Nonstop flight route between Canouan Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and São Paulo, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(12°41'57"N by 61°20'33"W)
Arrival Airport:
(23°37'33"S by 46°39'23"W)
Distance from CIW to CGH:
2,698.91 miles (4,343.46 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Canouan Airport (CIW), Canouan Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (CGH), São Paulo, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,699 miles (or 4,343 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 Canouan Airport and São Paulo/Congonhas 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 Canouan Airport and São Paulo/Congonhas Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CIW / TVSC |
| Airport Name: | Canouan Airport |
| Location: | Canouan Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°41'57"N by 61°20'33"W |
| Area Served: | Canouan |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CIW |
| More Information: | CIW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CGH / SBSP |
| Airport Names: |
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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 |
Facts about Canouan Airport (CIW):
- Canouan Airport (CIW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Canouan Airport (CIW) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to Canouan Airport (meaning Canouan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,200 miles (19,633 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Canouan Airport (CIW) is Union Island Airport (UNI), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) SW of CIW.
- Because of Canouan Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Canouan 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.
Facts about São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (CGH):
- In addition to being known as "São Paulo/Congonhas Airport", another name for CGH is "Aeroporto de São Paulo/Congonhas".
- São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (CGH) has 2 runways.
- São Paulo/Congonhas Airport handled 17,119,530 passengers last year.
- 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 largest aircraft now operating at Congonhas are the Airbus A320, the Boeing 737-800 and the Fokker 100.
- On 31 August 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL164.7 million investment plan to up-grade Congonhas Airport focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Brazil, São Paulo being one of the venue cities.
- Its Runway 35L is known for its notorious accidents, such as TAM Flight 3054, as shown below in the "accidents" section.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.48 miles (13.65 km) SW | Union Island Airport (UNI) | Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |     |
| 2 | 17.02 miles (27.40 km) NE | Mustique Airport (MQS) | Mustique Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 3 | 17.67 miles (28.44 km) SSW | Lauriston Airport (CRU) | Carriacou Island, Grenada | |
| 4 | 20.70 miles (33.32 km) NNE | J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) | Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 5 | 32.02 miles (51.53 km) NNE | E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) | Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 6 | 56.59 miles (91.07 km) SSW | Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) | St. George's, Grenada | |
| 7 | 76.12 miles (122.50 km) NNE | Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) | Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia | |
| 8 | 94.25 miles (151.69 km) NNE | George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) | Castries, Saint Lucia | |
| 9 | 112.48 miles (181.01 km) SSE | A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB) | Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 10 | 127.28 miles (204.83 km) ENE | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 11 | 132.85 miles (213.79 km) N | Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique | |
| 12 | 145.37 miles (233.94 km) S | Piarco International Airport (POS) | Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 13 | 160.85 miles (258.85 km) SSW | Güiria Airport (GUI) | Guiria, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 182.26 miles (293.32 km) N | Canefield Airport (DCF) | Canefield, Dominica | |
| 15 | 191.60 miles (308.35 km) SW | General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP) | Carúpano, Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,199.63 miles (19,633.35 km) SSW | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,167.11 miles (19,581.02 km) SW | Tardamu Airport (SAU) | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,149.40 miles (19,552.52 km) S | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,133.97 miles (19,527.68 km) SSW | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,120.15 miles (19,505.44 km) SSE | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,116.61 miles (19,499.74 km) SSW | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,102.06 miles (19,476.32 km) SSE | Selaparang Airport (AMI) | Mataram, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,101.70 miles (19,475.75 km) SW | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,075.36 miles (19,433.37 km) SE | Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,065.77 miles (19,417.93 km) SW | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,065.76 miles (19,417.91 km) SW | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,055.01 miles (19,400.61 km) WSW | El Tari Airport (KOE) | Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,014.97 miles (19,336.17 km) SE | Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,003.02 miles (19,316.95 km) SSW | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,972.55 miles (19,267.91 km) SW | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 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 | |