Nonstop flight route between Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico and Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(18°0'6"N by 102°13'13"W)
Arrival Airport:
(22°20'44"S by 41°45'50"W)
Distance from LZC to MEA:
4,944.64 miles (7,957.60 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lázaro Cárdenas Airport (LZC), Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico and Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA), Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,945 miles (or 7,958 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 Lázaro Cárdenas Airport and Benedito Lacerda Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LZC / MMLC |
| Airport Name: | Lázaro Cárdenas Airport |
| Location: | Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°0'6"N by 102°13'13"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Gobierno |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LZC |
| More Information: | LZC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEA / SBME |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°20'44"S by 41°45'50"W |
| Area Served: | Macaé |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MEA |
| More Information: | MEA Maps & Info |
Facts about Lázaro Cárdenas Airport (LZC):
- The closest airport to Lázaro Cárdenas Airport (LZC) is Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) ESE of LZC.
- Because of Lázaro Cárdenas Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Lázaro Cárdenas 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 furthest airport from Lázaro Cárdenas Airport (LZC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,487 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Lázaro Cárdenas Airport (LZC) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA):
- Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is nearly antipodal to Benedito Lacerda Airport (meaning Benedito Lacerda Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2), and is located 12,179 miles (19,600 kilometers) away in Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan.
- Because of Benedito Lacerda Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Benedito Lacerda 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 Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA) is Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) SSW of MEA.
- Benedito Lacerda Airport handled 442,983 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Benedito Lacerda Airport", another name for MEA is "Aeroporto Benedito Lacerda".
- Benedito Lacerda Airport is the airport serving Macaé, Brazil.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 57.14 miles (91.95 km) ESE | Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH) | Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico |     |
| 2 | 97.11 miles (156.28 km) N | Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport (UPN) | Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico | |
| 3 | 125.12 miles (201.36 km) NW | Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport (CLQ) | Colima, Colima, Mexico | |
| 4 | 149.69 miles (240.89 km) NNE | General Francisco Mujica International Airport (MLM) | Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico | |
| 5 | 172.31 miles (277.30 km) WNW | Playa de Oro International Airport (ZLO) | Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico | |
| 6 | 184.13 miles (296.33 km) ESE | General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) | Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico | |
| 7 | 188.09 miles (302.70 km) NNW | Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (GDL) | Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 8 | 196.13 miles (315.64 km) NNE | Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW) | Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico | |
| 9 | 196.72 miles (316.59 km) ENE | Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC) | Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico | |
| 10 | 202.29 miles (325.56 km) ENE | General Mariano Matamoros Airport (CVJ) | Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico | |
| 11 | 212.24 miles (341.56 km) NNE | Guanajuato International Airport (BJX) | León, Guanajuato, Mexico | |
| 12 | 224.35 miles (361.06 km) NE | Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO) | Querétaro, Mexico | |
| 13 | 225.79 miles (363.37 km) N | Francisco Primo de Verdad National Airport (LOM) | Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 14 | 228.61 miles (367.92 km) ENE | Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 15 | 242.08 miles (389.58 km) ENE | Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU) | Zumpango, State of Mexico, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,486.68 miles (18,485.98 km) E | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,179.23 miles (17,991.18 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 3 | 11,118.57 miles (17,893.56 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 4 | 11,115.79 miles (17,889.08 km) E | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,104.99 miles (17,871.71 km) WSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,034.30 miles (17,757.94 km) SSE | Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) | Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 7 | 11,006.11 miles (17,712.57 km) SSE | Thimarafushi Airport (TMF) | Thimarafushi, Thaa Atoll, Maldives | |
| 8 | 10,973.86 miles (17,660.67 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 9 | 10,965.67 miles (17,647.50 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 10 | 10,915.47 miles (17,566.70 km) SSE | Villa International Airport (VAM) | Maamigili, Maldives | |
| 11 | 10,876.27 miles (17,503.61 km) S | Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) | Hulhulé Island, Maldives | |
| 12 | 10,769.84 miles (17,332.33 km) S | Koggala Airport (KCT) | Galle, Sri Lanka | |
| 13 | 10,744.41 miles (17,291.40 km) S | Weerawila Airport (WRZ) | Weerawila, Sri Lanka | |
| 14 | 10,743.06 miles (17,289.24 km) S | Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) | Hambantota, Sri Lanka | |
| 15 | 10,715.64 miles (17,245.11 km) S | Ratmalana Airport (RML) | Ratmalana, Sri Lanka | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.76 miles (51.12 km) SSW | Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC) | Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 2 | 44.30 miles (71.30 km) SSW | Cabo Frio International Airport (CFB) | Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 3 | 53.27 miles (85.73 km) NNE | Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport (CAW) | Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 4 | 97.36 miles (156.69 km) WSW | Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 5 | 100.12 miles (161.13 km) WSW | Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 6 | 107.09 miles (172.34 km) WNW | Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA) | Juiz de Fora, Brazil | |
| 7 | 110.64 miles (178.05 km) WNW | Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport (JDF) | Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 8 | 110.65 miles (178.08 km) NNE | Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil | |
| 9 | 131.10 miles (210.99 km) WSW | Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ) | Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 10 | 172.78 miles (278.06 km) NNE | Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX) | Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil | |
| 11 | 204.08 miles (328.44 km) NNW | Usiminas Airport (IPN) | Ipatinga / Santana do Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 12 | 222.61 miles (358.25 km) NW | Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU) | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | |
| 13 | 235.89 miles (379.63 km) NW | Tancredo Neves/Confins International Airport (CNF) | Confins (near Belo Horizonte), Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 14 | 238.73 miles (384.19 km) N | Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR) | Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 15 | 243.37 miles (391.66 km) WNW | Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG) | Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,178.66 miles (19,599.61 km) NW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 2 | 11,935.35 miles (19,208.04 km) ENE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 11,935.03 miles (19,207.52 km) ENE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 4 | 11,774.11 miles (18,948.55 km) NE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 5 | 11,759.08 miles (18,924.36 km) NE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 6 | 11,737.31 miles (18,889.33 km) NW | Saipan International Airport (SPN) | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 7 | 11,736.25 miles (18,887.62 km) NW | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 8 | 11,722.52 miles (18,865.51 km) ENE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 11,719.01 miles (18,859.87 km) ENE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 10 | 11,714.12 miles (18,852.00 km) ENE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 11 | 11,710.23 miles (18,845.75 km) NE | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 12 | 11,709.06 miles (18,843.86 km) NW | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 13 | 11,698.97 miles (18,827.62 km) ENE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 14 | 11,688.83 miles (18,811.30 km) NW | Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) | Agana, Guam | |
| 15 | 11,688.15 miles (18,810.21 km) NW | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |