Nonstop flight route between Andros Island, Bahamas and Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Andros Town Airport (ASD), Andros Island, Bahamas and Santa Maria Airport (RIA), Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,085 miles (or 6,574 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 Andros Town Airport and Santa Maria 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 Andros Town Airport and Santa Maria Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASD / MYAF |
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Location: | Andros Island, Bahamas |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°41'53"N by 77°47'44"W |
Area Served: | Andros Town, Andros Island, Bahamas |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ASD |
More Information: | ASD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RIA / SBSM |
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Location: | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°42'38"S by 53°41'31"W |
Area Served: | Santa Maria |
Operator/Owner: | Brazilian Air Force |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 289 feet (88 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from RIA |
More Information: | RIA Maps & Info |
Facts about Andros Town Airport (ASD):
- In addition to being known as "Andros Town Airport", another name for ASD is "Fresh Creek Airport".
- Because of Andros Town Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Andros Town 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 closest airport to Andros Town Airport (ASD) is Clarence A. Bain Airport (MAY), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) SSE of ASD.
- The furthest airport from Andros Town Airport (ASD) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,722 miles (18,864 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Andros Town Airport (ASD) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Santa Maria Airport (RIA):
- The closest airport to Santa Maria Airport (RIA) is João Batista Bos Filho Airport (IJU), which is located 93 miles (150 kilometers) N of RIA.
- Santa Maria Airport (RIA) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Maria Airport", another name for RIA is "Aeroporto de Santa Maria".
- The furthest airport from Santa Maria Airport (RIA) is Aguni Airport (AGJ), which is nearly antipodal to Santa Maria Airport (meaning Santa Maria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aguni Airport), and is located 12,214 miles (19,656 kilometers) away in Aguni, Japan.
- Because of Santa Maria Airport's relatively low elevation of 289 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.
- Some of its facilities are shared with the Santa Maria Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.
- Since 1971, with the creation of the Santa Maria Air Force Base, civil and military facilities are shared.
- It is operated by the Brazilian Air Force.