Nonstop flight route between Mobile, Alabama, United States and Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(30°37'36"N by 88°4'5"W)
Arrival Airport:
(10°17'23"S by 48°21'28"W)
Distance from BFM to PMW:
3,863.82 miles (6,218.20 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM), Mobile, Alabama, United States and Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW), Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,864 miles (or 6,218 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFM / KBFM |
| Airport Name: | Mobile Downtown Airport |
| Location: | Mobile, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°37'36"N by 88°4'5"W |
| Area Served: | Mobile, Alabama |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BFM |
| More Information: | BFM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PMW / SBPJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°17'23"S by 48°21'28"W |
| Area Served: | Palmas |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 774 feet (236 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PMW |
| More Information: | PMW Maps & Info |
Facts about Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM):
- Mobile Downtown Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles south of the central business district of Mobile, a city in Mobile County, Alabama, United States.
- Because of Mobile Downtown Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Mobile Downtown 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 Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM) is Mobile Regional Airport (MOB), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) WNW of BFM.
- The furthest airport from Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,125 miles (17,904 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM) has 2 runways.
Facts about Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW):
- Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport handled 579,395 passengers last year.
- Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) is Gurupi Airport (GRP), which is located 113 miles (182 kilometers) SSW of PMW.
- Because of Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport's relatively low elevation of 774 feet, planes can take off or land at Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues 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 Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) is Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR), which is nearly antipodal to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (meaning Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Roman Tmetuchl International Airport), and is located 12,154 miles (19,560 kilometers) away in Koror, Palau.
- It is operated by Infraero.
- In addition to being known as "Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport", another name for PMW is "Aeroporto de Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.31 miles (18.20 km) WNW | Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) | Mobile, Alabama, United States |     |
| 2 | 29.68 miles (47.77 km) WSW | Trent Lott International Airport (PGL) | Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States | |
| 3 | 30.54 miles (49.16 km) ESE | NOLF Barin (NHX) | Foley, Alabama, United States | |
| 4 | 33.16 miles (53.36 km) SE | Jack Edwards Airport (GUF) | Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States | |
| 5 | 44.77 miles (72.05 km) ESE | NOLF Saufley Field (NUN) | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| 6 | 49.15 miles (79.10 km) ESE | Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA) | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| 7 | 53.05 miles (85.38 km) WSW | Keesler Air Force Base (BIX) | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | |
| 8 | 53.50 miles (86.11 km) E | Pensacola International Airport (PNS) | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| 9 | 61.53 miles (99.03 km) WSW | Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT) | Gulfport, Mississippi, United States | |
| 10 | 62.53 miles (100.63 km) E | NAS Whiting Field - North (NSE) | Milton, Florida, United States | |
| 11 | 71.42 miles (114.94 km) NE | Monroe County Airport (MVC) | Monroeville, Alabama, United States | |
| 12 | 82.91 miles (133.43 km) WNW | Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG) | Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States | |
| 13 | 91.88 miles (147.86 km) E | Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3 (EGI) | Crestview, Florida, United States | |
| 14 | 92.33 miles (148.58 km) E | Northwest Florida Regional Airport (VPS) | Valaparaiso (near Fort Walton Beach), Florida, United States | |
| 15 | 92.44 miles (148.77 km) E | Bob Sikes Airport (CEW) | Crestview, Florida, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,124.94 miles (17,903.81 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,081.96 miles (17,834.64 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,076.72 miles (17,826.21 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,067.33 miles (17,811.10 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,066.54 miles (17,809.83 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,061.97 miles (17,802.48 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,052.13 miles (17,786.64 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,050.92 miles (17,784.69 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,042.80 miles (17,771.63 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,035.67 miles (17,760.15 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,023.08 miles (17,739.88 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,017.59 miles (17,731.04 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,013.98 miles (17,725.24 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,006.58 miles (17,713.33 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,993.48 miles (17,692.24 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 113.12 miles (182.04 km) SSW | Gurupi Airport (GRP) | Gurupi, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 2 | 148.82 miles (239.50 km) NNW | Conceição do Araguaia Airport (CDJ) | Conceição do Araguaia, Pará, Brazil | |
| 3 | 211.69 miles (340.68 km) N | Araguaína Airport (AUX) | Araguaína, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| 4 | 213.55 miles (343.67 km) SSE | Arraias Airport (AAI) | Arraias, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| 5 | 225.53 miles (362.96 km) S | Minaçu Airport (MQH) | Minaçu, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 6 | 247.04 miles (397.58 km) NNW | Xinguara Airport (XIG) | Xinguara, Pará, Brazil | |
| 7 | 258.43 miles (415.90 km) ESE | Barreiras Airport (BRA) | Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 8 | 309.56 miles (498.19 km) NNW | Carajás Airport (CKS) | Carajás, Pará, Brazil | |
| 9 | 334.55 miles (538.41 km) N | Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport (IMP) | Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 10 | 344.26 miles (554.03 km) N | João Correa da Rocha Airport (MAB) | Marabá, Pará, Brazil | |
| 11 | 358.88 miles (577.57 km) E | Barra Airport (BQQ) | Barra, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 12 | 386.60 miles (622.17 km) S | Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB) | Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil | |
| 13 | 392.72 miles (632.02 km) ESE | Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ) | Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 14 | 441.90 miles (711.17 km) S | Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport (GYN) | Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 15 | 447.01 miles (719.40 km) SE | Januária Airport (JNA) | Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,153.91 miles (19,559.77 km) NW | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 2 | 12,054.82 miles (19,400.30 km) ENE | Tandag Airport (TDG) | Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 3 | 12,052.76 miles (19,396.99 km) E | Sayak Airport (SOS) | Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 4 | 12,046.42 miles (19,386.79 km) ENE | Bislig Airport (BPH) | Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 5 | 12,015.89 miles (19,337.65 km) E | Surigao Airport (SUG) | Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 6 | 12,006.84 miles (19,323.08 km) ENE | Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU) | Butuan City, Philippines | |
| 7 | 12,003.48 miles (19,317.69 km) ENE | Mati Airport (MXI) | Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines | |
| 8 | 11,995.05 miles (19,304.12 km) W | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 9 | 11,983.18 miles (19,285.02 km) E | Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) | Tacloban City, Philippines | |
| 10 | 11,972.61 miles (19,267.99 km) ENE | Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO) | Davao City, Philippines | |
| 11 | 11,959.19 miles (19,246.40 km) E | Camiguin Airport (CGM) | Mambajao, Camiguin, Philippines | |
| 12 | 11,953.42 miles (19,237.12 km) E | Ormoc Airport (OMC) | Ormoc City, Philippines | |
| 13 | 11,940.25 miles (19,215.92 km) ENE | Calbayog Airport (CYP) | Calbayog City, Samar, Philippines | |
| 14 | 11,938.28 miles (19,212.74 km) ENE | Catarman National Airport (CRM) | Catarman, Northern Samar, Philippines | |
| 15 | 11,933.60 miles (19,205.22 km) ENE | Laguindingan Airport (CGY) | Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines | |