Nonstop flight route between Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States and Santa Maria, Portugal:
Departure Airport:
(39°27'27"N by 74°34'37"W)
Arrival Airport:
(36°58'26"N by 25°10'15"W)
Distance from ACY to SMA:
2,653.80 miles (4,270.87 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Atlantic City International Airport (ACY), Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States and Santa Maria Airport (SMA), Santa Maria, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,654 miles (or 4,271 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ACY / KACY |
| Airport Name: | Atlantic City International Airport |
| Location: | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°27'27"N by 74°34'37"W |
| Area Served: | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Operator/Owner: | South Jersey Transportation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ACY |
| More Information: | ACY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMA / LPAZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Santa Maria, Portugal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°58'26"N by 25°10'15"W |
| Area Served: | Vila do Porto |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Portugal |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 308 feet (94 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SMA |
| More Information: | SMA Maps & Info |
Facts about Atlantic City International Airport (ACY):
- The parking garage has rental car facilities for Enterprise, Hertz, Avis, and Budget.
- The closest airport to Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) is Bader Field (AIY), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SE of ACY.
- In February 2011, the New Jersey Legislature authorized the Atlantic City Tourism District, which would promote continued development of tourism in the region.
- The furthest airport from Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,779 miles (18,957 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) has 2 runways.
- The airport is served by Spirit Airlines which operates Airbus A319 and Airbus A320 jetliners.
- Since 1958 ACY has been home to Atlantic City ANGB and the 177th Fighter Wing, an Air Combat Command -gained unit of the New Jersey Air National Guard operating the F-16C/D Fighting Falcon.
- Because of Atlantic City International Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Atlantic City International 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.
Facts about Santa Maria Airport (SMA):
- Santa Maria Airport handled 93,436 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Santa Maria Airport (SMA) is João Paulo II Airport (PDL), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) NNW of SMA.
- Santa Maria Airport (SMA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Along with the airports in Lisbon, Porto, Faro, Flores, Horta, Ponta Delgada and Beja, the airport's concessions to provide support to civil aviation was conceded to ANA Aeroportos de Portugal on 18 December 1998, under provisions of decree 404/98.
- The airport at Santa Maria was part of a larger complex of buildings and infrastructures constructed in the 20th century.
- Transportes Aéreos Portugueses began lay-over flights to this airport on 7 December 1962, eventually inaugurating trans-Atlantic service between Santa Maria-New York and Santa Maria-Montreal.
- A chartered Boeing 707-300, Independent Air Flight 1851 from Bergamo, Italy in 1989 crashed on approach to Santa Maria Airport, when it struck the Pico Alto mountain.
- Because of Santa Maria Airport's relatively low elevation of 308 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Maria 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.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Maria Airport", another name for SMA is "Aeroporto de Santa Maria".
- The furthest airport from Santa Maria Airport (SMA) is Moruya Airport (MYA), which is nearly antipodal to Santa Maria Airport (meaning Santa Maria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Moruya Airport), and is located 12,166 miles (19,579 kilometers) away in Moruya, New South Wales, Australia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.34 miles (15.03 km) SE | Bader Field (AIY) | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |     |
| 2 | 27.14 miles (43.68 km) WSW | Millville Municipal Airport (MIV) | Millville, New Jersey, United States | |
| 3 | 35.73 miles (57.50 km) SSW | Cape May Airport (WWD) | Wildwood, New Jersey, United States | |
| 4 | 35.83 miles (57.66 km) NNE | Ocean County Airport (MJX) | Toms River, New Jersey, United States | |
| 5 | 36.44 miles (58.65 km) NNW | South Jersey Regional Airport (LLY) | Mount Holly, New Jersey, United States | |
| 6 | 38.57 miles (62.07 km) N | McGuire AFB (WRI) | Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States | |
| 7 | 41.52 miles (66.82 km) NNE | JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL) | Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States | |
| 8 | 45.46 miles (73.16 km) NW | Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 9 | 47.47 miles (76.40 km) NW | Philadelphia Seaplane BaseChandler Field (PSQ) | Essington, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 10 | 48.90 miles (78.69 km) NNW | Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 11 | 52.62 miles (84.69 km) WSW | Dover Air Force Base (DOV) | Dover, Delaware, United States | |
| 12 | 55.82 miles (89.83 km) NNE | Monmouth Executive Airport (BLM) | Belmar/Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States | |
| 13 | 56.92 miles (91.60 km) WNW | Wilmington/Philadelphia Regional Airport (ILG) | Wilmington, Delaware, United States | |
| 14 | 57.97 miles (93.29 km) NNW | Trenton-Mercer Airport (TTN) | Trenton, New Jersey, United States | |
| 15 | 59.50 miles (95.76 km) NW | Wings Field (BBX) | Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,779.18 miles (18,956.71 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,755.25 miles (18,918.19 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,744.91 miles (18,901.55 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,729.42 miles (18,876.63 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,688.05 miles (18,810.04 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,671.59 miles (18,783.55 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,661.72 miles (18,767.68 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,651.14 miles (18,750.64 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,650.55 miles (18,749.70 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,602.34 miles (18,672.10 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,529.88 miles (18,555.50 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,506.63 miles (18,518.08 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,483.98 miles (18,481.62 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,478.99 miles (18,473.60 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,445.13 miles (18,419.11 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 60.44 miles (97.26 km) NNW | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 2 | 161.94 miles (260.61 km) NW | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 209.34 miles (336.90 km) WNW | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 213.54 miles (343.67 km) NW | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 221.17 miles (355.94 km) WNW | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 366.19 miles (589.32 km) WNW | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 371.97 miles (598.63 km) WNW | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 560.01 miles (901.25 km) ESE | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 9 | 566.98 miles (912.46 km) ESE | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 10 | 719.25 miles (1,157.51 km) SE | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 11 | 771.87 miles (1,242.20 km) SE | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 12 | 778.68 miles (1,253.16 km) SE | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 13 | 793.97 miles (1,277.77 km) SE | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 14 | 844.99 miles (1,359.87 km) SE | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 15 | 869.00 miles (1,398.51 km) SE | Lanzarote Airport (ACE) | Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,166.03 miles (19,579.28 km) ESE | Moruya Airport (MYA) | Moruya, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,164.68 miles (19,577.11 km) E | Merimbula Airport (MIM) | Merimbula, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,155.61 miles (19,562.50 km) SE | Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) | Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,143.59 miles (19,543.17 km) SE | Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD) | Mascot (near Sydney), Australia | |
| 5 | 12,135.02 miles (19,529.37 km) SE | Bankstown Airport (BWU) | Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,128.04 miles (19,518.13 km) SE | Camden Aerodrome (CDU) | Camden, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,113.81 miles (19,495.24 km) ESE | Goulburn Airport (GUL) | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,112.40 miles (19,492.97 km) SE | Belmont Airport (BEO) | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 9 | 12,102.07 miles (19,476.35 km) ESE | Canberra Airport (CBR) | Canberra, Australia | |
| 10 | 12,101.93 miles (19,476.12 km) SSE | Newcastle Airport (NTL) | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 11 | 12,086.58 miles (19,451.41 km) SE | Cessnock Airport (CES) | Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 12 | 12,086.22 miles (19,450.83 km) SSE | Maitland Airport (MTL) | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 12,054.69 miles (19,400.10 km) SE | Bathurst Airport (BHS) | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 14 | 12,047.90 miles (19,389.17 km) E | Corryong Airport (CYG) | Corryong, Victoria, Australia | |
| 15 | 12,038.04 miles (19,373.30 km) SSE | Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ) | Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia | |