Nonstop flight route between Gafsa, Tunisia and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(34°25'18"N by 8°49'20"E)
Arrival Airport:
(22°54'37"S by 43°9'46"W)
Distance from GAF to SDU:
5,226.72 miles (8,411.57 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gafsa - Ksar International Airport (GAF), Gafsa, Tunisia and Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,227 miles (or 8,412 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 Gafsa - Ksar International Airport and Santos Dumont Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GAF / DTTF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Gafsa, Tunisia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°25'18"N by 8°49'20"E |
| Area Served: | Gafsa, Tunisia |
| Operator/Owner: | Tunisian Civil Aviation & Airports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 1060 feet (323 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GAF |
| More Information: | GAF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDU / SBRJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°54'37"S by 43°9'46"W |
| Area Served: | Rio de Janeiro |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SDU |
| More Information: | SDU Maps & Info |
Facts about Gafsa - Ksar International Airport (GAF):
- The closest airport to Gafsa - Ksar International Airport (GAF) is Gabès - Matmata International Airport (GAE), which is located 79 miles (127 kilometers) SE of GAF.
- Gafsa - Ksar International Airport (GAF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Gafsa - Ksar International Airport (GAF) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is located 11,768 miles (18,939 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Gafsa - Ksar International Airport", other names for GAF include "Aéroport international de Gafsa-Ksar" and "مطار قفصة قصر الدولي".
Facts about Santos Dumont Airport (SDU):
- All these bus services have their stops in front of the arrivals terminal and tickets can be bought in the bus while boarding.
- The furthest airport from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is nearly antipodal to Santos Dumont Airport (meaning Santos Dumont Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2), and is located 12,125 miles (19,513 kilometers) away in Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan.
- The airport is located adjacent to downtown Rio de Janeiro.
- Originally known as Calabouço Airport, the history of the airport can be traced back to the early 1930s.
- Over the years, the airport's main runway has been extended several times, first to 2,300 feet, then to 3,000 feet, and finally 4,340 feet.
- In addition to being known as "Santos Dumont Airport", another name for SDU is "Aeroporto Santos Dumont".
- Santos Dumont Airport handled 9,204,603 passengers last year.
- Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) is Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NW of SDU.
- Because of Santos Dumont Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Santos Dumont 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 78.76 miles (126.75 km) SE | Gabès - Matmata International Airport (GAE) | Gabès, Tunisia |     |
| 2 | 108.24 miles (174.20 km) ENE | Sfax–Thyna International Airport (SFA) | Sfax, Tunisia | |
| 3 | 117.88 miles (189.71 km) ESE | Djerba–Zarzis International Airport (DJE) | Djerba, Tunisia | |
| 4 | 132.69 miles (213.55 km) WSW | Guemar Airport (ELU) | El Oued, Algeria | |
| 5 | 143.02 miles (230.16 km) NE | Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR) | Monastir, Tunisia | |
| 6 | 146.19 miles (235.27 km) NE | Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport (NBE) | Enfidha, Tunisia | |
| 7 | 169.20 miles (272.31 km) WNW | Mostépha Ben Boulaid Airport (BLJ) | Batna, Algeria | |
| 8 | 175.71 miles (282.78 km) NNW | Rabah Bitat Airport (AAE) | Annaba, Algeria | |
| 9 | 176.77 miles (284.49 km) N | Tabarka–Ain Draham International Airport (TBJ) | Tabarka, Tunisia | |
| 10 | 177.25 miles (285.26 km) W | Biskra Ouakda Airport (BSK) | Biskra, Algeria | |
| 11 | 178.79 miles (287.74 km) NW | Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (CZL) | Constantine, Algeria | |
| 12 | 185.44 miles (298.44 km) NNE | Tunis–Carthage Airport (TUN) | Tunis / Carthage, Tunisia | |
| 13 | 198.69 miles (319.76 km) NNW | Skikda Airport (SKI) | Skikda, Algeria | |
| 14 | 202.28 miles (325.54 km) NNE | Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base (OIZ) | Bizerte, Tunisia | |
| 15 | 227.40 miles (365.96 km) ENE | Lampedusa Airport (LMP) | Lampedusa, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,767.90 miles (18,938.56 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,730.62 miles (18,878.56 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,729.48 miles (18,876.72 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,697.29 miles (18,824.92 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,695.77 miles (18,822.48 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,691.32 miles (18,815.30 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,674.47 miles (18,788.20 km) ESE | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,672.01 miles (18,784.24 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,671.87 miles (18,784.01 km) ESE | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,670.55 miles (18,781.89 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,669.95 miles (18,780.92 km) ESE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,648.22 miles (18,745.94 km) ESE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,640.15 miles (18,732.97 km) ESE | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,630.48 miles (18,717.39 km) ESE | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,614.97 miles (18,692.44 km) E | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.90 miles (14.33 km) NW | Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 2 | 35.44 miles (57.03 km) W | Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ) | Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 3 | 69.46 miles (111.79 km) E | Cabo Frio International Airport (CFB) | Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 4 | 76.88 miles (123.73 km) E | Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC) | Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 5 | 78.49 miles (126.32 km) N | Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport (JDF) | Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 6 | 96.54 miles (155.37 km) N | Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA) | Juiz de Fora, Brazil | |
| 7 | 97.36 miles (156.69 km) ENE | Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA) | Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 8 | 145.05 miles (233.43 km) NE | Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport (CAW) | Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 9 | 173.56 miles (279.32 km) W | São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport (SJK) | São José dos Campos, Brazil | |
| 10 | 173.68 miles (279.52 km) WNW | Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG) | Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 11 | 191.22 miles (307.74 km) NE | Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil | |
| 12 | 213.37 miles (343.38 km) W | São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU) | Guarulhos (near São Paulo), São Paulo (state), Brazil | |
| 13 | 217.30 miles (349.71 km) NNW | Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU) | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | |
| 14 | 218.11 miles (351.01 km) NNW | Brigadeiro Cabral Airport (DIQ) | Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 15 | 227.19 miles (365.63 km) WSW | São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (CGH) | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,125.10 miles (19,513.41 km) WNW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,031.76 miles (19,363.19 km) ENE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 12,031.66 miles (19,363.03 km) ENE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 4 | 11,866.89 miles (19,097.86 km) NE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 5 | 11,851.96 miles (19,073.83 km) NE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 6 | 11,819.86 miles (19,022.18 km) ENE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 7 | 11,816.37 miles (19,016.56 km) ENE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 11,811.34 miles (19,008.46 km) ENE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 9 | 11,796.33 miles (18,984.30 km) ENE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 10 | 11,794.98 miles (18,982.13 km) NE | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 11 | 11,783.35 miles (18,963.42 km) ENE | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 12 | 11,734.87 miles (18,885.40 km) NNE | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 13 | 11,717.03 miles (18,856.68 km) NNE | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 14 | 11,709.25 miles (18,844.17 km) NNW | Hachijojima Airport (HAC) | Hachijojima (Hachijo Jima), Tokyo, Japan | |
| 15 | 11,696.25 miles (18,823.25 km) ENE | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |