Nonstop flight route between Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada and Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Charlottetown Airport (YYG), Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada and Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC), Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,281 miles (or 6,890 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 Charlottetown Airport and Coronel Horácio de Mattos 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 Charlottetown Airport and Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Charlottetown Airport (YYG):

• With the recent completion of a $2.1 million expansion that includes customs facilities, Delta Air Lines had added flights to Charlottetown from New York.
• The furthest airport from Charlottetown Airport (YYG) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,651 miles (18,751 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 2008, the airport set an all-time passenger record with 282,385 passengers using the airport, a near 80% increase over 2002.
• The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
• In June 1938 the city government asked the Department of Transport to assist in the development of an expanded municipal airport.
• The opening of the Confederation Bridge in 1997 coupled with capacity improvements at Moncton and Halifax airports saw many changes to air traffic through Charlottetown.
• Charlottetown Airport (YYG) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Charlottetown Airport (YYG) is Summerside Airport (YSU), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) WNW of YYG.
• Because of Charlottetown Airport's relatively low elevation of 159 feet, planes can take off or land at Charlottetown 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 Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC):

• In addition to being known as "Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport", another name for LEC is "Aeroporto Coronel Horácio de Mattos".
• Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) is Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ), which is located 153 miles (247 kilometers) WSW of LEC.
• The furthest airport from Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) is Falalop Airfield (ULI), which is nearly antipodal to Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (meaning Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Falalop Airfield), and is located 12,252 miles (19,718 kilometers) away in Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.