Nonstop flight route between Elcho Island, Northern Territory, Australia and Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(12°1'11"S by 135°34'11"E)
Arrival Airport:
(2°45'23"S by 42°48'20"W)
Distance from ELC to BRB:
11,409.77 miles (18,362.21 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Elcho Island Airport (ELC), Elcho Island, Northern Territory, Australia and Barreirinhas Airport (BRB), Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,410 miles (or 18,362 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 Elcho Island Airport and Barreirinhas 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 Elcho Island Airport and Barreirinhas Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELC / YELD |
| Airport Name: | Elcho Island Airport |
| Location: | Elcho Island, Northern Territory, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°1'11"S by 135°34'11"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Marthakal Yolngu Airline |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 101 feet (31 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ELC |
| More Information: | ELC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRB / SBRR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°45'23"S by 42°48'20"W |
| Area Served: | Barreirinhas |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BRB |
| More Information: | BRB Maps & Info |
Facts about Elcho Island Airport (ELC):
- The furthest airport from Elcho Island Airport (ELC) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is located 11,701 miles (18,831 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.
- Because of Elcho Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 101 feet, planes can take off or land at Elcho Island 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 closest airport to Elcho Island Airport (ELC) is Lake Evella Airport (LEL), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) SSE of ELC.
- Elcho Island Airport (ELC) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Barreirinhas Airport (BRB):
- Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) E of BRB.
- Because of Barreirinhas Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Barreirinhas 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 Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) is Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK), which is nearly antipodal to Barreirinhas Airport (meaning Barreirinhas Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Frans Kaisiepo Airport), and is located 12,154 miles (19,560 kilometers) away in Biak, Indonesia.
- Because of technical and legal problems related to the construction of a second runway, the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil does not authorize official operations at this facility.
- In addition to being known as "Barreirinhas Airport", another name for BRB is "Aeroporto de Barreirinhas".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 36.66 miles (59.00 km) SSE | Lake Evella Airport (LEL) | Gapuwiyak (Lake Evella), Northern Territory, Australia |     |
| 2 | 45.99 miles (74.02 km) W | Milingimbi Airport (MGT) | Milingimbi Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 3 | 90.30 miles (145.33 km) W | Maningrida Airport (MNG) | Maningrida, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 4 | 147.77 miles (237.81 km) SSE | Groote Eylandt Airport (GTE) | Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 5 | 185.97 miles (299.29 km) WSW | Jabiru Airport (JAB) | Jabiru, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 6 | 217.11 miles (349.40 km) WNW | Croker Island Airport (CKI) | Croker Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 7 | 283.94 miles (456.96 km) S | Borroloola Airport (BOX) | Borroloola, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 8 | 307.60 miles (495.04 km) S | McArthur River Mine Airport (MCV) | McArthur River, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 9 | 318.10 miles (511.93 km) W | Darwin International Airport (DRW) | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 10 | 335.13 miles (539.34 km) W | Bathurst Island Airport (BRT) | Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 11 | 335.15 miles (539.37 km) W | Snake Bay Airport (SNB) | Milikapiti, Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 12 | 350.69 miles (564.39 km) W | Garden Point Airport (GPN) | Pirlangimpi, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 13 | 408.76 miles (657.83 km) NE | Mopah Airport (MKQ) | Merauke, Papua, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 420.76 miles (677.15 km) NNW | Benjina-Nangasuri Airport (BJK) | Benjina, Muluku, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 424.71 miles (683.50 km) ESE | Aurukun Airport (AUU) | Aurukun, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,701.28 miles (18,831.34 km) NE | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 2 | 11,641.25 miles (18,734.73 km) ENE | Albina Airstrip (ABN) | Albina, Suriname | |
| 3 | 11,601.70 miles (18,671.08 km) NE | Saül Airport (XAU) | Saül, French Guiana | |
| 4 | 11,586.59 miles (18,646.77 km) ENE | Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG) | Paramaribo, Suriname | |
| 5 | 11,573.69 miles (18,626.01 km) ENE | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) | Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname | |
| 6 | 11,572.77 miles (18,624.52 km) NE | Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip (SMZ) | Stoelmans Eiland, Suriname | |
| 7 | 11,561.90 miles (18,607.03 km) NE | Maripasoula Airport (MPY) | Maripasoula, French Guiana | |
| 8 | 11,549.25 miles (18,586.67 km) NE | Drietabbetje Airstrip (DRJ) | Drietabbetje, Suriname | |
| 9 | 11,520.57 miles (18,540.51 km) ENE | Totness Airstrip (TOT) | Totness, Coronie, Suriname | |
| 10 | 11,519.39 miles (18,538.61 km) NE | Laduani Airstrip (LDO) | Ladouanie, Suriname | |
| 11 | 11,510.58 miles (18,524.44 km) NE | Botopasi Airstrip (BTO) | Botopasi, Suriname | |
| 12 | 11,500.13 miles (18,507.62 km) NE | Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE) | Djumu (Djoemoe), Suriname | |
| 13 | 11,498.81 miles (18,505.50 km) ENE | Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) | Wageningen, Suriname | |
| 14 | 11,492.71 miles (18,495.68 km) NNE | Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) | Macapá, Amapá, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,490.39 miles (18,491.94 km) NE | Cayana Airstrip (AAJ) | Awaradam, Suriname | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 74.86 miles (120.47 km) E | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 2 | 99.41 miles (159.98 km) W | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 3 | 159.21 miles (256.22 km) S | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 4 | 303.09 miles (487.78 km) ESE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 5 | 373.52 miles (601.11 km) WSW | Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport (IMP) | Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 6 | 403.01 miles (648.58 km) WNW | Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) | Belém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 7 | 411.34 miles (661.98 km) ESE | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 8 | 472.22 miles (759.97 km) WSW | João Correa da Rocha Airport (MAB) | Marabá, Pará, Brazil | |
| 9 | 481.31 miles (774.59 km) SSE | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 10 | 485.12 miles (780.73 km) SW | Araguaína Airport (AUX) | Araguaína, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| 11 | 547.25 miles (880.71 km) WSW | Carajás Airport (CKS) | Carajás, Pará, Brazil | |
| 12 | 564.27 miles (908.11 km) ESE | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 13 | 568.65 miles (915.14 km) ESE | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 14 | 575.81 miles (926.68 km) S | Barra Airport (BQQ) | Barra, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 15 | 577.20 miles (928.91 km) WSW | Xinguara Airport (XIG) | Xinguara, Pará, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,153.99 miles (19,559.90 km) NNE | Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) | Biak, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,135.42 miles (19,530.02 km) NNE | Kornasoren Airport (FOO) | Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,104.05 miles (19,479.53 km) NE | Rendani Airport (MKW) | Manokwari, Irian Jaya, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,069.90 miles (19,424.57 km) NE | Anggi Airport (AGD) | Anggi, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,069.73 miles (19,424.30 km) NNE | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 6 | 12,050.99 miles (19,394.14 km) NNW | Batom Airport (BXM) | Batom, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,045.14 miles (19,384.72 km) SSW | Dabra Airport (DRH) | Dabra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,012.70 miles (19,332.52 km) NE | Ayawasi Airport (AYW) | Ayawasi, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,002.71 miles (19,316.44 km) NNW | Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) | Jayapura, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,986.80 miles (19,290.84 km) NE | Babo Airport (BXB) | Babo, Western New Guinea, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,978.39 miles (19,277.31 km) SSW | Bokondini Airport (BUI) | Bokondini, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,971.68 miles (19,266.50 km) S | Enarotali Airport (EWI) | Enarotali, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,966.96 miles (19,258.91 km) N | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 14 | 11,955.23 miles (19,240.03 km) SSW | Apalapsili Airport (AAS) | Apalapsili, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,932.97 miles (19,204.21 km) S | Mozes Kilangin Airport (TIM) | Timika, Papua, Indonesia | |