Nonstop flight route between Dhaka, Bangladesh and Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(23°50'34"N by 90°24'2"E)
Arrival Airport:
(22°20'44"S by 41°45'50"W)
Distance from DAC to MEA:
9,409.33 miles (15,142.82 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC), Dhaka, Bangladesh and Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA), Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,409 miles (or 15,143 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 Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and Benedito Lacerda 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 Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and Benedito Lacerda Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DAC / VGHS |
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| Location: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°50'34"N by 90°24'2"E |
| Area Served: | Dhaka |
| Operator/Owner: | Bangladesh Government |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DAC |
| More Information: | DAC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEA / SBME |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°20'44"S by 41°45'50"W |
| Area Served: | Macaé |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MEA |
| More Information: | MEA Maps & Info |
Facts about Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC):
- After independence, the government of Bangladesh restarted works abandoned by the previous contractors and consultants during the war.
- In addition to being known as "Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport", other names for DAC include "Shah Jalal International Airport", "হজরত শাহজালাল আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর" and "Hôjrot Shahjalal Antorjatik Bimanbôndor".
- The closest airport to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) is Agartala Airport (IXA), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) E of DAC.
- Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Biman Boeing 737-800 at the tarmac.
- The furthest airport from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,319 miles (18,216 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
- Because of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Hazrat Shahjalal International 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.
- On 6 December 2011, ZA006, a Boeing 787 stopped for fuel at Shahjalal International Airport during a distance, speed, and endurance record attempt.
- The airport has been set up and upgraded with technology and instruments worth BDT 70 million up to the 2nd quarter of 2012, by the CAAB.
- National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines is the ground handling provider of the airport.
Facts about Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA):
- Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA) is Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) SSW of MEA.
- Benedito Lacerda Airport handled 442,983 passengers last year.
- The airport is located 6 km from downtown Macaé.
- In addition to being known as "Benedito Lacerda Airport", another name for MEA is "Aeroporto Benedito Lacerda".
- The furthest airport from Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is nearly antipodal to Benedito Lacerda Airport (meaning Benedito Lacerda Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2), and is located 12,179 miles (19,600 kilometers) away in Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan.
- Because of Benedito Lacerda Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Benedito Lacerda 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.
- Benedito Lacerda Airport is the airport serving Macaé, Brazil.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 53.28 miles (85.75 km) E | Agartala Airport (IXA) | Agartala, India |     |
| 2 | 72.25 miles (116.28 km) S | Barisal Airport (BZL) | Barisal, Bangladesh | |
| 3 | 77.47 miles (124.68 km) ENE | Khowai Airport (IXN) | Khowai, India | |
| 4 | 90.79 miles (146.12 km) WSW | Jessore Airport (JSR) | Jessore, Bangladesh | |
| 5 | 91.44 miles (147.16 km) ENE | Kamalpur Airport (IXQ) | Kamalpur, India | |
| 6 | 106.33 miles (171.12 km) ENE | Kailashahar Airport (IXH) | Kailashahar, India | |
| 7 | 119.75 miles (192.72 km) WNW | Shah Makhdum Airport (RJH) | Rajshahi, Bangladesh | |
| 8 | 120.44 miles (193.83 km) NE | MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL) | Sylhet, Bangladesh | |
| 9 | 140.29 miles (225.77 km) E | Lengpui Airport (AJL) | Aizawl, India | |
| 10 | 142.07 miles (228.63 km) SE | Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP) | Chittagong, Bangladesh | |
| 11 | 148.74 miles (239.37 km) WSW | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) | Dum Dum (near Kolkata), India | |
| 12 | 153.74 miles (247.42 km) NNW | Lalmonirhat Airport (LLJ) | Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh | |
| 13 | 157.15 miles (252.91 km) WNW | Malda Airport (LDA) | Malda, India | |
| 14 | 161.78 miles (260.36 km) N | Rupsi Airport (RUP) | Rupsi, Meghalaya, India | |
| 15 | 162.13 miles (260.93 km) NW | Saidpur Airport (SPD) | Saidpur, Bangladesh | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,318.96 miles (18,216.05 km) SW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 2 | 11,299.58 miles (18,184.87 km) WSW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 3 | 11,280.40 miles (18,154.00 km) SW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 4 | 11,237.11 miles (18,084.34 km) WSW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,229.51 miles (18,072.10 km) WSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,225.05 miles (18,064.93 km) W | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,218.79 miles (18,054.85 km) WSW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,209.02 miles (18,039.12 km) W | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,190.54 miles (18,009.38 km) SW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 10 | 11,188.46 miles (18,006.04 km) WSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 11 | 11,188.46 miles (18,006.04 km) WSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 12 | 11,185.75 miles (18,001.67 km) SW | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 13 | 11,185.18 miles (18,000.75 km) WSW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,184.62 miles (17,999.86 km) WSW | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 15 | 11,180.96 miles (17,993.97 km) ESE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.76 miles (51.12 km) SSW | Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC) | Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 2 | 44.30 miles (71.30 km) SSW | Cabo Frio International Airport (CFB) | Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 3 | 53.27 miles (85.73 km) NNE | Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport (CAW) | Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 4 | 97.36 miles (156.69 km) WSW | Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 5 | 100.12 miles (161.13 km) WSW | Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 6 | 107.09 miles (172.34 km) WNW | Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA) | Juiz de Fora, Brazil | |
| 7 | 110.64 miles (178.05 km) WNW | Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport (JDF) | Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 8 | 110.65 miles (178.08 km) NNE | Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil | |
| 9 | 131.10 miles (210.99 km) WSW | Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ) | Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 10 | 172.78 miles (278.06 km) NNE | Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX) | Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil | |
| 11 | 204.08 miles (328.44 km) NNW | Usiminas Airport (IPN) | Ipatinga / Santana do Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 12 | 222.61 miles (358.25 km) NW | Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU) | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | |
| 13 | 235.89 miles (379.63 km) NW | Tancredo Neves/Confins International Airport (CNF) | Confins (near Belo Horizonte), Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 14 | 238.73 miles (384.19 km) N | Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR) | Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 15 | 243.37 miles (391.66 km) WNW | Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG) | Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,178.66 miles (19,599.61 km) NW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 2 | 11,935.35 miles (19,208.04 km) ENE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 11,935.03 miles (19,207.52 km) ENE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 4 | 11,774.11 miles (18,948.55 km) NE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 5 | 11,759.08 miles (18,924.36 km) NE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 6 | 11,737.31 miles (18,889.33 km) NW | Saipan International Airport (SPN) | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 7 | 11,736.25 miles (18,887.62 km) NW | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 8 | 11,722.52 miles (18,865.51 km) ENE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 11,719.01 miles (18,859.87 km) ENE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 10 | 11,714.12 miles (18,852.00 km) ENE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 11 | 11,710.23 miles (18,845.75 km) NE | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 12 | 11,709.06 miles (18,843.86 km) NW | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 13 | 11,698.97 miles (18,827.62 km) ENE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 14 | 11,688.83 miles (18,811.30 km) NW | Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) | Agana, Guam | |
| 15 | 11,688.15 miles (18,810.21 km) NW | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |