Nonstop flight route between Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China and Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(43°25'36"N by 112°5'53"E)
Arrival Airport:
(29°42'38"S by 53°41'31"W)
Distance from ERL to RIA:
11,207.66 miles (18,036.93 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (ERL), Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China and Santa Maria Airport (RIA), Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,208 miles (or 18,037 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ERL / ZBER |
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| Location: | Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°25'36"N by 112°5'53"E |
| Area Served: | Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from ERL |
| More Information: | ERL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RIA / SBSM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°42'38"S by 53°41'31"W |
| Area Served: | Santa Maria |
| Operator/Owner: | Brazilian Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 289 feet (88 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RIA |
| More Information: | RIA Maps & Info |
Facts about Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (ERL):
- In addition to being known as "Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport", other names for ERL include "二连浩特赛乌苏国际机场" and "Èrliánhàotè Sàiwūsū Guójì Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (ERL) is Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET), which is located 178 miles (287 kilometers) S of ERL.
- The furthest airport from Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (ERL) is Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL), which is nearly antipodal to Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (meaning Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport), and is located 12,304 miles (19,802 kilometers) away in Trelew, Chubut, Argentina.
Facts about Santa Maria Airport (RIA):
- Because of Santa Maria Airport's relatively low elevation of 289 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Maria 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.
- In 1944 the President of Brazil Getúlio Vargas allocated an area of 4 million square meters near Santa Maria with the purpose of building an aerodrome.
- The furthest airport from Santa Maria Airport (RIA) is Aguni Airport (AGJ), which is nearly antipodal to Santa Maria Airport (meaning Santa Maria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aguni Airport), and is located 12,214 miles (19,656 kilometers) away in Aguni, Japan.
- The closest airport to Santa Maria Airport (RIA) is João Batista Bos Filho Airport (IJU), which is located 93 miles (150 kilometers) N of RIA.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Maria Airport", another name for RIA is "Aeroporto de Santa Maria".
- Since 1971, with the creation of the Santa Maria Air Force Base, civil and military facilities are shared.
- Santa Maria Airport (RIA) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 178.49 miles (287.24 km) S | Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET) | Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China |     |
| 2 | 196.11 miles (315.61 km) ENE | Xilinhot Airport (XIL) | Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 3 | 225.56 miles (363.00 km) SSW | Baotou Airport (BAV) | Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 4 | 235.73 miles (379.37 km) SE | Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport (ZQZ) | Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China | |
| 5 | 243.28 miles (391.51 km) SSE | Datong Yungang Airport (DAT) | Datong, Shanxi, China | |
| 6 | 295.34 miles (475.30 km) SSW | Ordos Ejin Horo Airport (DSN) | Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 7 | 326.92 miles (526.12 km) SE | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) | Beijing, People's Republic of China | |
| 8 | 328.50 miles (528.66 km) WNW | Mandalgovi Airport (MXW) | Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia | |
| 9 | 335.32 miles (539.65 km) SE | Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY) | Beijing, China | |
| 10 | 347.69 miles (559.55 km) NNE | Choibalsan Airport (COQ) | Choibalsan, Mongolia | |
| 11 | 354.64 miles (570.74 km) E | Chifeng Airport (CIF) | Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 12 | 371.20 miles (597.38 km) SW | Wuhai Airport (WUA) | Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 13 | 380.54 miles (612.41 km) SSE | Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) | Shijiazhuang, China | |
| 14 | 393.41 miles (633.14 km) S | Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN) | Taiyuan, Shanxi, China | |
| 15 | 397.62 miles (639.90 km) SE | Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS) | Tangshan, Hebei, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,304.36 miles (19,801.89 km) W | Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) | Trelew, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,288.17 miles (19,775.84 km) WSW | El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,280.30 miles (19,763.17 km) SSE | Maquinchao Airport (MQD) | Maquinchao, Río Negro Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,272.43 miles (19,750.51 km) S | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,269.38 miles (19,745.61 km) ESE | Esquel Airport (EQS) | Esquel, Chubut Province, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,268.09 miles (19,743.53 km) SSE | Ingeniero Jacobacci Airport (IGB) | Ingeniero Jacobacci, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,255.71 miles (19,723.61 km) SE | Alto Río Senguer Airport (ARR) | Alto Río Senguer, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,244.89 miles (19,706.18 km) ESE | El Maitén Airport (EMX) | El Maitén, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,225.86 miles (19,675.57 km) ESE | El Bolsón Airport (EHL) | El Bolsón, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,207.89 miles (19,646.65 km) SE | San Carlos de Bariloche Airport (BRC) | San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro Province, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,200.65 miles (19,635.00 km) SW | Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) | San Antonio Oeste, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,192.71 miles (19,622.21 km) E | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 13 | 12,183.43 miles (19,607.28 km) SE | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |
| 14 | 12,181.20 miles (19,603.69 km) SE | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 15 | 12,174.50 miles (19,592.90 km) SE | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 93.10 miles (149.84 km) N | João Batista Bos Filho Airport (IJU) | Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 2 | 102.82 miles (165.48 km) NNW | Sepé Tiaraju Airport (GEL) | Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 118.70 miles (191.04 km) SSW | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 130.56 miles (210.12 km) NE | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 132.14 miles (212.66 km) W | Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ) | Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 6 | 137.61 miles (221.46 km) SW | Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) | Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 149.90 miles (241.24 km) SSW | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 152.34 miles (245.16 km) E | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 9 | 160.41 miles (258.16 km) SSE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 165.66 miles (266.61 km) NNE | Erechim Airport (ERM) | Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 174.99 miles (281.62 km) WSW | Artigas International Airport (ATI) | Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 184.51 miles (296.94 km) S | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 187.21 miles (301.28 km) SSE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 14 | 188.73 miles (303.73 km) NNE | Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP) | Chapecó, Brazil | |
| 15 | 193.46 miles (311.35 km) SW | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,214.00 miles (19,656.48 km) NNW | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,212.99 miles (19,654.86 km) WNW | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 3 | 12,211.55 miles (19,652.53 km) NNW | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 4 | 12,199.80 miles (19,633.62 km) E | Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN) | Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China | |
| 5 | 12,197.94 miles (19,630.63 km) WNW | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 6 | 12,188.18 miles (19,614.93 km) NNW | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 7 | 12,184.76 miles (19,609.41 km) NNW | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 12,183.89 miles (19,608.02 km) NW | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 9 | 12,181.00 miles (19,603.37 km) N | Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport (JDG) | Jeju province, South Korea | |
| 10 | 12,180.58 miles (19,602.70 km) NNW | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 11 | 12,173.98 miles (19,592.07 km) N | Jeju International Airport (CJU) | Jeju, South Korea | |
| 12 | 12,172.43 miles (19,589.58 km) W | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 13 | 12,150.90 miles (19,554.94 km) ENE | Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) | Shanghai, People's Republic of China | |
| 14 | 12,146.08 miles (19,547.17 km) E | Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) | Ningbo, Zhejiang, China | |
| 15 | 12,137.78 miles (19,533.81 km) WNW | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |