Nonstop flight route between Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Iejima, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ), Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Iejima Airport (IEJ), Iejima, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,127 miles (or 19,517 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 Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport and Iejima 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 Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport and Iejima Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between ALQ and IEJ makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport and Iejima Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between ALQ and IEJ are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Iejima, Japan by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between ALQ and IEJ!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALQ / SSLT |
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Location: | Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°48'45"S by 55°53'31"W |
Area Served: | Alegrete |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 459 feet (140 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ALQ |
More Information: | ALQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IEJ / RORE |
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Location: | Iejima, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°43'21"N by 127°47'12"E |
Area Served: | Ie, Iejima, Japan |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 238 feet (73 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IEJ |
More Information: | IEJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ):
- Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
- In addition to being known as "Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport", another name for ALQ is "Aeroporto Gaudêncio Machado Ramos".
- The closest airport to Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ) is Artigas International Airport (ATI), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) SW of ALQ.
- The airport is located 13 km from downtown Alegrete.
- Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport's relatively low elevation of 459 feet, planes can take off or land at Gaudêncio Machado Ramos 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 furthest airport from Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ) is Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN), which is nearly antipodal to Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (meaning Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport), and is located 12,332 miles (19,846 kilometers) away in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China.
Facts about Iejima Airport (IEJ):
- Iejima Airport (IEJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Iejima Airport (IEJ) is Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI), which is nearly antipodal to Iejima Airport (meaning Iejima Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport), and is located 12,404 miles (19,962 kilometers) away in Concórdia, Amazonas, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Iejima Airport", another name for IEJ is "伊江島空港".
- The closest airport to Iejima Airport (IEJ) is Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) S of IEJ.
- Because of Iejima Airport's relatively low elevation of 238 feet, planes can take off or land at Iejima 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.