Nonstop flight route between Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Périgueux, France:
Departure Airport:
(22°20'44"S by 41°45'50"W)
Arrival Airport:
(45°11'50"N by 0°48'55"E)
Distance from MEA to PGX:
5,380.23 miles (8,658.62 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA), Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX), Périgueux, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,380 miles (or 8,659 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 Périgueux - Bassillac Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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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: | PGX / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Périgueux, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°11'50"N by 0°48'55"E |
| Area Served: | Périgueux, France |
| Operator/Owner: | Mairie de Périgueux |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 328 feet (100 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PGX |
| More Information: | PGX 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.
- In addition to being known as "Benedito Lacerda Airport", another name for MEA is "Aeroporto Benedito Lacerda".
- The closest airport to Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA) is Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) SSW of MEA.
- Benedito Lacerda Airport handled 442,983 passengers last year.
- It is operated by Infraero.
- Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX):
- In addition to being known as "Périgueux - Bassillac Airport", other names for PGX include "Aéroport de Bassillac - Périgueux" and "LFBX".
- The furthest airport from Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (meaning Périgueux - Bassillac Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,272 miles (19,749 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Périgueux - Bassillac Airport's relatively low elevation of 328 feet, planes can take off or land at Périgueux - Bassillac 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.
- Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX) is Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SSW of PGX.
| 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 | 29.52 miles (47.51 km) SSW | Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC) | Bergerac, France | |
| 2 | 34.45 miles (55.44 km) ESE | Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE) | Brive-la-Gaillarde, France | |
| 3 | 46.73 miles (75.20 km) NW | Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport (ANG) | Angoulême, France | |
| 4 | 49.12 miles (79.05 km) NNE | Limoges – Bellegarde Airport (LIG) | Limoges, France | |
| 5 | 63.49 miles (102.18 km) WNW | Cognac - Châteaubernard Air Base (CNG) | Cognac / Châteaubernard, France | |
| 6 | 71.52 miles (115.11 km) S | Agen La Garenne Airport (AGF) | Agen, France | |
| 7 | 79.00 miles (127.14 km) WSW | Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) | Bordeaux / Mérignac, France | |
| 8 | 80.87 miles (130.15 km) ESE | Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR) | Aurillac, France | |
| 9 | 91.88 miles (147.86 km) WNW | Royan - Médis Aerodrome (RYN) | Royan, France | |
| 10 | 98.28 miles (158.17 km) ESE | Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ) | Salles-La-Source, Aveyron, France | |
| 11 | 99.10 miles (159.49 km) NNW | Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS) | Poitiers, France | |
| 12 | 103.01 miles (165.78 km) WSW | La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC) | Arcachon, France | |
| 13 | 103.07 miles (165.88 km) NE | Montluçon - Guéret Airport (MCU) | Montluçon, France | |
| 14 | 111.35 miles (179.20 km) SSE | Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) | Toulouse, France | |
| 15 | 118.39 miles (190.53 km) NW | La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport (LRH) | La Rochelle / Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,271.72 miles (19,749.37 km) SW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,045.19 miles (19,384.81 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,033.33 miles (19,365.72 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,029.54 miles (19,359.62 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,019.28 miles (19,343.11 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,011.06 miles (19,329.87 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,009.11 miles (19,326.75 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,005.38 miles (19,320.74 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,992.79 miles (19,300.48 km) SSE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,984.08 miles (19,286.46 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,970.57 miles (19,264.72 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,969.52 miles (19,263.03 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,962.47 miles (19,251.69 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,962.45 miles (19,251.65 km) SSE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,961.97 miles (19,250.88 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |