Nonstop flight route between Hamburg / Fuhlsbüttel, Germany and Rio Grande, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(53°37'49"N by 9°59'27"E)
Arrival Airport:
(32°4'54"S by 52°9'47"W)
Distance from HAM to RIG:
6,987.20 miles (11,244.78 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hamburg Airport (HAM), Hamburg / Fuhlsbüttel, Germany and Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), Rio Grande, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,987 miles (or 11,245 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 Hamburg Airport and Rio Grande Regional 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 Hamburg Airport and Rio Grande Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HAM / EDDH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Hamburg / Fuhlsbüttel, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°37'49"N by 9°59'27"E |
| Area Served: | Hamburg, Germany |
| Operator/Owner: | FHG Flughafen Hamburg GmbH |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 53 feet (16 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HAM |
| More Information: | HAM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RIG / SBRG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Rio Grande, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°4'54"S by 52°9'47"W |
| Area Served: | Rio Grande |
| Operator/Owner: | DAP |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RIG |
| More Information: | RIG Maps & Info |
Facts about Hamburg Airport (HAM):
- Hamburg Airport handled 13,502,939 passengers last year.
- The airport's shareholders are the City of Hamburg and Hochtief AirPort.
- Because of Hamburg Airport's relatively low elevation of 53 feet, planes can take off or land at Hamburg 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 Plaza hosts the central security check as well as shops, restaurants, lounges and other service-facilities.
- In addition to being known as "Hamburg Airport", another name for HAM is "Flughafen Hamburg".
- Hamburg Airport (HAM) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Hamburg Airport (HAM) is Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SW of HAM.
- In the 1960s discussions began with the aim of moving the airport to Heidmoor by Kaltenkirchen.
- The furthest airport from Hamburg Airport (HAM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,698 miles (18,826 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- During the British occupation, beginning in 1945, the airport was given its current name, Hamburg Airport.
Facts about Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG):
- Because of Rio Grande Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Rio Grande Regional 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 Grande Regional Airport (RIG) is Pelotas International Airport (PET), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NNW of RIG.
- In addition to being known as "Rio Grande Regional Airport", other names for RIG include "Aeroporto Regional de Rio Grande" and "SJRG".
- Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) is Fukue Airport (FUJ), which is nearly antipodal to Rio Grande Regional Airport (meaning Rio Grande Regional Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fukue Airport), and is located 12,366 miles (19,901 kilometers) away in Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.09 miles (14.62 km) SW | Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) | Hamburg, Germany |     |
| 2 | 32.13 miles (51.71 km) ENE | Lübeck Airport (LBC) | Lübeck (near Hamburg), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 3 | 52.14 miles (83.91 km) N | Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 4 | 55.27 miles (88.95 km) W | Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) | Nordholz, Germany | |
| 5 | 57.32 miles (92.25 km) NW | Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI) | Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 6 | 58.82 miles (94.66 km) W | Bremerhaven Airport (BRV) | Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany | |
| 7 | 63.95 miles (102.92 km) SW | Bremen Airport (BRE) | Bremen, Germany | |
| 8 | 71.81 miles (115.57 km) S | Celle Air Base (ZCN) | Celle, Germany | |
| 9 | 74.86 miles (120.47 km) E | Schwerin-Parchim Airport (SZW) | Parchim, Germany | |
| 10 | 81.80 miles (131.64 km) S | Hannover Airport (HAJ) | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 11 | 85.49 miles (137.59 km) W | Wangerooge Airport (AGE) | Wangerooge, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 12 | 92.53 miles (148.91 km) N | Sønderborg Airport (SGD) | Sønderborg, Denmark | |
| 13 | 92.83 miles (149.39 km) WNW | Heligoland Airport (HGL) | Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 14 | 94.29 miles (151.74 km) NE | Lolland Falster Airport (MRW) | Lolland Falster, Denmark | |
| 15 | 95.48 miles (153.67 km) ENE | Rostock–Laage Airport (RLG) | Rostock, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,698.09 miles (18,826.20 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,410.93 miles (18,364.07 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,400.88 miles (18,347.89 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,379.69 miles (18,313.79 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,375.25 miles (18,306.65 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,374.60 miles (18,305.59 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,369.81 miles (18,297.88 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,358.88 miles (18,280.30 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,358.79 miles (18,280.15 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,348.76 miles (18,264.01 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,337.94 miles (18,246.60 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,334.51 miles (18,241.08 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,322.14 miles (18,221.18 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,317.30 miles (18,213.39 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,316.56 miles (18,212.19 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.11 miles (43.63 km) NNW | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 2 | 121.67 miles (195.80 km) W | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 3 | 123.93 miles (199.45 km) WNW | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 144.15 miles (231.99 km) W | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 5 | 148.53 miles (239.03 km) WSW | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 155.75 miles (250.66 km) NNE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 7 | 187.21 miles (301.28 km) NNW | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 8 | 209.55 miles (337.24 km) WNW | Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) | Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 221.85 miles (357.03 km) W | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 255.42 miles (411.05 km) SW | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 265.25 miles (426.88 km) N | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 12 | 267.01 miles (429.71 km) WSW | Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) | Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 270.90 miles (435.98 km) NW | Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ) | Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 275.40 miles (443.22 km) NNW | João Batista Bos Filho Airport (IJU) | Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 15 | 281.67 miles (453.30 km) WNW | Artigas International Airport (ATI) | Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,366.01 miles (19,901.12 km) NW | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,324.89 miles (19,834.93 km) NE | Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport (JDG) | Jeju province, South Korea | |
| 3 | 12,310.91 miles (19,812.44 km) NE | Jeju International Airport (CJU) | Jeju, South Korea | |
| 4 | 12,302.72 miles (19,799.25 km) WNW | Nagasaki Airport (NGS) | Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 5 | 12,275.45 miles (19,755.38 km) WNW | Saga Airport (HSG) | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 6 | 12,275.39 miles (19,755.27 km) NW | Iki Airport (IKI) | Iki, Iki Island, Japan | |
| 7 | 12,266.84 miles (19,741.51 km) W | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 8 | 12,253.25 miles (19,719.64 km) WNW | Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 12,252.88 miles (19,719.05 km) NW | Fukuoka Airport (FUK) | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 10 | 12,233.64 miles (19,688.09 km) NNE | Mokpo Airport (MPK) | Mokpo, South Korea | |
| 11 | 12,233.00 miles (19,687.06 km) NW | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 12 | 12,228.61 miles (19,679.99 km) N | Sacheon Airport (HIN) | Sacheon, South Korea | |
| 13 | 12,224.65 miles (19,673.62 km) W | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 14 | 12,219.53 miles (19,665.39 km) NW | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 15 | 12,218.28 miles (19,663.36 km) NNE | Gwangju Airport (KWJ) | Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea | |