Nonstop flight route between Karasburg, Namibia and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(28°1'59"S by 18°43'59"E)
Arrival Airport:
(22°54'37"S by 43°9'46"W)
Distance from KAS to SDU:
3,836.81 miles (6,174.73 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Karasburg Airport (KAS), Karasburg, Namibia and Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,837 miles (or 6,175 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 Karasburg Airport and Santos Dumont 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 Karasburg Airport and Santos Dumont Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KAS / FYKB |
| Airport Name: | Karasburg Airport |
| Location: | Karasburg, Namibia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°1'59"S by 18°43'59"E |
| Area Served: | Karasburg |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3265 feet (995 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KAS |
| More Information: | KAS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDU / SBRJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°54'37"S by 43°9'46"W |
| Area Served: | Rio de Janeiro |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SDU |
| More Information: | SDU Maps & Info |
Facts about Karasburg Airport (KAS):
- Karasburg Airport (KAS) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Karasburg Airport (KAS) is Aggeneys Airport (AGZ), which is located 86 miles (139 kilometers) S of KAS.
- The furthest airport from Karasburg Airport (KAS) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is nearly antipodal to Karasburg Airport (meaning Karasburg Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Princeville Airport), and is located 12,019 miles (19,342 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
Facts about Santos Dumont Airport (SDU):
- The furthest airport from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is nearly antipodal to Santos Dumont Airport (meaning Santos Dumont Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2), and is located 12,125 miles (19,513 kilometers) away in Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan.
- In 1934, in order to handle a growing amount of land operations, land was reclaimed from the sea to create the first runway of the airport with a length of 1,300 feet.
- In addition to being known as "Santos Dumont Airport", another name for SDU is "Aeroporto Santos Dumont".
- There are taxis available.
- Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) is Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NW of SDU.
- Santos Dumont Airport handled 9,204,603 passengers last year.
- Because of Santos Dumont Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Santos Dumont 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.
- Due to a fire that almost destroyed the main terminal in 1999, the passenger terminal building was closed for 6 months.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 86.39 miles (139.03 km) S | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa |     |
| 2 | 86.39 miles (139.03 km) S | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 3 | 110.04 miles (177.09 km) NNW | Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) | Keetmanshoop, Namibia | |
| 4 | 138.87 miles (223.49 km) WSW | Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) | Alexander Bay, South Africa | |
| 5 | 151.14 miles (243.24 km) SW | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 6 | 155.89 miles (250.89 km) E | Upington Airport (UTN) | Upington, South Africa | |
| 7 | 233.49 miles (375.77 km) WNW | Lüderitz Airport (LUD) | Luderitz, Namibia | |
| 8 | 288.80 miles (464.78 km) E | Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) | Kuruman, South Africa | |
| 9 | 336.61 miles (541.72 km) NE | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 10 | 370.23 miles (595.82 km) E | Kimberley Airport (KIM) | Kimberley, South Africa | |
| 11 | 382.12 miles (614.97 km) N | Gobabis Airport (GOG) | Gobabis, Namibia | |
| 12 | 388.51 miles (625.24 km) NNW | Eros Airport (ERS) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 13 | 391.37 miles (629.84 km) NNW | Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 14 | 410.22 miles (660.19 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 15 | 432.24 miles (695.62 km) NW | Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) | Walvis Bay, Namibia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,018.59 miles (19,342.01 km) NNW | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 12,011.29 miles (19,330.25 km) NNW | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 12,001.25 miles (19,314.09 km) NNW | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 12,000.22 miles (19,312.43 km) NNW | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,951.17 miles (19,233.49 km) NNW | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,941.18 miles (19,217.41 km) NNW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,930.66 miles (19,200.49 km) NNW | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,927.64 miles (19,195.63 km) NNW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,927.64 miles (19,195.63 km) NNW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,894.11 miles (19,141.67 km) NNW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,893.88 miles (19,141.30 km) NNW | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,869.46 miles (19,101.99 km) NNW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,867.30 miles (19,098.53 km) NNW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,857.74 miles (19,083.14 km) NNW | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,837.61 miles (19,050.74 km) NW | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.90 miles (14.33 km) NW | Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 2 | 35.44 miles (57.03 km) W | Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ) | Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 3 | 69.46 miles (111.79 km) E | Cabo Frio International Airport (CFB) | Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 4 | 76.88 miles (123.73 km) E | Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC) | Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 5 | 78.49 miles (126.32 km) N | Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport (JDF) | Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 6 | 96.54 miles (155.37 km) N | Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA) | Juiz de Fora, Brazil | |
| 7 | 97.36 miles (156.69 km) ENE | Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA) | Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 8 | 145.05 miles (233.43 km) NE | Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport (CAW) | Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 9 | 173.56 miles (279.32 km) W | São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport (SJK) | São José dos Campos, Brazil | |
| 10 | 173.68 miles (279.52 km) WNW | Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG) | Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 11 | 191.22 miles (307.74 km) NE | Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil | |
| 12 | 213.37 miles (343.38 km) W | São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU) | Guarulhos (near São Paulo), São Paulo (state), Brazil | |
| 13 | 217.30 miles (349.71 km) NNW | Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU) | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | |
| 14 | 218.11 miles (351.01 km) NNW | Brigadeiro Cabral Airport (DIQ) | Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 15 | 227.19 miles (365.63 km) WSW | São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (CGH) | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,125.10 miles (19,513.41 km) WNW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,031.76 miles (19,363.19 km) ENE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 12,031.66 miles (19,363.03 km) ENE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 4 | 11,866.89 miles (19,097.86 km) NE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 5 | 11,851.96 miles (19,073.83 km) NE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 6 | 11,819.86 miles (19,022.18 km) ENE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 7 | 11,816.37 miles (19,016.56 km) ENE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 11,811.34 miles (19,008.46 km) ENE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 9 | 11,796.33 miles (18,984.30 km) ENE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 10 | 11,794.98 miles (18,982.13 km) NE | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 11 | 11,783.35 miles (18,963.42 km) ENE | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 12 | 11,734.87 miles (18,885.40 km) NNE | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 13 | 11,717.03 miles (18,856.68 km) NNE | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 14 | 11,709.25 miles (18,844.17 km) NNW | Hachijojima Airport (HAC) | Hachijojima (Hachijo Jima), Tokyo, Japan | |
| 15 | 11,696.25 miles (18,823.25 km) ENE | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |