Nonstop flight route between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico:
Departure Airport:
(22°48'35"S by 43°15'2"W)
Arrival Airport:
(25°46'41"N by 100°6'23"W)
Distance from GIG to MTY:
5,073.31 miles (8,164.69 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY), Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,073 miles (or 8,165 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 Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport and General Mariano Escobedo International 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 Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport and General Mariano Escobedo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GIG / SBGL |
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| Location: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°48'35"S by 43°15'2"W |
| Area Served: | Rio de Janeiro |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeroporto Rio de Janeiro and Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 28 feet (9 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GIG |
| More Information: | GIG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MTY / MMMY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°46'41"N by 100°6'23"W |
| Area Served: | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon |
| Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1280 feet (390 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MTY |
| More Information: | MTY Maps & Info |
Facts about Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG):
- During the year 1991, Passenger Terminal 1 underwent its first major renovation in preparation for the United Nations Earth Summit held in 1992.
- Viação 1001 operates bus 761-D from the airport to Niterói.
- Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport handled 17,115,368 passengers last year.
- Because of Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport's relatively low elevation of 28 feet, planes can take off or land at Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim 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.
- The closest airport to Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) is Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SE of GIG.
- At the end of the war, Santos Dumont Airport was unable to handle the increased tonnage of aircraft flying on international routes and number of passengers.
- Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) has 2 runways.
- Some of its facilities are shared with the Galeão Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.
- In addition to being known as "Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport", another name for GIG is "Aeroporto Internacional do Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim".
- The furthest airport from Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is nearly antipodal to Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (meaning Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2), and is located 12,117 miles (19,500 kilometers) away in Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan.
Facts about General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY):
- The airport serves as a hub for Aeroméxico Connect, Magnicharters, VivaAerobus with a secondary hub for Aeroméxico.
- The furthest airport from General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,306 miles (18,194 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "General Mariano Escobedo International Airport", another name for MTY is "Aeropuerto Internacional Mariano Escobedo".
- Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte, the airport company operating this airport, has its headquarters in the air cargo zone.
- The closest airport to General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY) is Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) WSW of MTY.
- General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.90 miles (14.33 km) SE | Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 31.00 miles (49.90 km) WSW | Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ) | Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 3 | 70.79 miles (113.93 km) N | Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport (JDF) | Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 4 | 75.46 miles (121.44 km) E | Cabo Frio International Airport (CFB) | Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 5 | 81.91 miles (131.82 km) E | Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC) | Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 6 | 89.75 miles (144.43 km) N | Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA) | Juiz de Fora, Brazil | |
| 7 | 100.12 miles (161.13 km) ENE | Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA) | Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 8 | 145.96 miles (234.89 km) ENE | Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport (CAW) | Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 9 | 165.34 miles (266.08 km) WNW | Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG) | Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 10 | 169.14 miles (272.20 km) W | São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport (SJK) | São José dos Campos, Brazil | |
| 11 | 189.99 miles (305.76 km) NE | Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil | |
| 12 | 209.27 miles (336.79 km) WSW | São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU) | Guarulhos (near São Paulo), São Paulo (state), Brazil | |
| 13 | 209.29 miles (336.81 km) NNW | Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU) | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | |
| 14 | 209.30 miles (336.84 km) NNW | Brigadeiro Cabral Airport (DIQ) | Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 15 | 223.48 miles (359.66 km) WSW | São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (CGH) | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,117.05 miles (19,500.46 km) WNW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,032.76 miles (19,364.80 km) ENE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 3 | 12,032.69 miles (19,364.69 km) ENE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 4 | 11,866.27 miles (19,096.87 km) NE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 5 | 11,851.38 miles (19,072.90 km) NE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 6 | 11,822.02 miles (19,025.64 km) ENE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 7 | 11,818.71 miles (19,020.31 km) ENE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 11,813.15 miles (19,011.38 km) ENE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 9 | 11,798.78 miles (18,988.25 km) ENE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 10 | 11,792.47 miles (18,978.10 km) NE | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 11 | 11,785.46 miles (18,966.81 km) ENE | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 12 | 11,731.17 miles (18,879.45 km) NNE | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 13 | 11,713.79 miles (18,851.47 km) NNE | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 14 | 11,701.19 miles (18,831.20 km) NNW | Hachijojima Airport (HAC) | Hachijojima (Hachijo Jima), Tokyo, Japan | |
| 15 | 11,700.19 miles (18,829.58 km) ENE | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 53.59 miles (86.25 km) WSW | Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW) | Saltillo, Mexico | |
| 2 | 117.24 miles (188.67 km) NW | Venustiano Carranza International Airport (LOV) | Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 3 | 117.82 miles (189.60 km) E | General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX) | Reynosa, Mexico | |
| 4 | 119.22 miles (191.86 km) ENE | McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE) | McAllen, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 119.74 miles (192.71 km) NNE | Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD) | Nuevo Laredo, Mexico | |
| 6 | 128.32 miles (206.51 km) NNE | Laredo International Airport (LRD) | Laredo, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 155.35 miles (250.02 km) ENE | Valley International Airport (HRL) | Harlingen, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 160.47 miles (258.25 km) SSE | General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport (CVM) | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| 9 | 160.59 miles (258.45 km) E | General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM) | Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| 10 | 166.92 miles (268.63 km) E | Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) | Brownsville, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 185.43 miles (298.42 km) NE | Naval Air Station Kingsville (NQI) | Kingsville, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 186.66 miles (300.40 km) NE | Alice International Airport (ALI) | Alice, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 192.94 miles (310.51 km) NNE | Cotulla–La Salle County Airport (COT) | Cotulla, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 198.61 miles (319.64 km) N | Piedras Negras International Airport (PDS) | Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 15 | 206.27 miles (331.95 km) W | Francisco Sarabia International AirportTorreón International Airport (TRC) | Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,305.53 miles (18,194.44 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,988.55 miles (17,684.32 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,979.81 miles (17,670.25 km) E | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,859.21 miles (17,476.16 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 5 | 10,856.34 miles (17,471.53 km) E | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,625.13 miles (17,099.45 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 7 | 10,564.53 miles (17,001.91 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 8 | 10,480.32 miles (16,866.39 km) SSE | Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) | Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 9 | 10,452.04 miles (16,820.88 km) SSE | Thimarafushi Airport (TMF) | Thimarafushi, Thaa Atoll, Maldives | |
| 10 | 10,445.87 miles (16,810.95 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,418.51 miles (16,766.92 km) E | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,416.97 miles (16,764.44 km) E | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,416.82 miles (16,764.20 km) E | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,388.01 miles (16,717.83 km) ESE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,385.88 miles (16,714.42 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |