Nonstop flight route between Manado, Indonesia and Vila Real, Portugal:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) (MDC), Manado, Indonesia and Vila Real Airport (VRL), Vila Real, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,251 miles (or 13,278 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 Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) and Vila Real 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 Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) and Vila Real Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) (MDC):

• The furthest airport from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) (MDC) is Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport (STM), which is nearly antipodal to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) (meaning Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport), and is located 12,373 miles (19,913 kilometers) away in Santarém, Pará, Brazil.
• Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) (MDC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) (MDC) is Naha Airport (NAH), which is located 153 miles (247 kilometers) NNE of MDC.
• Because of Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA)'s relatively low elevation of 266 feet, planes can take off or land at Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) 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.
• A minor upgrade had been done prior to the World Ocean Conference and Coral Triangle Initiative Summit on May 2009.
• In addition to being known as "Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA)", another name for MDC is "Bandar Udara Internasional Sam Ratulangi".
• The passenger terminal is equipped with a bank, automated teller machines, restaurants, cafeterias, bars, a VIP Lounge, duty-free shopping, newsagent/tobacconist, gift shops, travel agents, car rental, taxi service/rank, First Aid service, a baby/parent room, 8,074 m2 of parking space, an escalator, and an elevator for the disabled.

Facts about Vila Real Airport (VRL):

• Vila Real Airport (VRL) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Vila Real Airport", another name for VRL is "Aeródromo Municipal de Vila Real".
• The closest airport to Vila Real Airport (VRL) is Braga Airport (BGZ), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) WNW of VRL.
• The furthest airport from Vila Real Airport (VRL) is Takaka Aerodrome (KTF), which is nearly antipodal to Vila Real Airport (meaning Vila Real Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Takaka Aerodrome), and is located 12,399 miles (19,955 kilometers) away in Takaka, New Zealand.