Nonstop flight route between Zamboanga City, Philippines and Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM), Zamboanga City, Philippines and Pelotas International Airport (PET), Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,686 miles (or 17,197 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 Zamboanga International Airport and Pelotas 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 Zamboanga International Airport and Pelotas International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZAM / RPMZ |
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| Location: | Zamboanga City, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°55'21"N by 122°3'34"E |
| Area Served: | Zamboanga City |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZAM |
| More Information: | ZAM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PET / SBPK |
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| Location: | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°42'57"S by 52°19'51"W |
| Area Served: | Pelotas |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 59 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PET |
| More Information: | PET Maps & Info |
Facts about Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM):
- In addition to being known as "Zamboanga International Airport", another name for ZAM is "Paliparang Pandaigdig ng ZamboangaAeropuerto Internacional de Zamboanga".
- The closest airport to Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM) is Ipil Airport (IPE), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) NNE of ZAM.
- The furthest airport from Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM) is Itaituba Airport (ITB), which is nearly antipodal to Zamboanga International Airport (meaning Zamboanga International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Itaituba Airport), and is located 12,209 miles (19,648 kilometers) away in Itaituba, Pará, Brazil.
- Zamboanga International Airport handled 904,668 passengers last year.
- Because of Zamboanga International Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Zamboanga 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 airport, like all other international airports in the Philippines, has runway lights, which make it possible to support night landings.
- Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM) currently has only 1 runway.
- There were plans to transfer the airport to a 104-hectare lot located between Barangays Talabaan and Taluksangay, possibly making it the largest airport in Mindanao.
Facts about Pelotas International Airport (PET):
- The closest airport to Pelotas International Airport (PET) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) SSE of PET.
- In addition to being known as "Pelotas International Airport", another name for PET is "Aeroporto Internacional de Pelotas".
- Pelotas International Airport handled 9,965 passengers last year.
- It is operated by Infraero.
- Pelotas International Airport (PET) has 2 runways.
- Because of Pelotas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Pelotas 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.
- On June 22, 1927 the city of Pelotas received the first official commercial passenger flight operated by the first Brazilian airline, Varig, founded only a month earlier.
- The furthest airport from Pelotas International Airport (PET) is Fukue Airport (FUJ), which is nearly antipodal to Pelotas International Airport (meaning Pelotas International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fukue Airport), and is located 12,342 miles (19,863 kilometers) away in Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan.
- Pelotas is commonly used by the Brazilian Air Force as the last stop in Brazil on their flights to the Brazilian Antarctic Base.
