Nonstop flight route between Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Læsø, Denmark:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA), Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Laesoe Airfield (BYR), Læsø, Denmark would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,287 miles (or 10,118 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 Laesoe Airfield, 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 Laesoe Airfield. 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 |
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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: | BYR / EKLS |
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Location: | Læsø, Denmark |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°16'36"N by 10°59'58"E |
Area Served: | Læsø |
Operator/Owner: | Læsø Kommune |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BYR |
More Information: | BYR Maps & Info |
Facts about Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA):
- The airport is located 6 km from downtown Macaé.
- 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 handled 442,983 passengers last year.
- 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 (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 Laesoe Airfield (BYR):
- In addition to being known as "Laesoe Airfield", another name for BYR is "Læsø Flyveplads".
- Laesoe Airfield (BYR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Laesoe Airfield (BYR) is Sindal Airport (CNL), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) WNW of BYR.
- Because of Laesoe Airfield's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Laesoe Airfield 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 Laesoe Airfield (BYR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,452 miles (18,430 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.