Nonstop flight route between Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil and Santa Maria, Portugal:
Departure Airport:
(5°31'50"S by 47°27'29"W)
Arrival Airport:
(36°58'26"N by 25°10'15"W)
Distance from IMP to SMA:
3,269.95 miles (5,262.45 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport (IMP), Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil and Santa Maria Airport (SMA), Santa Maria, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,270 miles (or 5,262 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IMP / SBIZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°31'50"S by 47°27'29"W |
| Area Served: | Imperatriz |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 431 feet (131 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IMP |
| More Information: | IMP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMA / LPAZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Santa Maria, Portugal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°58'26"N by 25°10'15"W |
| Area Served: | Vila do Porto |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Portugal |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 308 feet (94 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SMA |
| More Information: | SMA Maps & Info |
Facts about Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport (IMP):
- In addition to being known as "Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport", another name for IMP is "Aeroporto de Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira".
- The closest airport to Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport (IMP) is João Correa da Rocha Airport (MAB), which is located 116 miles (187 kilometers) W of IMP.
- At the end of World War II, the first airport with a 1,200m x 30m earth runway was operational but it was subject to flooding during the rainy season.
- Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport handled 323,940 passengers last year.
- Because of Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport's relatively low elevation of 431 feet, planes can take off or land at Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira 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.
- Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport is the airport serving Imperatriz, Brazil.
- Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport (IMP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport (IMP) is Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR), which is nearly antipodal to Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport (meaning Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Roman Tmetuchl International Airport), and is located 12,250 miles (19,714 kilometers) away in Koror, Palau.
Facts about Santa Maria Airport (SMA):
- Transportes Aéreos Portugueses began lay-over flights to this airport on 7 December 1962, eventually inaugurating trans-Atlantic service between Santa Maria-New York and Santa Maria-Montreal.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Maria Airport", another name for SMA is "Aeroporto de Santa Maria".
- It was built in the context of the Second World War, by US troops in order to maintain supply lines to Europe, and inaugurated on 26 July 1945.
- Along with the airports in Lisbon, Porto, Faro, Flores, Horta, Ponta Delgada and Beja, the airport's concessions to provide support to civil aviation was conceded to ANA Aeroportos de Portugal on 18 December 1998, under provisions of decree 404/98.
- The closest airport to Santa Maria Airport (SMA) is João Paulo II Airport (PDL), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) NNW of SMA.
- The furthest airport from Santa Maria Airport (SMA) is Moruya Airport (MYA), which is nearly antipodal to Santa Maria Airport (meaning Santa Maria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Moruya Airport), and is located 12,166 miles (19,579 kilometers) away in Moruya, New South Wales, Australia.
- Santa Maria Airport handled 93,436 passengers last year.
- Because of Santa Maria Airport's relatively low elevation of 308 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.
- Santa Maria Airport (SMA) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 116.10 miles (186.84 km) W | João Correa da Rocha Airport (MAB) | Marabá, Pará, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 129.02 miles (207.64 km) SSW | Araguaína Airport (AUX) | Araguaína, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| 3 | 179.41 miles (288.73 km) WSW | Carajás Airport (CKS) | Carajás, Pará, Brazil | |
| 4 | 203.72 miles (327.86 km) WSW | Xinguara Airport (XIG) | Xinguara, Pará, Brazil | |
| 5 | 232.20 miles (373.69 km) SSW | Conceição do Araguaia Airport (CDJ) | Conceição do Araguaia, Pará, Brazil | |
| 6 | 294.97 miles (474.70 km) NNW | Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) | Belém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 7 | 301.12 miles (484.60 km) NE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 8 | 320.45 miles (515.72 km) E | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 9 | 334.55 miles (538.41 km) S | Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) | Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| 10 | 365.87 miles (588.81 km) WNW | Altamira Airport (ATM) | Altamira, Pará, Brazil | |
| 11 | 373.52 miles (601.11 km) ENE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 12 | 434.74 miles (699.65 km) ENE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 13 | 443.99 miles (714.53 km) SSW | Gurupi Airport (GRP) | Gurupi, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 14 | 459.13 miles (738.90 km) NNW | Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) | Macapá, Amapá, Brazil | |
| 15 | 478.19 miles (769.57 km) NW | Serra do Areão Airport (MEU) | Almeirim, Pará, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,249.70 miles (19,713.94 km) NW | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 2 | 12,019.23 miles (19,343.02 km) ENE | Melangguane Airport (MNA) | Melangguane, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 11,995.19 miles (19,304.34 km) ENE | Mati Airport (MXI) | Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines | |
| 4 | 11,981.04 miles (19,281.56 km) NNW | Rendani Airport (MKW) | Manokwari, Irian Jaya, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,972.24 miles (19,267.40 km) ENE | Bislig Airport (BPH) | Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 6 | 11,971.75 miles (19,266.62 km) N | Ayawasi Airport (AYW) | Ayawasi, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,968.64 miles (19,261.61 km) NW | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 8 | 11,961.93 miles (19,250.80 km) NNW | Kornasoren Airport (FOO) | Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,950.61 miles (19,232.59 km) ENE | Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO) | Davao City, Philippines | |
| 10 | 11,950.44 miles (19,232.32 km) N | Anggi Airport (AGD) | Anggi, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,937.19 miles (19,211.00 km) ENE | Naha Airport (NAH) | Tahuna, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,936.39 miles (19,209.72 km) ENE | Tandag Airport (TDG) | Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 13 | 11,923.70 miles (19,189.28 km) E | General Santos International Airport (GES) | General Santos City, Philippines | |
| 14 | 11,911.29 miles (19,169.31 km) NNW | Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK) | Biak, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,899.11 miles (19,149.71 km) NE | Sayak Airport (SOS) | Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 60.44 miles (97.26 km) NNW | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 2 | 161.94 miles (260.61 km) NW | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 209.34 miles (336.90 km) WNW | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 213.54 miles (343.67 km) NW | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 221.17 miles (355.94 km) WNW | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 366.19 miles (589.32 km) WNW | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 371.97 miles (598.63 km) WNW | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 560.01 miles (901.25 km) ESE | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 9 | 566.98 miles (912.46 km) ESE | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 10 | 719.25 miles (1,157.51 km) SE | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 11 | 771.87 miles (1,242.20 km) SE | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 12 | 778.68 miles (1,253.16 km) SE | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 13 | 793.97 miles (1,277.77 km) SE | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 14 | 844.99 miles (1,359.87 km) SE | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 15 | 869.00 miles (1,398.51 km) SE | Lanzarote Airport (ACE) | Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,166.03 miles (19,579.28 km) ESE | Moruya Airport (MYA) | Moruya, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,164.68 miles (19,577.11 km) E | Merimbula Airport (MIM) | Merimbula, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,155.61 miles (19,562.50 km) SE | Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) | Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,143.59 miles (19,543.17 km) SE | Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD) | Mascot (near Sydney), Australia | |
| 5 | 12,135.02 miles (19,529.37 km) SE | Bankstown Airport (BWU) | Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,128.04 miles (19,518.13 km) SE | Camden Aerodrome (CDU) | Camden, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,113.81 miles (19,495.24 km) ESE | Goulburn Airport (GUL) | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,112.40 miles (19,492.97 km) SE | Belmont Airport (BEO) | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 9 | 12,102.07 miles (19,476.35 km) ESE | Canberra Airport (CBR) | Canberra, Australia | |
| 10 | 12,101.93 miles (19,476.12 km) SSE | Newcastle Airport (NTL) | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 11 | 12,086.58 miles (19,451.41 km) SE | Cessnock Airport (CES) | Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 12 | 12,086.22 miles (19,450.83 km) SSE | Maitland Airport (MTL) | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 12,054.69 miles (19,400.10 km) SE | Bathurst Airport (BHS) | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 14 | 12,047.90 miles (19,389.17 km) E | Corryong Airport (CYG) | Corryong, Victoria, Australia | |
| 15 | 12,038.04 miles (19,373.30 km) SSE | Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ) | Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia | |