Nonstop flight route between Raipur, India and Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR), Raipur, India and Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW), Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,048 miles (or 14,561 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 Swami Vivekananda Airport and Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues 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 Swami Vivekananda Airport and Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR):

• The furthest airport from Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,621 miles (18,703 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The proposed international terminal is being upgraded along with the runway expansion project to enable the airport to handle larger aircraft for starting international operations, connecting the city to South-East Asia and the Middle East.
• The closest airport to Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR) is Bilaspur Airport (PAB), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) NNE of RPR.
• On 24 January 2012, the Union cabinet of India approved the State Government's proposal for renaming Raipur airport after India's greatest son and well known saint Swami Vivekananda who spent 2 years of his teenage in Raipur.
• In addition to being known as "Swami Vivekananda Airport", other names for RPR include "Mana Airport" and "स्वामी विवेकानन्द हवाई अड्डा, रायपुर".

Facts about Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW):

• Because of Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport's relatively low elevation of 774 feet, planes can take off or land at Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues 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 Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) is Gurupi Airport (GRP), which is located 113 miles (182 kilometers) SSW of PMW.
• In addition to being known as "Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport", another name for PMW is "Aeroporto de Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues".
• Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) currently has only 1 runway.
• Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport handled 579,395 passengers last year.
• The airport was inaugurated on October 5, 2001.
• The furthest airport from Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) is Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR), which is nearly antipodal to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (meaning Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Roman Tmetuchl International Airport), and is located 12,154 miles (19,560 kilometers) away in Koror, Palau.