Nonstop flight route between Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(58°57'29"N by 2°54'2"W)
Arrival Airport:
(22°54'37"S by 43°9'46"W)
Distance from KOI to SDU:
6,103.89 miles (9,823.24 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kirkwall Airport (KOI), Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom and Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,104 miles (or 9,823 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 Kirkwall 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 Kirkwall 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: | KOI / EGPA |
| Airport Name: | Kirkwall Airport |
| Location: | Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 58°57'29"N by 2°54'2"W |
| Area Served: | Mainland, Orkney |
| Operator/Owner: | Highlands and Islands Airports Limited |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 58 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KOI |
| More Information: | KOI 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 Kirkwall Airport (KOI):
- The furthest airport from Kirkwall Airport (KOI) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,525 miles (18,548 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Because of Kirkwall Airport's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Kirkwall 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.
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) has 2 runways.
- Kirkwall Airport handled 145,897 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Kirkwall Airport (KOI) is Stronsay Airport (SOY), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NE of KOI.
Facts about Santos Dumont Airport (SDU):
- Adjoining the original seaplane terminal, Pan American World Airways and its Brazilian subsidiary Panair do Brasil constructed their own dedicated terminal for seaplanes and aircraft with landing gear.
- 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.
- All these bus services have their stops in front of the arrivals terminal and tickets can be bought in the bus while boarding.
- 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.
- Santos Dumont Airport handled 9,204,603 passengers last year.
- 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 (SDU) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Santos Dumont Airport", another name for SDU is "Aeroporto Santos Dumont".
- The airport is located adjacent to downtown Rio de Janeiro.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.45 miles (26.47 km) NE | Stronsay Airport (SOY) | Stronsay, Scotland, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 16.70 miles (26.87 km) NNE | Eday Airport (EOI) | Eday, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 23.23 miles (37.39 km) NNE | Sanday Airport (NDY) | Sanday, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 35.17 miles (56.61 km) SSW | Wick Airport (WIC) | Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 60.06 miles (96.65 km) NE | Fair Isle Airport (FIE) | Fair Isle, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 85.20 miles (137.11 km) NE | Sumburgh Airport (LSI) | Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 88.01 miles (141.64 km) S | RAF Lossiemouth (LMO) | Lossiemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 93.54 miles (150.53 km) SSW | Kinloss Barracks (FSS) | Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 103.09 miles (165.91 km) NNE | Tingwall Airport (LWK) | Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 106.32 miles (171.11 km) SSW | Inverness Airport (INV) | Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 116.23 miles (187.05 km) NNE | Scatsta Airport (SCS) | Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 123.98 miles (199.53 km) SSE | Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) | Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 133.75 miles (215.25 km) WSW | Stornoway Airport (SYY) | Stornoway, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 173.18 miles (278.70 km) S | Dundee Airport (DND) | Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 174.78 miles (281.28 km) S | Perth Airport (PSL) | Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,525.13 miles (18,547.85 km) SSE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,496.94 miles (18,502.49 km) SSE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,491.97 miles (18,494.48 km) SSE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,437.92 miles (18,407.51 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,433.55 miles (18,400.47 km) SSE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,412.12 miles (18,365.98 km) SSE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,399.34 miles (18,345.41 km) SSE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,394.33 miles (18,337.35 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,377.14 miles (18,309.69 km) SSE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,372.65 miles (18,302.46 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,355.77 miles (18,275.30 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,355.13 miles (18,274.27 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,350.53 miles (18,266.86 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,346.46 miles (18,260.31 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,324.63 miles (18,225.18 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 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 | |