Nonstop flight route between Rio Grande, Brazil and Roswell, New Mexico, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), Rio Grande, Brazil and Roswell International Air Center (ROW), Roswell, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,659 miles (or 9,108 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 Rio Grande Regional Airport and Roswell International Air Center, 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 Rio Grande Regional Airport and Roswell International Air Center. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RIG / SBRG |
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Location: | Rio Grande, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°4'54"S by 52°9'47"W |
Area Served: | Rio Grande |
Operator/Owner: | DAP |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RIG |
More Information: | RIG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ROW / KROW |
Airport Name: | Roswell International Air Center |
Location: | Roswell, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°18'5"N by 104°31'50"W |
Area Served: | Roswell, New Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | City of Roswell |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3671 feet (1,119 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ROW |
More Information: | ROW Maps & Info |
Facts about Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG):
- Because of Rio Grande Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Rio Grande Regional 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.
- Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) is Fukue Airport (FUJ), which is nearly antipodal to Rio Grande Regional Airport (meaning Rio Grande Regional Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fukue Airport), and is located 12,366 miles (19,901 kilometers) away in Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan.
- In addition to being known as "Rio Grande Regional Airport", other names for RIG include "Aeroporto Regional de Rio Grande" and "SJRG".
- The closest airport to Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) is Pelotas International Airport (PET), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NNW of RIG.
Facts about Roswell International Air Center (ROW):
- Roswell International Air Center (ROW) has 2 runways.
- It is also known for the Roswell UFO incident, an event that supposedly happened on July 4, 1947.
- The closest airport to Roswell International Air Center (ROW) is Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) S of ROW.
- The furthest airport from Roswell International Air Center (ROW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,241 miles (18,090 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Currently, American Eagle operates Embraer ERJ-140 regional jets on nonstop flights to Dallas/Ft.
- Roswell International Air Center, also known as Roswell Industrial Air Center, is a city-owned public-use airport located seven miles south of the central business district of Roswell, a city in Chaves County, New Mexico, United States.