Nonstop flight route between Midland, Texas, United States and Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(31°56'32"N by 102°12'6"W)
Arrival Airport:
(27°46'55"S by 50°16'54"W)
Distance from MAF to LAJ:
5,354.76 miles (8,617.64 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Midland International AirportMidland Army Airfield (MAF), Midland, Texas, United States and Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ), Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,355 miles (or 8,618 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 Midland International AirportMidland Army Airfield and Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo 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 Midland International AirportMidland Army Airfield and Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAF / KMAF |
| Airport Name: | Midland International AirportMidland Army Airfield |
| Location: | Midland, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°56'32"N by 102°12'6"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Midland |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2871 feet (875 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MAF |
| More Information: | MAF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAJ / SBLJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°46'55"S by 50°16'54"W |
| Area Served: | Lages |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3065 feet (934 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LAJ |
| More Information: | LAJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Midland International AirportMidland Army Airfield (MAF):
- Midland International Airport is a city-owned airport nine miles southwest of Midland, a city in Midland County, Texas, northeast of Odessa.
- Midland International AirportMidland Army Airfield (MAF) has 4 runways.
- The closest airport to Midland International AirportMidland Army Airfield (MAF) is Midland Airpark (MDD), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NE of MAF.
- Midland Army Air Field was home to the Army Air Forces Bombardier School, one of a dozen bombardier-training schools.
- Prominent businessmen in Midland could foresee the possibility of a military base in West Texas and in 1940 they started promoting the airport for use as a training base to the military establishment in Washington.
- Midland-Odessa Regional Airport opened its new passenger terminal in the early 1960s.
- The furthest airport from Midland International AirportMidland Army Airfield (MAF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,209 miles (18,038 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In 2012 the Midland City Council amended a contract allowing three teams of experts, the Midland International Airport, Parkhill, and Smith & Cooper which will permit them to provide all of the necessary elements to complete a commercial space launch site application.
Facts about Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ):
- In addition to being known as "Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport", another name for LAJ is "Aeroporto Antônio Correia Pinto".
- The closest airport to Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) is Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) NW of LAJ.
- The furthest airport from Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) is Kikai Airport (KKX), which is nearly antipodal to Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (meaning Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kikai Airport), and is located 12,397 miles (19,952 kilometers) away in Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan.
- Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.79 miles (14.14 km) NE | Midland Airpark (MDD) | Midland, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 44.16 miles (71.06 km) ENE | Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS) | Big Spring, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 59.74 miles (96.13 km) W | Winkler County Airport (INK) | Wink, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 78.50 miles (126.33 km) NW | Lea County Regional Airport (HOB) | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States | |
| 5 | 82.42 miles (132.65 km) SSW | Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST) | Fort Stockton, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 86.15 miles (138.65 km) WSW | Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) | Pecos, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 107.75 miles (173.40 km) ENE | Avenger Field (SWW) | Sweetwater, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 108.22 miles (174.16 km) ESE | San Angelo Regional Airport (SJT) | San Angelo, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 111.76 miles (179.87 km) ESE | Goodfellow Air Force Base (GOF) | San Angelo, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 120.96 miles (194.67 km) N | Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) | Lubbock, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 123.65 miles (198.99 km) WNW | Cavern City Air Terminal (CNM) | Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States | |
| 12 | 138.80 miles (223.38 km) SW | Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport (ALE) | Alpine, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 141.18 miles (227.21 km) ENE | Dyess Air Force Base (DYS) | Abilene, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 146.37 miles (235.56 km) WNW | Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS) | Artesia, New Mexico, United States | |
| 15 | 150.85 miles (242.76 km) ENE | Abilene Regional Airport (ABI) | Abilene, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,208.52 miles (18,038.32 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,961.69 miles (17,641.09 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,876.90 miles (17,504.63 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,865.47 miles (17,486.24 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,613.61 miles (17,080.91 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,511.26 miles (16,916.19 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,480.17 miles (16,866.15 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,427.15 miles (16,780.83 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,417.09 miles (16,764.63 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,410.06 miles (16,753.32 km) ESE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,373.07 miles (16,693.80 km) E | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,349.02 miles (16,655.09 km) ESE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,347.41 miles (16,652.50 km) ESE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,305.40 miles (16,584.90 km) ESE | Mandritsara Airport (WMA) | Mandritsara, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,281.21 miles (16,545.96 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 76.21 miles (122.65 km) NW | Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) | Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 2 | 79.59 miles (128.08 km) NNW | Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC) | Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 3 | 83.54 miles (134.45 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 4 | 88.51 miles (142.44 km) WNW | Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) | Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 106.04 miles (170.65 km) E | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 6 | 116.15 miles (186.93 km) WNW | Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI) | Concórdia, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 117.58 miles (189.23 km) NNW | José Cleto Airport (QVB) | União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 8 | 117.97 miles (189.86 km) ENE | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 122.28 miles (196.78 km) W | Erechim Airport (ERM) | Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 128.89 miles (207.43 km) WSW | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 141.25 miles (227.32 km) NE | Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI) | Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 12 | 152.65 miles (245.67 km) WNW | Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP) | Chapecó, Brazil | |
| 13 | 162.01 miles (260.72 km) SSW | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 169.87 miles (273.38 km) NNE | Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB) | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 15 | 176.66 miles (284.30 km) NNE | Bacacheri Airport (BFH) | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,397.41 miles (19,951.65 km) NNW | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,391.98 miles (19,942.91 km) N | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 3 | 12,297.39 miles (19,790.69 km) ENE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 4 | 12,281.41 miles (19,764.96 km) NE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 5 | 12,275.72 miles (19,755.80 km) NW | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 6 | 12,272.59 miles (19,750.78 km) NW | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 7 | 12,268.59 miles (19,744.33 km) NE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 12,263.75 miles (19,736.54 km) ENE | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 9 | 12,250.44 miles (19,715.13 km) NE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 10 | 12,248.17 miles (19,711.47 km) NNW | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 11 | 12,152.59 miles (19,557.65 km) NNW | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 12 | 12,135.47 miles (19,530.09 km) NNW | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 13 | 12,095.22 miles (19,465.33 km) N | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 14 | 12,093.28 miles (19,462.20 km) NE | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 15 | 12,087.64 miles (19,453.12 km) NE | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |