Nonstop flight route between Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Awaba, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(22°20'44"S by 41°45'50"W)
Arrival Airport:
(8°0'51"S by 142°45'3"E)
Distance from MEA to AWB:
10,316.96 miles (16,603.50 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA), Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Awaba Airport (AWB), Awaba, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,317 miles (or 16,603 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 Benedito Lacerda Airport and Awaba 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 Benedito Lacerda Airport and Awaba Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AWB / AYAW |
| Airport Name: | Awaba Airport |
| Location: | Awaba, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°0'51"S by 142°45'3"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 60 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AWB |
| More Information: | AWB Maps & Info |
Facts about Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA):
- 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.
- 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".
- 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.
- It is operated by Infraero.
- Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA) is Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) SSW of MEA.
Facts about Awaba Airport (AWB):
- The closest airport to Awaba Airport (AWB) is Sasereme Airport (TDS), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NNE of AWB.
- Because of Awaba Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Awaba 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.
- Awaba Airport (AWB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Awaba Airport (AWB) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is located 11,622 miles (18,704 kilometers) away in Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil.
| 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 | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 28.23 miles (45.43 km) NNE | Sasereme Airport (TDS) | Sasereme, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 80.40 miles (129.39 km) SSE | Daru Airport (DAU) | Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 91.76 miles (147.68 km) SSW | Boigu Island Airport (GIC) | Boigu Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 101.97 miles (164.10 km) WNW | Obo Airport (OBX) | Obo, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 110.40 miles (177.68 km) ENE | Kikori Airport (KRI) | Kikori, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 110.64 miles (178.06 km) NW | Lake Murray Airport (LMY) | Lake Murray, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 111.75 miles (179.84 km) WNW | Aiambak Airport (AIH) | Aiambak, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 117.58 miles (189.22 km) WSW | Bensbach Airport (BSP) | Bensbach, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 118.86 miles (191.28 km) NNE | Moro Airport (MXH) | Moro, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 125.53 miles (202.02 km) WNW | Bosset Airport (BOT) | Boset, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 129.32 miles (208.11 km) S | Yam Island Airport (XMY) | Yam Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 142.29 miles (229.00 km) S | Coconut Island (CNC) | Coconut Island (Poruma Island), Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 143.15 miles (230.38 km) NNE | Mendi Airport (MDU) | Mendi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 146.30 miles (235.45 km) ENE | Baimuru Airport (VMU) | Baimuru, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 152.70 miles (245.75 km) SSW | Badu Island Airport (BDD) | Badu Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,622.36 miles (18,704.32 km) NNE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,617.39 miles (18,696.33 km) N | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,599.85 miles (18,668.11 km) NNE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,560.22 miles (18,604.32 km) NNE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,551.97 miles (18,591.05 km) NNW | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,524.03 miles (18,546.08 km) N | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,465.01 miles (18,451.11 km) N | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,455.08 miles (18,435.12 km) NNE | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,451.00 miles (18,428.55 km) WNW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,437.54 miles (18,406.89 km) WNW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,426.65 miles (18,389.37 km) NE | Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) | Belém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,413.86 miles (18,368.79 km) NW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,400.78 miles (18,347.72 km) NW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,390.80 miles (18,331.67 km) WNW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 15 | 11,380.79 miles (18,315.56 km) NW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |