Nonstop flight route between Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil and Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barreirinhas Airport (BRB), Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil and Norman Wells Airport (YVQ), Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,218 miles (or 10,007 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 Barreirinhas Airport and Norman Wells 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 Barreirinhas Airport and Norman Wells Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRB / SBRR |
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Location: | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°45'23"S by 42°48'20"W |
Area Served: | Barreirinhas |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BRB |
More Information: | BRB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YVQ / CYVQ |
Airport Name: | Norman Wells Airport |
Location: | Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°16'53"N by 126°47'54"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of the Northwest Territories |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 238 feet (73 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YVQ |
More Information: | YVQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Barreirinhas Airport (BRB):
- The closest airport to Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) E of BRB.
- Because of Barreirinhas Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Barreirinhas 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 furthest airport from Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) is Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK), which is nearly antipodal to Barreirinhas Airport (meaning Barreirinhas Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Frans Kaisiepo Airport), and is located 12,154 miles (19,560 kilometers) away in Biak, Indonesia.
- In addition to being known as "Barreirinhas Airport", another name for BRB is "Aeroporto de Barreirinhas".
- Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is located 1 km from downtown Barreirinhas.
Facts about Norman Wells Airport (YVQ):
- Because of Norman Wells Airport's relatively low elevation of 238 feet, planes can take off or land at Norman Wells 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 furthest airport from Norman Wells Airport (YVQ) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 9,990 miles (16,078 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Norman Wells Airport (YVQ) is Tulita Airport (ZFN), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SE of YVQ.
- Norman Wells Airport (YVQ) currently has only 1 runway.