Nonstop flight route between Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil and Basel, Switzerland:
Departure Airport:
(14°48'53"S by 39°1'59"W)
Arrival Airport:
(47°35'24"N by 7°31'45"E)
Distance from IOS to BSL:
5,179.18 miles (8,335.07 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS), Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil and EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), Basel, Switzerland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,179 miles (or 8,335 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IOS / SBIL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°48'53"S by 39°1'59"W |
| Area Served: | Ilhéus |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IOS |
| More Information: | IOS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BSL / LFSB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Basel, Switzerland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°35'24"N by 7°31'45"E |
| Area Served: | Basel, Switzerland Mulhouse, France Freiburg, Germany |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 885 feet (270 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BSL |
| More Information: | BSL Maps & Info |
Facts about Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS):
- In addition to being known as "Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport", another name for IOS is "Aeroporto de Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado".
- Because of Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado 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.
- Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport handled 502,390 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) is Porto Seguro Airport (BPS), which is located 112 miles (181 kilometers) S of IOS.
- The history of air transportation in Ilhéus is almost as old as the one of Brazil.
- The furthest airport from Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) is Guam International Airport (GUM), which is nearly antipodal to Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (meaning Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guam International Airport), and is located 12,164 miles (19,576 kilometers) away in Hagåtña, Guam.
- Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is located 3 km from downtown Ilhéus.
Facts about EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL):
- The furthest airport from EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (meaning EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,113 miles (19,493 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In 1946 talks resumed and it was agreed that an airport would be built 4 kilometres north of Blotzheim, France.
- EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg", other names for BSL include "Aéroport de Bâle-Mulhouse", "Flughafen Basel-Mülhausen" and "BSL, MLH".
- EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg handled 5,880,771 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (MLH), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of BSL.
- Plans for the construction of a joint Swiss-French airport started in the 1930s, but were halted by the Second World War.
- Because of EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg's relatively low elevation of 885 feet, planes can take off or land at EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg 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.
- From 2007 until 2009, Ryanair also flew to the airport.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 112.18 miles (180.54 km) S | Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) | Porto Seguro, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 122.25 miles (196.74 km) W | Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) | Vitória da Conquista, Brazil | |
| 3 | 140.08 miles (225.44 km) NNE | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 4 | 220.37 miles (354.66 km) NW | Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) | Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 5 | 252.20 miles (405.87 km) W | Guanambi Airport (GNM) | Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 6 | 295.69 miles (475.87 km) NNE | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 7 | 312.22 miles (502.47 km) WNW | Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ) | Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 8 | 343.00 miles (552.00 km) SW | Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR) | Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 9 | 344.17 miles (553.88 km) WSW | Montes Claros/Mário Ribeiro Airport (MOC) | Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 10 | 359.90 miles (579.20 km) W | Januária Airport (JNA) | Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 11 | 377.71 miles (607.86 km) NW | Barra Airport (BQQ) | Barra, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 12 | 385.02 miles (619.64 km) SSW | Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX) | Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil | |
| 13 | 390.92 miles (629.12 km) NNW | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 14 | 394.28 miles (634.54 km) SW | Usiminas Airport (IPN) | Ipatinga / Santana do Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 15 | 426.76 miles (686.80 km) NNE | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,164.19 miles (19,576.32 km) WNW | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |
| 2 | 12,158.33 miles (19,566.89 km) WNW | Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) | Agana, Guam | |
| 3 | 12,147.37 miles (19,549.25 km) W | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 4 | 12,125.89 miles (19,514.68 km) W | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 5 | 12,118.20 miles (19,502.30 km) W | Saipan International Airport (SPN) | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 6 | 12,096.15 miles (19,466.82 km) NNE | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 7 | 12,021.07 miles (19,345.98 km) NNE | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 8 | 11,762.91 miles (18,930.52 km) NE | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 9 | 11,747.57 miles (18,905.83 km) N | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 10 | 11,541.88 miles (18,574.81 km) WNW | Chuuk International Airport (TKK) | Weno, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 11 | 11,449.72 miles (18,426.49 km) NE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 12 | 11,447.20 miles (18,422.43 km) NE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 13 | 11,371.47 miles (18,300.57 km) ENE | Sayak Airport (SOS) | Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 14 | 11,367.34 miles (18,293.91 km) NW | Minamitorishima Air Field (MUS) | Minami-Tori-shima, Japan | |
| 15 | 11,361.39 miles (18,284.34 km) ENE | Tandag Airport (TDG) | Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 0.00 miles (0.00 km) N | EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (MLH) | Mulhouse, France | |
| 2 | 35.15 miles (56.56 km) WSW | Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome (XMF) | Montbéliard, France | |
| 3 | 36.80 miles (59.23 km) NNW | Colmar - Houssen Airport (CMR) | Colmar / Houssen, France | |
| 4 | 46.85 miles (75.40 km) S | Bern Airport (BRN) | Bern, Switzerland | |
| 5 | 48.37 miles (77.84 km) E | Zurich Airport (ZRH) | Zürich, Switzerland | |
| 6 | 49.89 miles (80.29 km) SE | Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML) | Emmen, Lucerne, Switzerland | |
| 7 | 55.58 miles (89.45 km) NNE | Black Forest Airport (LHA) | Lahr, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 8 | 65.95 miles (106.14 km) N | Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) | Strasbourg, France | |
| 9 | 72.78 miles (117.12 km) WSW | Besançon - La Vèze Aerodrome (QBQ) | Besançon / La Vèze, France | |
| 10 | 83.99 miles (135.17 km) SSW | Lausanne Airport (QLS) | Lausanne, Switzerland | |
| 11 | 84.58 miles (136.12 km) NW | Épinal - Mirecourt Airport (EPL) | Juvaincourt, Vosges, France | |
| 12 | 86.02 miles (138.43 km) NNE | Baden Airpark (FKB) | Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 13 | 92.47 miles (148.81 km) E | Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) | Friedrichshafen, Bodensee, Germany | |
| 14 | 95.05 miles (152.97 km) E | St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (ACH) | Altenrhein, Switzerland | |
| 15 | 95.17 miles (153.16 km) S | Sion Airport (SIR) | Sion, Switzerland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,112.53 miles (19,493.17 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,693.13 miles (18,818.22 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,676.10 miles (18,790.81 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,670.11 miles (18,781.18 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,664.70 miles (18,772.47 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,663.65 miles (18,770.78 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,661.60 miles (18,767.47 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,659.28 miles (18,763.74 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,655.51 miles (18,757.68 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,645.89 miles (18,742.20 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,638.30 miles (18,729.98 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,632.46 miles (18,720.58 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,623.00 miles (18,705.36 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,621.94 miles (18,703.66 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,610.24 miles (18,684.83 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |