| More Information: | PIN Maps & Info |
Facts about Gander International Airport (YQX):
- On September 11, 2001, with United States airspace closed due to the terrorist attacks, Gander International played host to 39 airliners, totaling 6,122 passengers and 473 crew, as part of Operation Yellow Ribbon.
- Following Newfoundland's entry into Confederation, the government renamed the airport Gander Airport and it came under the administration of Canada's federal Department of Transport.
- Runway 04/22 was extended from 8,400 to 10,500 ft in 1971.
- Gander International Airport (YQX) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Gander International Airport (YQX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,395 miles (18,338 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport's runway 03/21 was also designated as an emergency landing runway for the Space Shuttle.
- Because of Gander International Airport's relatively low elevation of 496 feet, planes can take off or land at Gander 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.
- The closest airport to Gander International Airport (YQX) is St. John's International Airport (YYT), which is located 124 miles (199 kilometers) SE of YQX.
Facts about Júlio Belém Airport (PIN):
- In addition to being known as "Júlio Belém Airport", another name for PIN is "Aeroporto Júlio Belém".
- The closest airport to Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) is Maués Airport (MBZ), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) SW of PIN.
- Because of Júlio Belém Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Júlio Belém 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 was inaugurated in the 1980s as a replacement to an older facility located closer to the city center.
- The furthest airport from Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) is Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) (MDC), which is nearly antipodal to Júlio Belém Airport (meaning Júlio Belém Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA)), and is located 12,296 miles (19,789 kilometers) away in Manado, Indonesia.
- Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) currently has only 1 runway.
