Nonstop flight route between Huslia, Alaska, United States and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(65°41'52"N by 156°21'5"W)
Arrival Airport:
(22°48'35"S by 43°15'2"W)
Distance from HSL to GIG:
8,301.11 miles (13,359.31 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Huslia Airport (HSL), Huslia, Alaska, United States and Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,301 miles (or 13,359 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HSL / PAHL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Huslia, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°41'52"N by 156°21'5"W |
| Area Served: | Huslia, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 213 feet (65 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HSL |
| More Information: | HSL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GIG / SBGL |
| Airport Names: |
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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 |
Facts about Huslia Airport (HSL):
- In addition to being known as "Huslia Airport", another name for HSL is "HLA".
- Huslia Airport (HSL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Huslia Airport (HSL) is Hughes Airport (HUS), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) ENE of HSL.
- Huslia Airport covers an area of 203 acres at an elevation of 220 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Huslia Airport's relatively low elevation of 213 feet, planes can take off or land at Huslia 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 furthest airport from Huslia Airport (HSL) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,247 miles (16,490 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
Facts about Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG):
- Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport handled 17,115,368 passengers last year.
- Some of its facilities are shared with the Galeão Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.
- One of the two TAP Maintenance & Engineering centers in Brazil is located at Galeão International Airport.
- The airport is located 20 km north of downtown Rio de Janeiro.
- Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) has 2 runways.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- As proof of the airport's prestige, the Concorde made its scheduled maiden-flight with Air France on January 21, 1976, flying from Paris – Charles de Gaulle to Galeão via Dakar.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 63.48 miles (102.17 km) ENE | Hughes Airport (HUS) | Hughes, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 68.58 miles (110.37 km) SSW | Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL) | Galena, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 69.37 miles (111.64 km) SW | Koyukuk Airport (KYU) | Koyukuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 71.75 miles (115.48 km) SSE | Ruby Airport (RBY) | Ruby, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 77.57 miles (124.84 km) ENE | Indian Mountain LRRS Airport (UTO) | Utopia Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 83.46 miles (134.32 km) SW | Nulato Airport (NUL) | Nulato, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 85.27 miles (137.22 km) N | Kobuk Airport (OBU) | Kobuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 85.27 miles (137.23 km) NNW | Shungnak Airport (SHG) | Shungnak, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 87.42 miles (140.68 km) N | Dahl Creek Airport (DCK) | Dahl Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 105.87 miles (170.38 km) NNW | Ambler Airport (ABL) | Ambler, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 118.07 miles (190.01 km) SW | Kaltag Airport (KAL) | Kaltag, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 119.12 miles (191.71 km) WNW | Selawik Airport (WLK) | Selawik, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 119.80 miles (192.80 km) ENE | Allakaket Airport (AET) | Allakaket, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 127.06 miles (204.49 km) ESE | Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport (TAL) | Tanana, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 137.05 miles (220.57 km) W | Buckland Airport (BKC) | Buckland, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,246.52 miles (16,490.14 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,244.13 miles (16,486.29 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,234.62 miles (16,470.99 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,211.84 miles (16,434.32 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,173.32 miles (16,372.33 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,099.72 miles (16,253.88 km) SE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 7 | 10,067.67 miles (16,202.30 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,013.06 miles (16,114.42 km) S | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 9,953.58 miles (16,018.69 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 9,952.01 miles (16,016.17 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 9,951.82 miles (16,015.86 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 9,945.31 miles (16,005.39 km) S | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 9,932.74 miles (15,985.16 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,929.28 miles (15,979.59 km) S | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 15 | 9,927.60 miles (15,976.88 km) S | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 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 | |