Nonstop flight route between Hudson, New York, United States and Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Columbia County Airport (HCC), Hudson, New York, United States and Santa Maria Airport (RIA), Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,135 miles (or 8,265 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 Columbia County Airport and Santa Maria 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 Columbia County Airport and Santa Maria Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Columbia County Airport (HCC):

• Richmor Aviation, a flight school, operates out of Columbia County Airport.
• The closest airport to Columbia County Airport (HCC) is Walter J. Koladza Airport (GBR), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) ESE of HCC.
• Columbia County Airport is a county-owned public use airport in Columbia County, New York, United States.
• Columbia County Airport (HCC) currently has only 1 runway.
• Columbia County Airport covers an area of 260 acres at an elevation of 198 feet above mean sea level.
• Final approach for runway 21 is directly over a golf course immediately to the north, and pilots should take caution on arrival and departure to avoid golfers.
• The furthest airport from Columbia County Airport (HCC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,687 miles (18,809 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Columbia County Airport's relatively low elevation of 198 feet, planes can take off or land at Columbia County 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 addition to being known as "Columbia County Airport", another name for HCC is "1B1".

Facts about Santa Maria Airport (RIA):

• In addition to being known as "Santa Maria Airport", another name for RIA is "Aeroporto de Santa Maria".
• 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 closest airport to Santa Maria Airport (RIA) is João Batista Bos Filho Airport (IJU), which is located 93 miles (150 kilometers) N of RIA.
• Santa Maria Airport (RIA) has 2 runways.
• 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.
• 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.