Taken from the control tower at Gaviao Peixoto airport near the town of Araraquara. GPX has the longest runway in the southern hemisphere and is the South American alternate landing site for the Space Shuttle if need be. In addition, it hosts Embraer's flight test operations, as well as final assembly of both the Phenom 100 and 300.
on September 15, 2009 6:05 PM | Reply
Runway 2/20 is 16,295' (4967m) - for those who wonder such things.
on September 16, 2009 1:57 PM | Reply
Santos Dumont and Embraer are the two names that make me feel proud of my country, because those narco-communists that stole my country make me feel deeply ashamed of it.
on September 16, 2009 7:53 PM | Reply
For those interested - aerial view
Google Maps location
on September 18, 2009 1:43 PM | Reply
Did NASA pay for runway 2/20? I can't imagine why Brazil would build one that long for themselves.
on September 21, 2009 6:25 PM | Reply
Isso é bonito :)
on October 20, 2009 2:42 AM | Reply
What you mean narco-communist? Are you crazy? Be reasonable man!