Nonstop flight route between Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and George, South Africa:
Departure Airport:
(22°20'44"S by 41°45'50"W)
Arrival Airport:
(34°0'24"S by 22°22'50"E)
Distance from MEA to GRJ:
3,927.13 miles (6,320.09 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA), Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and George Airport (GRJ), George, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,927 miles (or 6,320 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 George 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 George 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: | GRJ / FAGG |
| Airport Name: | George Airport |
| Location: | George, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°0'24"S by 22°22'50"E |
| Area Served: | George, South Africa |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Company South Africa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 639 feet (195 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GRJ |
| More Information: | GRJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA):
- In addition to being known as "Benedito Lacerda Airport", another name for MEA is "Aeroporto Benedito Lacerda".
- The airport was established in the 1960s as an airfield for general aviation and a Flying club.
- 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.
- Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Benedito Lacerda Airport handled 442,983 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA) is Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) SSW of 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.
Facts about George Airport (GRJ):
- Because of George Airport's relatively low elevation of 639 feet, planes can take off or land at George 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 George Airport (GRJ) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 185 miles (298 kilometers) E of GRJ.
- George Airport (GRJ) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from George Airport (GRJ) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is located 11,614 miles (18,691 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
| 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 | 184.99 miles (297.72 km) E | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 2 | 216.76 miles (348.84 km) W | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 3 | 260.23 miles (418.80 km) E | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 4 | 320.45 miles (515.72 km) E | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 5 | 386.07 miles (621.32 km) NNE | Kimberley Airport (KIM) | Kimberley, South Africa | |
| 6 | 388.00 miles (624.42 km) NNW | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 7 | 388.01 miles (624.44 km) NNW | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 8 | 392.92 miles (632.35 km) N | Upington Airport (UTN) | Upington, South Africa | |
| 9 | 403.14 miles (648.79 km) ENE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 10 | 407.06 miles (655.10 km) NE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 410.49 miles (660.62 km) NE | Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa | |
| 12 | 430.61 miles (693.00 km) NW | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 13 | 436.84 miles (703.02 km) NE | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 440.16 miles (708.36 km) NE | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 456.67 miles (734.94 km) N | Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) | Kuruman, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,614.15 miles (18,691.12 km) N | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,599.02 miles (18,666.76 km) N | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,598.39 miles (18,665.75 km) N | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,591.44 miles (18,654.57 km) N | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,577.44 miles (18,632.03 km) N | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,571.24 miles (18,622.05 km) N | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,559.94 miles (18,603.88 km) N | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,559.94 miles (18,603.88 km) N | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,558.92 miles (18,602.23 km) N | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,551.83 miles (18,590.83 km) N | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,548.11 miles (18,584.83 km) N | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,533.72 miles (18,561.68 km) N | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,528.21 miles (18,552.82 km) N | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,522.40 miles (18,543.45 km) N | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,518.75 miles (18,537.58 km) N | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |