Nonstop flight route between Suffield, Alberta, Canada and Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(50°16'23"N by 111°10'29"W)
Arrival Airport:
(12°4'45"S by 45°0'33"W)
Distance from YSD to BRA:
5,855.25 miles (9,423.09 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between CFB Suffield (YSD), Suffield, Alberta, Canada and Barreiras Airport (BRA), Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,855 miles (or 9,423 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 CFB Suffield and Barreiras 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 CFB Suffield and Barreiras Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YSD / CYSD |
| Airport Name: | CFB Suffield |
| Location: | Suffield, Alberta, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°16'23"N by 111°10'29"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 2525 feet (770 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from YSD |
| More Information: | YSD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRA / SNBR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°4'45"S by 45°0'33"W |
| Area Served: | Barreiras |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2447 feet (746 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BRA |
| More Information: | BRA Maps & Info |
Facts about CFB Suffield (YSD):
- The furthest airport from CFB Suffield (YSD) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,339 miles (16,640 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In 1971 an agreement was signed between the British and Canadian governments permitting the British Army to use over three-quarters of the Suffield Block for armoured, infantry, and artillery live-fire training.
- The lands comprising modern-day CFB Suffield were known as the "Suffield Block", resulting from the Dominion Land Survey, and comprised marginal agricultural land, given the perpetual semi-arid climate.
- The closest airport to CFB Suffield (YSD) is Medicine Hat Airport (YXH), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) SE of YSD.
- Following the fall of Algeria to Nazi Germany, the British Army required a new training facility for carrying out experiments in chemical warfare.
Facts about Barreiras Airport (BRA):
- In addition to being known as "Barreiras Airport", another name for BRA is "Aeroporto de Barreiras".
- The airport was opened in 1940 and served as a strategic technical stop on the route Rio de Janeiro-Miami, enabling faster flights as compared with the ones operated via the coast.
- Barreiras Airport (BRA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Barreiras Airport (BRA) is Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ), which is located 135 miles (218 kilometers) SE of BRA.
- The furthest airport from Barreiras Airport (BRA) is Yap International Airport (YAP), which is nearly antipodal to Barreiras Airport (meaning Barreiras Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yap International Airport), and is located 12,161 miles (19,572 kilometers) away in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 26.71 miles (42.99 km) SE | Medicine Hat Airport (YXH) | Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada |     |
| 2 | 84.80 miles (136.47 km) WSW | Lethbridge Airport (YQL) | Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada | |
| 3 | 122.13 miles (196.55 km) NE | Kindersley Regional Airport (YKY) | Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 4 | 123.74 miles (199.15 km) SSW | Shelby Airport (SBX) | Shelby, Montana, United States | |
| 5 | 125.03 miles (201.22 km) N | Coronation Airport (YCT) | Coronation, Alberta, Canada | |
| 6 | 127.06 miles (204.49 km) SSW | Cut Bank Municipal AirportCut Bank Army Air Field (CTB) | Cut Bank, Montana, United States | |
| 7 | 135.37 miles (217.85 km) SSE | Havre City-County Airport (HVR) | Havre, Montana, United States | |
| 8 | 135.94 miles (218.78 km) WSW | Pincher Creek Airport (WPC) | Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada | |
| 9 | 137.03 miles (220.53 km) WSW | Cowley Airport (YYM) | Cowley, Alberta, Canada | |
| 10 | 137.36 miles (221.07 km) WNW | Calgary International Airport (YYC) | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| 11 | 144.76 miles (232.96 km) N | Vermilion Airport (YVG) | Vermilion, Alberta, Canada | |
| 12 | 153.82 miles (247.55 km) E | Swift Current Airport (YYN) | Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 13 | 174.82 miles (281.35 km) N | Wainwright Aerodrome (YWV) | Wainwright, Alberta, Canada | |
| 14 | 176.72 miles (284.41 km) NW | Red Deer Regional Airport (YQF) | Red Deer, Alberta, Canada | |
| 15 | 191.29 miles (307.86 km) S | Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA) | Great Falls, Montana, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,339.33 miles (16,639.50 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,307.65 miles (16,588.51 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 10,307.15 miles (16,587.70 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,286.72 miles (16,554.83 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 10,280.75 miles (16,545.23 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,251.37 miles (16,497.93 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,140.27 miles (16,319.14 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,121.78 miles (16,289.38 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,052.05 miles (16,177.17 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,050.04 miles (16,173.93 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,049.62 miles (16,173.25 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 12 | 10,039.80 miles (16,157.45 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,033.11 miles (16,146.69 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,031.69 miles (16,144.40 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,021.70 miles (16,128.32 km) ESE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 135.40 miles (217.90 km) SE | Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ) | Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 2 | 142.37 miles (229.13 km) WSW | Arraias Airport (AAI) | Arraias, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| 3 | 144.38 miles (232.35 km) ENE | Barra Airport (BQQ) | Barra, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 4 | 211.42 miles (340.25 km) SE | Guanambi Airport (GNM) | Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 5 | 237.81 miles (382.72 km) WSW | Minaçu Airport (MQH) | Minaçu, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 6 | 238.30 miles (383.51 km) S | Januária Airport (JNA) | Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 7 | 253.79 miles (408.43 km) E | Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) | Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 8 | 258.43 miles (415.90 km) WNW | Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) | Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| 9 | 279.71 miles (450.14 km) W | Gurupi Airport (GRP) | Gurupi, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 10 | 326.59 miles (525.59 km) SW | Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB) | Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil | |
| 11 | 329.41 miles (530.14 km) SSE | Montes Claros/Mário Ribeiro Airport (MOC) | Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 12 | 338.55 miles (544.84 km) SE | Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) | Vitória da Conquista, Brazil | |
| 13 | 353.29 miles (568.56 km) ENE | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 14 | 389.42 miles (626.70 km) NW | Conceição do Araguaia Airport (CDJ) | Conceição do Araguaia, Pará, Brazil | |
| 15 | 400.93 miles (645.24 km) NNW | Araguaína Airport (AUX) | Araguaína, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,161.45 miles (19,571.91 km) NW | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 2 | 12,109.82 miles (19,488.82 km) N | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 3 | 12,081.65 miles (19,443.49 km) WNW | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 4 | 11,808.94 miles (19,004.60 km) ENE | Sayak Airport (SOS) | Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 5 | 11,802.89 miles (18,994.86 km) ENE | Tandag Airport (TDG) | Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 6 | 11,789.36 miles (18,973.10 km) ENE | Bislig Airport (BPH) | Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 7 | 11,771.97 miles (18,945.11 km) ENE | Surigao Airport (SUG) | Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 8 | 11,768.98 miles (18,940.29 km) W | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |
| 9 | 11,760.10 miles (18,926.01 km) E | Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) | Tacloban City, Philippines | |
| 10 | 11,759.64 miles (18,925.25 km) W | Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) | Agana, Guam | |
| 11 | 11,755.51 miles (18,918.62 km) ENE | Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU) | Butuan City, Philippines | |
| 12 | 11,745.26 miles (18,902.11 km) ENE | Mati Airport (MXI) | Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines | |
| 13 | 11,737.19 miles (18,889.12 km) E | Catarman National Airport (CRM) | Catarman, Northern Samar, Philippines | |
| 14 | 11,732.03 miles (18,880.83 km) WNW | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 15 | 11,731.09 miles (18,879.32 km) E | Calbayog Airport (CYP) | Calbayog City, Samar, Philippines | |