Nonstop flight route between Lyon, France and Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(45°43'45"N by 4°56'20"E)
Arrival Airport:
(10°17'23"S by 48°21'28"W)
Distance from LYN to PMW:
5,084.27 miles (8,182.31 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN), Lyon, France and Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW), Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,084 miles (or 8,182 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 Lyon–Bron Airport and Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues 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 Lyon–Bron Airport and Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYN / LFLY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lyon, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°43'45"N by 4°56'20"E |
| Area Served: | Lyon, France |
| Operator/Owner: | Aéroports de Lyon SA |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 659 feet (201 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LYN |
| More Information: | LYN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PMW / SBPJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°17'23"S by 48°21'28"W |
| Area Served: | Palmas |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 774 feet (236 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PMW |
| More Information: | PMW Maps & Info |
Facts about Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN):
- Because of Lyon–Bron Airport's relatively low elevation of 659 feet, planes can take off or land at Lyon–Bron 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.
- In addition to being known as "Lyon–Bron Airport", another name for LYN is "Aéroport de Lyon-BronAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) Y-6".
- The closest airport to Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN) is Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) E of LYN.
- Lyon–Bron Airport is an airport located in Bron, 10 kilometres east of Lyon, both communes of the Rhône department in the Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.
- It was used as a military airfield beginning in 1943 by the German Luftwaffe, being used as a RADAR station by Nachtjagdraumführer 109 to detect Royal Air Force bombers flying over Occupied France at night to targets in Italy.
- The furthest airport from Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Lyon–Bron Airport (meaning Lyon–Bron Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,288 miles (19,775 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN) currently has only 1 runway.
- After the Normandy Invasion of France by Allied Forces, the USAAF 50th Fighter Group used the airport flying P-47 Thunderbolts in support of ground forces in Southern France from September 25 though November, 1944.
- After the war, it was the main commercial airport for Lyon.
Facts about Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW):
- The closest airport to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) is Gurupi Airport (GRP), which is located 113 miles (182 kilometers) SSW of PMW.
- The airport is located 20 km from downtown Palmas, 5 km from Taquaralto, and 30 km from Taquaruçu.
- The furthest airport from Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) is Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR), which is nearly antipodal to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (meaning Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Roman Tmetuchl International Airport), and is located 12,154 miles (19,560 kilometers) away in Koror, Palau.
- The airport was inaugurated on October 5, 2001.
- Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport", another name for PMW is "Aeroporto de Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues".
- Because of Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport's relatively low elevation of 774 feet, planes can take off or land at Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues 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.
- Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport handled 579,395 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 6.86 miles (11.05 km) E | Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) | Lyon, France |     |
| 2 | 31.59 miles (50.84 km) SE | Grenoble–Isère Airport (GNB) | Grenoble, France | |
| 3 | 33.67 miles (54.19 km) WSW | Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (EBU) | Saint-Étienne / Bouthéon, France | |
| 4 | 37.00 miles (59.55 km) NNE | Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK) | Bourg-en-Bresse, France | |
| 5 | 45.90 miles (73.86 km) E | Chambéry Airport (CMF) | Chambéry, France | |
| 6 | 56.25 miles (90.53 km) S | Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) | Valence, France | |
| 7 | 66.29 miles (106.68 km) ENE | Geneva International Airport (GVA) | Geneva, Switzerland | |
| 8 | 71.11 miles (114.43 km) SE | Alpe d'Huez Airport (AHZ) | Alpe d'Huez, France | |
| 9 | 71.40 miles (114.91 km) ENE | Annemasse Aerodrome (QNJ) | Annemasse, France | |
| 10 | 72.57 miles (116.80 km) SW | Le Puy - Loudes Airport (LPY) | Le Puy-en-Velay / Loudes, Haute-Loire, France | |
| 11 | 82.32 miles (132.48 km) ESE | Méribel Airport (MFX) | Meribel, France | |
| 12 | 82.67 miles (133.05 km) E | Megève Aerodrome (MVV) | Megève, France | |
| 13 | 85.16 miles (137.06 km) ESE | Courchevel Airport (CVF) | Courchevel, France | |
| 14 | 85.72 miles (137.95 km) W | Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) | Clermont-Ferrand, France | |
| 15 | 91.49 miles (147.24 km) NW | Moulins - Montbeugny Airport (XMU) | Moulins, Allier, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,287.55 miles (19,774.84 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,866.01 miles (19,096.44 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,845.67 miles (19,063.72 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,841.17 miles (19,056.47 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,836.41 miles (19,048.81 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,836.34 miles (19,048.69 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,832.91 miles (19,043.18 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,830.22 miles (19,038.84 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,812.17 miles (19,009.79 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,807.94 miles (19,002.98 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,796.53 miles (18,984.63 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,781.22 miles (18,959.99 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,775.54 miles (18,950.85 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,775.48 miles (18,950.75 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,762.74 miles (18,930.24 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 113.12 miles (182.04 km) SSW | Gurupi Airport (GRP) | Gurupi, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 2 | 148.82 miles (239.50 km) NNW | Conceição do Araguaia Airport (CDJ) | Conceição do Araguaia, Pará, Brazil | |
| 3 | 211.69 miles (340.68 km) N | Araguaína Airport (AUX) | Araguaína, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| 4 | 213.55 miles (343.67 km) SSE | Arraias Airport (AAI) | Arraias, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| 5 | 225.53 miles (362.96 km) S | Minaçu Airport (MQH) | Minaçu, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 6 | 247.04 miles (397.58 km) NNW | Xinguara Airport (XIG) | Xinguara, Pará, Brazil | |
| 7 | 258.43 miles (415.90 km) ESE | Barreiras Airport (BRA) | Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 8 | 309.56 miles (498.19 km) NNW | Carajás Airport (CKS) | Carajás, Pará, Brazil | |
| 9 | 334.55 miles (538.41 km) N | Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport (IMP) | Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 10 | 344.26 miles (554.03 km) N | João Correa da Rocha Airport (MAB) | Marabá, Pará, Brazil | |
| 11 | 358.88 miles (577.57 km) E | Barra Airport (BQQ) | Barra, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 12 | 386.60 miles (622.17 km) S | Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB) | Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil | |
| 13 | 392.72 miles (632.02 km) ESE | Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ) | Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 14 | 441.90 miles (711.17 km) S | Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport (GYN) | Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 15 | 447.01 miles (719.40 km) SE | Januária Airport (JNA) | Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,153.91 miles (19,559.77 km) NW | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 2 | 12,054.82 miles (19,400.30 km) ENE | Tandag Airport (TDG) | Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 3 | 12,052.76 miles (19,396.99 km) E | Sayak Airport (SOS) | Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 4 | 12,046.42 miles (19,386.79 km) ENE | Bislig Airport (BPH) | Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 5 | 12,015.89 miles (19,337.65 km) E | Surigao Airport (SUG) | Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 6 | 12,006.84 miles (19,323.08 km) ENE | Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU) | Butuan City, Philippines | |
| 7 | 12,003.48 miles (19,317.69 km) ENE | Mati Airport (MXI) | Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines | |
| 8 | 11,995.05 miles (19,304.12 km) W | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 9 | 11,983.18 miles (19,285.02 km) E | Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) | Tacloban City, Philippines | |
| 10 | 11,972.61 miles (19,267.99 km) ENE | Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO) | Davao City, Philippines | |
| 11 | 11,959.19 miles (19,246.40 km) E | Camiguin Airport (CGM) | Mambajao, Camiguin, Philippines | |
| 12 | 11,953.42 miles (19,237.12 km) E | Ormoc Airport (OMC) | Ormoc City, Philippines | |
| 13 | 11,940.25 miles (19,215.92 km) ENE | Calbayog Airport (CYP) | Calbayog City, Samar, Philippines | |
| 14 | 11,938.28 miles (19,212.74 km) ENE | Catarman National Airport (CRM) | Catarman, Northern Samar, Philippines | |
| 15 | 11,933.60 miles (19,205.22 km) ENE | Laguindingan Airport (CGY) | Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines | |