Nonstop flight route between São Paulo, Brazil and Altay, Xinjiang, China:
Departure Airport:
(23°37'33"S by 46°39'23"W)
Arrival Airport:
(47°45'1"N by 88°5'3"E)
Distance from CGH to AAT:
9,459.46 miles (15,223.49 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (CGH), São Paulo, Brazil and Altay Airport (AAT), Altay, Xinjiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,459 miles (or 15,223 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 São Paulo/Congonhas Airport and Altay 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 São Paulo/Congonhas Airport and Altay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CGH / SBSP |
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| Location: | São Paulo, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°37'33"S by 46°39'23"W |
| Area Served: | São Paulo |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2631 feet (802 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CGH |
| More Information: | CGH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AAT / ZWAT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Altay, Xinjiang, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°45'1"N by 88°5'3"E |
| Area Served: | Altay, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Administration of China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2460 feet (750 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AAT |
| More Information: | AAT Maps & Info |
Facts about São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (CGH):
- The closest airport to São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (CGH) is São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) NE of CGH.
- The airport was initially planned in 1919, but it did not open until 12 April 1936.
- The furthest airport from São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (CGH) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (meaning São Paulo/Congonhas Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,235 miles (19,691 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- The central hall of the passenger terminal is considered one of the most outstanding examples of modern architecture in São Paulo.
- In addition to being known as "São Paulo/Congonhas Airport", another name for CGH is "Aeroporto de São Paulo/Congonhas".
- São Paulo/Congonhas Airport handled 17,119,530 passengers last year.
- São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (CGH) has 2 runways.
- The largest aircraft now operating at Congonhas are the Airbus A320, the Boeing 737-800 and the Fokker 100.
Facts about Altay Airport (AAT):
- The furthest airport from Altay Airport (AAT) is Cochrane Airfield (LGR), which is located 11,536 miles (18,566 kilometers) away in Cochrane, Chile.
- The closest airport to Altay Airport (AAT) is Kanas Airport (KJI), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) WNW of AAT.
- Altay Airport (AAT) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Altay Airport", other names for AAT include "阿勒泰机场" and "Ālètài Jīchǎng".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.56 miles (28.25 km) NE | São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU) | Guarulhos (near São Paulo), São Paulo (state), Brazil |     |
| 2 | 52.44 miles (84.40 km) NW | Viracopos–Campinas International Airport (VCP) | Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil | |
| 3 | 53.49 miles (86.08 km) W | Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport (SOD) | Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 4 | 56.85 miles (91.49 km) ENE | São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport (SJK) | São José dos Campos, Brazil | |
| 5 | 60.25 miles (96.96 km) NNW | Campo dos Amarais State Airport (CPQ) | Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 6 | 144.66 miles (232.81 km) NNW | Mário Pereira Lopes State Airport (QSC) | São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 7 | 157.43 miles (253.36 km) NW | Bartolomeu de Gusmão State Airport (AQA) | Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 8 | 159.71 miles (257.02 km) NNE | Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG) | Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 9 | 176.37 miles (283.84 km) WNW | Bauru State Airport (BAU) | Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 10 | 186.32 miles (299.84 km) NNW | Dr. Leite Lopes State Airport (RAO) | Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 11 | 192.48 miles (309.77 km) ENE | Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ) | Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 12 | 200.77 miles (323.10 km) W | Avelino Vieira Airport (AAG) | Arapoti, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 13 | 203.28 miles (327.15 km) SW | Bacacheri Airport (BFH) | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 14 | 205.85 miles (331.28 km) SW | Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB) | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 15 | 214.84 miles (345.75 km) NNW | Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (FRC) | Franca, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,235.37 miles (19,690.87 km) NE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,232.68 miles (19,686.54 km) NE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 12,049.23 miles (19,391.31 km) NNE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 4 | 12,040.23 miles (19,376.82 km) ENE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 5 | 12,038.10 miles (19,373.40 km) ENE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 6 | 12,035.58 miles (19,369.34 km) NNE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 7 | 12,028.83 miles (19,358.48 km) ENE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 8 | 12,018.98 miles (19,342.63 km) ENE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 9 | 12,003.50 miles (19,317.72 km) ENE | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 10 | 11,941.45 miles (19,217.85 km) NNE | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 11 | 11,927.62 miles (19,195.60 km) W | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 12 | 11,923.41 miles (19,188.82 km) E | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 13 | 11,913.67 miles (19,173.15 km) E | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 14 | 11,856.74 miles (19,081.53 km) E | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 11,855.08 miles (19,078.86 km) N | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 59.85 miles (96.32 km) WNW | Kanas Airport (KJI) | Burqin County, Xinjiang, China | |
| 2 | 94.58 miles (152.22 km) SE | Fuyun Airport (FYN) | Fuyun, Xinjiang, China | |
| 3 | 120.21 miles (193.46 km) NE | Ölgii Airport (ULG) | Bayan-Ölgii Province, Mongolia | |
| 4 | 164.82 miles (265.24 km) E | Khovd Airport (HVD) | Khovd, Mongolia | |
| 5 | 216.77 miles (348.85 km) SW | Karamay Airport (KRY) | Karamay, Xinjiang, China | |
| 6 | 237.79 miles (382.68 km) NE | Ulaangom Airport (ULO) | Ulaangom, Uvs Province, Mongolia | |
| 7 | 267.15 miles (429.94 km) S | Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) | Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China | |
| 8 | 298.93 miles (481.08 km) NW | Oskemen Airport (UKK) | Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk), Kazakhstan | |
| 9 | 329.80 miles (530.77 km) S | Turpan Jiaohe Airport (TLQ) | Turpan, Xinjiang, China | |
| 10 | 339.13 miles (545.77 km) WSW | Bole Alashankou Airport (BPL) | Bole, Xinjiang, China | |
| 11 | 374.96 miles (603.44 km) SW | Nalati Airport (NLT) | Künes, Xinjiang, China | |
| 12 | 391.29 miles (629.71 km) NE | Kyzyl Airport (KYZ) | Kyzyl, Tuva, Russia | |
| 13 | 394.26 miles (634.50 km) E | Altai Airport (LTI) | Altai, Govi-Altai, Mongolia | |
| 14 | 398.04 miles (640.58 km) WNW | Semipalatinsk Airport (PLX) | Semey, Kazakhstan | |
| 15 | 417.32 miles (671.62 km) SW | Yining Airport (YIN) | Yining, Xinjiang, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,536.21 miles (18,565.69 km) W | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,533.44 miles (18,561.23 km) WSW | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 3 | 11,532.37 miles (18,559.51 km) WSW | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,522.80 miles (18,544.10 km) WSW | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,488.62 miles (18,489.09 km) W | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,485.87 miles (18,484.67 km) W | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,483.43 miles (18,480.75 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,475.85 miles (18,468.54 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,475.19 miles (18,467.48 km) W | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,464.39 miles (18,450.11 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,452.35 miles (18,430.73 km) W | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,449.15 miles (18,425.57 km) WSW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,444.87 miles (18,418.69 km) WSW | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,436.58 miles (18,405.35 km) WSW | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,416.74 miles (18,373.41 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |