Nonstop flight route between Lyon, France and Minaçu, Goiás, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(45°43'32"N by 5°4'51"E)
Arrival Airport:
(13°33'2"S by 48°12'2"W)
Distance from LYS to MQH:
5,267.09 miles (8,476.54 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS), Lyon, France and Minaçu Airport (MQH), Minaçu, Goiás, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,267 miles (or 8,477 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 Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport and Minaçu 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 Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport and Minaçu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYS / LFLL |
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| Location: | Lyon, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°43'32"N by 5°4'51"E |
| Area Served: | Lyon, France |
| Operator/Owner: | Aéroport de Lyon |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 821 feet (250 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LYS |
| More Information: | LYS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MQH / SBMC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Minaçu, Goiás, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°33'2"S by 48°12'2"W |
| Area Served: | Minaçu |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1401 feet (427 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MQH |
| More Information: | MQH Maps & Info |
Facts about Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS):
- Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, formerly known as Lyon Satolas Airport, is the international airport of Lyon, the third-biggest city in France and an important transport facility for the entire Rhône-Alpes region.
- The airport consists of three terminals and two runways aligned north–south.
- Because of Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport's relatively low elevation of 821 feet, planes can take off or land at Lyon–Saint Exupéry 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.
- Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport handled 8,451,039 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport", another name for LYS is "Aéroport Lyon-Saint Exupéry".
- The furthest airport from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (meaning Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,284 miles (19,770 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) is Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) W of LYS.
- The airport was originally named Lyon Satolas Airport, but in 2000 the airport and train station were renamed in honour of Lyonnais aviation pioneer and writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, on the centenary of his birth.
Facts about Minaçu Airport (MQH):
- Minaçu Airport (MQH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Minaçu Airport (MQH) is Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR), which is located 11,971 miles (19,265 kilometers) away in Koror, Palau.
- The closest airport to Minaçu Airport (MQH) is Arraias Airport (AAI), which is located 96 miles (154 kilometers) ENE of MQH.
- In addition to being known as "Minaçu Airport", other names for MQH include "Aeroporto de Minaçu" and "SWIQ".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 6.86 miles (11.05 km) W | Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN) | Lyon, France |     |
| 2 | 27.78 miles (44.71 km) SSE | Grenoble–Isère Airport (GNB) | Grenoble, France | |
| 3 | 34.67 miles (55.80 km) NNE | Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK) | Bourg-en-Bresse, France | |
| 4 | 39.07 miles (62.87 km) E | Chambéry Airport (CMF) | Chambéry, France | |
| 5 | 40.01 miles (64.39 km) WSW | Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (EBU) | Saint-Étienne / Bouthéon, France | |
| 6 | 56.23 miles (90.50 km) S | Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) | Valence, France | |
| 7 | 60.77 miles (97.80 km) NE | Geneva International Airport (GVA) | Geneva, Switzerland | |
| 8 | 65.50 miles (105.41 km) ENE | Annemasse Aerodrome (QNJ) | Annemasse, France | |
| 9 | 65.67 miles (105.69 km) SE | Alpe d'Huez Airport (AHZ) | Alpe d'Huez, France | |
| 10 | 75.64 miles (121.74 km) ESE | Méribel Airport (MFX) | Meribel, France | |
| 11 | 75.87 miles (122.10 km) E | Megève Aerodrome (MVV) | Megève, France | |
| 12 | 77.96 miles (125.46 km) SW | Le Puy - Loudes Airport (LPY) | Le Puy-en-Velay / Loudes, Haute-Loire, France | |
| 13 | 78.49 miles (126.31 km) ESE | Courchevel Airport (CVF) | Courchevel, France | |
| 14 | 92.56 miles (148.96 km) N | Dole - Jura Airport (DLE) | Dole, France | |
| 15 | 92.58 miles (149.00 km) W | Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) | Clermont-Ferrand, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,284.45 miles (19,769.86 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,860.31 miles (19,087.26 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,839.69 miles (19,054.09 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,836.38 miles (19,048.75 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,830.87 miles (19,039.89 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,830.61 miles (19,039.47 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,828.82 miles (19,036.60 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,823.77 miles (19,028.47 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,805.99 miles (18,999.85 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,801.22 miles (18,992.17 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,791.05 miles (18,975.81 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,774.43 miles (18,949.06 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,770.69 miles (18,943.04 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,769.34 miles (18,940.87 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,755.87 miles (18,919.20 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 95.62 miles (153.88 km) ENE | Arraias Airport (AAI) | Arraias, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| 2 | 139.98 miles (225.27 km) NNW | Gurupi Airport (GRP) | Gurupi, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 3 | 161.29 miles (259.57 km) S | Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB) | Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil | |
| 4 | 223.49 miles (359.67 km) SSW | Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport (GYN) | Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 5 | 225.53 miles (362.96 km) N | Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) | Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| 6 | 237.81 miles (382.72 km) ENE | Barreiras Airport (BRA) | Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 7 | 287.67 miles (462.96 km) ESE | Januária Airport (JNA) | Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 8 | 289.69 miles (466.21 km) S | Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport (CLV) | Caldas Novas, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 9 | 322.23 miles (518.58 km) WSW | Barra do Garças Airport (BPG) | Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 10 | 322.76 miles (519.43 km) E | Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ) | Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 11 | 344.80 miles (554.91 km) S | Francisco Vilela do Amaral Airport (ITR) | Itumbiara, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 12 | 364.42 miles (586.47 km) SE | Montes Claros/Mário Ribeiro Airport (MOC) | Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 13 | 367.11 miles (590.81 km) NNW | Conceição do Araguaia Airport (CDJ) | Conceição do Araguaia, Pará, Brazil | |
| 14 | 368.32 miles (592.75 km) E | Guanambi Airport (GNM) | Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 15 | 368.48 miles (593.01 km) S | Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (UDI) | Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,970.68 miles (19,264.90 km) NNW | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 2 | 11,969.67 miles (19,263.26 km) ENE | Sayak Airport (SOS) | Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 3 | 11,952.49 miles (19,235.63 km) ENE | Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) | Tacloban City, Philippines | |
| 4 | 11,949.19 miles (19,230.32 km) E | Catarman National Airport (CRM) | Catarman, Northern Samar, Philippines | |
| 5 | 11,945.83 miles (19,224.90 km) NE | Tandag Airport (TDG) | Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 6 | 11,937.52 miles (19,211.53 km) E | Calbayog Airport (CYP) | Calbayog City, Samar, Philippines | |
| 7 | 11,935.30 miles (19,207.96 km) ENE | Surigao Airport (SUG) | Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 8 | 11,927.67 miles (19,195.68 km) WNW | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 9 | 11,926.76 miles (19,194.22 km) E | Virac Airport (VRC) | Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines | |
| 10 | 11,919.01 miles (19,181.74 km) ENE | Ormoc Airport (OMC) | Ormoc City, Philippines | |
| 11 | 11,912.70 miles (19,171.59 km) NE | Bislig Airport (BPH) | Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 12 | 11,903.54 miles (19,156.84 km) NE | Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU) | Butuan City, Philippines | |
| 13 | 11,894.75 miles (19,142.70 km) E | Legazpi Airport (LGP) | Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines | |
| 14 | 11,880.68 miles (19,120.06 km) E | Moises R. Espinosa Airport (MBT) | Masbate City, Masbate, Philippines | |
| 15 | 11,872.20 miles (19,106.41 km) ENE | Camiguin Airport (CGM) | Mambajao, Camiguin, Philippines | |