Nonstop flight route between Porto Seguro, Brazil and Emmen, Lucerne, Switzerland:
Departure Airport:
(16°26'17"S by 39°4'40"W)
Arrival Airport:
(47°5'31"N by 8°18'3"E)
Distance from BPS to EML:
5,279.70 miles (8,496.83 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Porto Seguro Airport (BPS), Porto Seguro, Brazil and Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML), Emmen, Lucerne, Switzerland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,280 miles (or 8,497 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 Emmen Swiss Air Base, 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 Emmen Swiss Air Base. 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: | EML / LSME |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Emmen, Lucerne, Switzerland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°5'31"N by 8°18'3"E |
| Area Served: | Emmen, Lucerne, Switzerland |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| View all routes: | Routes from EML |
| More Information: | EML 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Porto Seguro Airport", another name for BPS is "Aeroporto de Porto Seguro".
Facts about Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML):
- The furthest airport from Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Emmen Swiss Air Base (meaning Emmen Swiss Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,113 miles (19,495 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML) is Zurich Airport (ZRH), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NNE of EML.
- In addition to being known as "Emmen Swiss Air Base", another name for EML is "Flugplatzkommando Emmen".
| 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 | 28.24 miles (45.45 km) NNE | Zurich Airport (ZRH) | Zürich, Switzerland | |
| 2 | 39.78 miles (64.02 km) WSW | Bern Airport (BRN) | Bern, Switzerland | |
| 3 | 49.89 miles (80.29 km) NW | EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) | Basel, Switzerland | |
| 4 | 49.89 miles (80.29 km) NW | EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (MLH) | Mulhouse, France | |
| 5 | 65.00 miles (104.61 km) ENE | St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (ACH) | Altenrhein, Switzerland | |
| 6 | 68.65 miles (110.48 km) ENE | Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (HOH) | Hohenems, Austria | |
| 7 | 69.33 miles (111.58 km) NE | Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) | Friedrichshafen, Bodensee, Germany | |
| 8 | 75.82 miles (122.02 km) WNW | Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome (XMF) | Montbéliard, France | |
| 9 | 75.96 miles (122.25 km) SW | Sion Airport (SIR) | Sion, Switzerland | |
| 10 | 80.59 miles (129.70 km) SSE | Lugano Airport (LUG) | Lugano, Agno, Switzerland | |
| 11 | 82.91 miles (133.42 km) NNW | Colmar - Houssen Airport (CMR) | Colmar / Houssen, France | |
| 12 | 84.20 miles (135.50 km) ESE | Samedan Airport (SMV) | St. Moritz / Samedan, Switzerland | |
| 13 | 88.15 miles (141.86 km) WSW | Lausanne Airport (QLS) | Lausanne, Switzerland | |
| 14 | 90.94 miles (146.35 km) NNW | Black Forest Airport (LHA) | Lahr, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 15 | 103.01 miles (165.78 km) SSE | Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) | Milano, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,113.46 miles (19,494.68 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,680.24 miles (18,797.47 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,660.30 miles (18,765.39 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,658.54 miles (18,762.55 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,655.62 miles (18,757.86 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,650.83 miles (18,750.15 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,650.69 miles (18,749.92 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,648.45 miles (18,746.31 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,632.55 miles (18,720.73 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,627.74 miles (18,712.98 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,611.00 miles (18,686.05 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,609.44 miles (18,683.54 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,599.67 miles (18,667.81 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,592.95 miles (18,657.00 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,592.37 miles (18,656.07 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |