Nonstop flight route between Porto Seguro, Brazil and Abemama Atoll, Kiribati:
Departure Airport:
(16°26'17"S by 39°4'40"W)
Arrival Airport:
(0°29'26"N by 173°49'42"E)
Distance from BPS to AEA:
9,940.17 miles (15,997.11 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Porto Seguro Airport (BPS), Porto Seguro, Brazil and Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA), Abemama Atoll, Kiribati would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,940 miles (or 15,997 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 Porto Seguro Airport and Abemama Atoll 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 Porto Seguro Airport and Abemama Atoll Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BPS / SBPS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Porto Seguro, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°26'17"S by 39°4'40"W |
| Area Served: | Porto Seguro |
| Operator/Owner: | Sinart |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 168 feet (51 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BPS |
| More Information: | BPS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AEA / NGTB |
| Airport Name: | Abemama Atoll Airport |
| Location: | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°29'26"N by 173°49'42"E |
| Area Served: | Abemama |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from AEA |
| More Information: | AEA Maps & Info |
Facts about Porto Seguro Airport (BPS):
- The closest airport to Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) is Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS), which is located 112 miles (181 kilometers) N of BPS.
- Because of Porto Seguro Airport's relatively low elevation of 168 feet, planes can take off or land at Porto Seguro 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 Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) is Rota International Airport (ROP), which is nearly antipodal to Porto Seguro Airport (meaning Porto Seguro Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rota International Airport), and is located 12,109 miles (19,488 kilometers) away in Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands.
- Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Porto Seguro is one of the most popular destinations in Brazil served mainly by charter flights.
- In addition to being known as "Porto Seguro Airport", another name for BPS is "Aeroporto de Porto Seguro".
Facts about Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA):
- Because of Abemama Atoll Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Abemama Atoll 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.
- Abemama Airport was originally built in late 1943 by the United States Navy Seabees for the United States Army Air Forces.
- The closest airport to Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) is Aranuka Airport (AAK), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) SSW of AEA.
- The furthest airport from Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) is Cape Palmas Airport (CPA), which is nearly antipodal to Abemama Atoll Airport (meaning Abemama Atoll Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cape Palmas Airport), and is located 12,084 miles (19,448 kilometers) away in Cape Palmas, Liberia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 112.18 miles (180.54 km) N | Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) | Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 161.06 miles (259.20 km) NW | Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) | Vitória da Conquista, Brazil | |
| 3 | 249.03 miles (400.77 km) NNE | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 4 | 255.96 miles (411.93 km) SW | Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR) | Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 5 | 275.58 miles (443.49 km) SSW | Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX) | Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil | |
| 6 | 289.26 miles (465.52 km) WNW | Guanambi Airport (GNM) | Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 7 | 306.80 miles (493.75 km) SW | Usiminas Airport (IPN) | Ipatinga / Santana do Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 8 | 310.20 miles (499.22 km) NNW | Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) | Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 9 | 314.71 miles (506.48 km) W | Montes Claros/Mário Ribeiro Airport (MOC) | Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 10 | 333.81 miles (537.21 km) SSW | Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil | |
| 11 | 358.87 miles (577.54 km) W | Januária Airport (JNA) | Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 12 | 362.99 miles (584.17 km) NW | Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ) | Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 13 | 389.59 miles (626.98 km) SW | Tancredo Neves/Confins International Airport (CNF) | Confins (near Belo Horizonte), Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 14 | 391.69 miles (630.36 km) SSW | Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport (CAW) | Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 15 | 397.43 miles (639.60 km) SW | Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU) | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,109.17 miles (19,487.77 km) WNW | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 2 | 12,108.97 miles (19,487.45 km) WNW | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 3 | 12,107.33 miles (19,484.81 km) NW | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |
| 4 | 12,104.71 miles (19,480.59 km) NW | Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) | Agana, Guam | |
| 5 | 12,104.44 miles (19,480.16 km) WNW | Saipan International Airport (SPN) | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 6 | 11,986.90 miles (19,291.01 km) N | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 7 | 11,920.68 miles (19,184.43 km) NNE | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 8 | 11,859.52 miles (19,085.99 km) N | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 9 | 11,676.35 miles (18,791.21 km) NE | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 10 | 11,537.56 miles (18,567.86 km) NE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 11 | 11,535.60 miles (18,564.71 km) NE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 12 | 11,473.34 miles (18,464.51 km) NW | Chuuk International Airport (TKK) | Weno, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 13 | 11,432.98 miles (18,399.54 km) NW | Minamitorishima Air Field (MUS) | Minami-Tori-shima, Japan | |
| 14 | 11,357.62 miles (18,278.28 km) NE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 15 | 11,349.70 miles (18,265.52 km) NE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.94 miles (40.14 km) SSW | Aranuka Airport (AAK) | Aranuka, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 77.50 miles (124.72 km) NW | Bonriki International Airport (TRW) | Tarawa, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 105.37 miles (169.57 km) NNW | Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF) | Abaiang, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 114.53 miles (184.31 km) NNW | Marakei Airport (MZK) | Marakei, Kiribati | |
| 5 | 192.61 miles (309.97 km) NNW | Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG) | Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 6 | 197.27 miles (317.47 km) SE | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 7 | 297.10 miles (478.14 km) SE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 8 | 403.97 miles (650.12 km) NNW | Enejit Airport (EJT) | Enejit, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 412.68 miles (664.15 km) NNW | Mili Airport (MIJ) | Mili Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 450.83 miles (725.54 km) NW | Ebon Airport (EBO) | Ebon Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 472.97 miles (761.17 km) NW | Jaluit Airport (UIT) | Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 477.46 miles (768.39 km) NNW | Tinak Airport (TIC) | Tinak, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 479.01 miles (770.89 km) NNW | Ine Airport (IMI) | Ine, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 481.63 miles (775.11 km) NW | Kili Airport (KIO) | Kili Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 482.75 miles (776.92 km) W | Nauru International Airport (INU) | Yaren, Nauru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,084.22 miles (19,447.63 km) NNE | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 2 | 12,062.40 miles (19,412.50 km) N | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 3 | 12,047.75 miles (19,388.92 km) NNE | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 4 | 12,010.22 miles (19,328.52 km) NNW | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 5 | 12,005.91 miles (19,321.59 km) NNE | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 6 | 11,998.98 miles (19,310.44 km) N | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 7 | 11,981.06 miles (19,281.60 km) NNW | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 8 | 11,981.01 miles (19,281.52 km) N | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 9 | 11,964.94 miles (19,255.65 km) NNE | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 10 | 11,956.59 miles (19,242.22 km) NW | Takoradi Airport (TKD) | Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana | |
| 11 | 11,942.58 miles (19,219.68 km) N | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 11,933.12 miles (19,204.45 km) N | Daloa Airport (DJO) | Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 13 | 11,932.14 miles (19,202.87 km) NNW | Dimbokro Airport (DIM) | Dimbokro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 11,922.91 miles (19,188.02 km) N | Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK) | Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 15 | 11,919.96 miles (19,183.27 km) NNE | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |