Nonstop flight route between Kandi, Benin and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(11°8'42"N by 2°56'25"E)
Arrival Airport:
(22°48'35"S by 43°15'2"W)
Distance from KDC to GIG:
3,907.51 miles (6,288.51 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kandi Airport (KDC), Kandi, Benin and Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,908 miles (or 6,289 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 Kandi Airport and Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International 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 Kandi Airport and Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KDC / DBBK |
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| Location: | Kandi, Benin |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°8'42"N by 2°56'25"E |
| Area Served: | Kandi |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 958 feet (292 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KDC |
| More Information: | KDC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GIG / SBGL |
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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 Kandi Airport (KDC):
- Kandi Airport (KDC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kandi Airport (KDC) is Wallis Island (WLS), which is nearly antipodal to Kandi Airport (meaning Kandi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Wallis Island), and is located 12,279 miles (19,761 kilometers) away in Wallis and Futuna Islands.
- In addition to being known as "Kandi Airport", another name for KDC is "Kandi Airport (Kandi)".
- Because of Kandi Airport's relatively low elevation of 958 feet, planes can take off or land at Kandi 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 closest airport to Kandi Airport (KDC) is Diapaga Airport (DIP), which is located 101 miles (162 kilometers) NW of KDC.
Facts about Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG):
- 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.
- Some of its facilities are shared with the Galeão Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.
- 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".
- Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) has 2 runways.
- Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport, popularly known by its original name Galeão International Airport, is the main airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- 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.
- By 1970 the airport was Brazil's major international and domestic air-hub.
- Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport handled 17,115,368 passengers last year.
- 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.
- One of the two TAP Maintenance & Engineering centers in Brazil is located at Galeão International Airport.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 100.58 miles (161.87 km) NW | Diapaga Airport (DIP) | Diapaga, Burkina Faso |     |
| 2 | 103.69 miles (166.88 km) WNW | Arly Airport (ARL) | Arly, Burkina Faso | |
| 3 | 119.66 miles (192.57 km) WSW | Boundétingou Airport (NAE) | Natitingou, Benin | |
| 4 | 125.57 miles (202.09 km) S | Parakou Airport (PKO) | Parakou, Benin | |
| 5 | 133.74 miles (215.24 km) NW | Kantchari Airport (XKA) | Kantchari, Burkina Faso | |
| 6 | 133.86 miles (215.42 km) SW | Djougou Airport (DJA) | Djougou, Benin | |
| 7 | 152.16 miles (244.88 km) W | Pama Airport (XPA) | Pama, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 157.45 miles (253.39 km) SW | Niamtougou International Airport (LRL) | Niamtougou, Togo | |
| 9 | 169.61 miles (272.96 km) NNW | Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) | Niamey, Niger | |
| 10 | 185.01 miles (297.75 km) WNW | Fada N'Gourma Airport (FNG) | Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso | |
| 11 | 214.73 miles (345.58 km) SSE | Ilorin International Airport (ILR) | Ilorin, Nigeria | |
| 12 | 218.46 miles (351.58 km) S | Savé Airport (SVF) | Savé, Benin | |
| 13 | 228.81 miles (368.23 km) WNW | Tenkodogo Airport (TEG) | Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 229.29 miles (369.00 km) NW | Sebba Airport (XSE) | Sebba, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 241.15 miles (388.10 km) W | Zabré Airport (XZA) | Zabré, Burkina Faso | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,279.11 miles (19,761.27 km) SSW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 2 | 12,207.75 miles (19,646.42 km) SSE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 3 | 12,124.19 miles (19,511.94 km) SE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 4 | 12,116.27 miles (19,499.20 km) SSW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 5 | 12,096.12 miles (19,466.77 km) WSW | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 6 | 12,066.51 miles (19,419.11 km) WSW | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 7 | 12,048.87 miles (19,390.73 km) WSW | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 8 | 12,032.40 miles (19,364.22 km) WSW | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,996.90 miles (19,307.09 km) SSE | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 10 | 11,956.66 miles (19,242.33 km) WSW | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,956.05 miles (19,241.36 km) SSE | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 12 | 11,947.91 miles (19,228.25 km) SSE | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 13 | 11,906.53 miles (19,161.65 km) SE | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 14 | 11,903.87 miles (19,157.37 km) SSE | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 15 | 11,896.27 miles (19,145.15 km) WSW | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 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 | |