Nonstop flight route between Masterton, New Zealand and Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(40°58'30"S by 175°37'59"E)
Arrival Airport:
(29°42'38"S by 53°41'31"W)
Distance from MRO to RIA:
6,624.46 miles (10,661.00 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hood Aerodrome (MRO), Masterton, New Zealand and Santa Maria Airport (RIA), Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,624 miles (or 10,661 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 Hood Aerodrome and Santa Maria 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 Hood Aerodrome and Santa Maria Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MRO / NZMS |
| Airport Name: | Hood Aerodrome |
| Location: | Masterton, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°58'30"S by 175°37'59"E |
| Area Served: | Masterton, Carterton, Martinborough |
| Operator/Owner: | Masterton District Council |
| Airport Type: | General aviation |
| Elevation: | 364 feet (111 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MRO |
| More Information: | MRO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RIA / SBSM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°42'38"S by 53°41'31"W |
| Area Served: | Santa Maria |
| Operator/Owner: | Brazilian Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 289 feet (88 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RIA |
| More Information: | RIA Maps & Info |
Facts about Hood Aerodrome (MRO):
- The aerodrome is also been used as a dragstrip for over ten years and there are plans to build a purpose built dragstrip.
- Hood Aerodrome (MRO) has 4 runways.
- The furthest airport from Hood Aerodrome (MRO) is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD), which is nearly antipodal to Hood Aerodrome (meaning Hood Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1]), and is located 12,382 miles (19,927 kilometers) away in Madrid, Spain.
- The closest airport to Hood Aerodrome (MRO) is Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) W of MRO.
- Because of Hood Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 364 feet, planes can take off or land at Hood Aerodrome 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 Santa Maria Airport (RIA):
- Because of Santa Maria Airport's relatively low elevation of 289 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Maria 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 Santa Maria Airport (RIA) is João Batista Bos Filho Airport (IJU), which is located 93 miles (150 kilometers) N of RIA.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Maria Airport", another name for RIA is "Aeroporto de Santa Maria".
- Santa Maria Airport (RIA) has 2 runways.
- In 1944 the President of Brazil Getúlio Vargas allocated an area of 4 million square meters near Santa Maria with the purpose of building an aerodrome.
- The airport is located 11 km east of downtown Santa Maria.
- The furthest airport from Santa Maria Airport (RIA) is Aguni Airport (AGJ), which is nearly antipodal to Santa Maria Airport (meaning Santa Maria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aguni Airport), and is located 12,214 miles (19,656 kilometers) away in Aguni, Japan.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.97 miles (54.67 km) W | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand |     |
| 2 | 45.23 miles (72.78 km) N | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 49.48 miles (79.63 km) WSW | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 76.93 miles (123.81 km) NNW | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 98.98 miles (159.30 km) WSW | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 122.90 miles (197.79 km) NNE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 127.49 miles (205.18 km) W | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 137.91 miles (221.94 km) W | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 144.96 miles (233.29 km) SW | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 147.68 miles (237.67 km) W | Takaka Aerodrome (KTF) | Takaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 156.15 miles (251.30 km) NNW | New Plymouth Airport (NPL) | New Plymouth, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 156.28 miles (251.51 km) N | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 201.33 miles (324.01 km) N | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 202.46 miles (325.83 km) NE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 215.37 miles (346.60 km) N | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,382.14 miles (19,927.08 km) NW | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD) | Madrid, Spain | |
| 2 | 12,380.36 miles (19,924.21 km) NNE | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 3 | 12,378.35 miles (19,920.97 km) NW | Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) | Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain | |
| 4 | 12,377.55 miles (19,919.68 km) E | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 5 | 12,333.67 miles (19,849.07 km) NNW | Burgos Airport (RGS) | Burgos, Spain | |
| 6 | 12,307.02 miles (19,806.18 km) NNE | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 7 | 12,301.08 miles (19,796.61 km) ENE | Bragança Airport (BGC) | Bragança, Portugal | |
| 8 | 12,289.60 miles (19,778.14 km) NW | Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (RJL) | Logroño, Spain | |
| 9 | 12,288.92 miles (19,777.04 km) N | Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM) | Ciudad Real, Spain | |
| 10 | 12,280.28 miles (19,763.14 km) NNW | Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | |
| 11 | 12,266.32 miles (19,740.67 km) ENE | Covilhã Airport (COV) | Covilhã, Portugal | |
| 12 | 12,265.09 miles (19,738.70 km) N | Santander Airport (SDR) | Santander, Cantabria, Spain | |
| 13 | 12,261.05 miles (19,732.20 km) E | Vila Real Airport (VRL) | Vila Real, Portugal | |
| 14 | 12,259.62 miles (19,729.89 km) NNW | Bilbao Airport (BIO) | Bilbao, Spain | |
| 15 | 12,257.79 miles (19,726.95 km) WNW | Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) | Zaragoza, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 93.10 miles (149.84 km) N | João Batista Bos Filho Airport (IJU) | Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 2 | 102.82 miles (165.48 km) NNW | Sepé Tiaraju Airport (GEL) | Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 118.70 miles (191.04 km) SSW | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 130.56 miles (210.12 km) NE | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 132.14 miles (212.66 km) W | Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ) | Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 6 | 137.61 miles (221.46 km) SW | Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) | Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 149.90 miles (241.24 km) SSW | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 152.34 miles (245.16 km) E | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 9 | 160.41 miles (258.16 km) SSE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 165.66 miles (266.61 km) NNE | Erechim Airport (ERM) | Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 174.99 miles (281.62 km) WSW | Artigas International Airport (ATI) | Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 184.51 miles (296.94 km) S | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 187.21 miles (301.28 km) SSE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 14 | 188.73 miles (303.73 km) NNE | Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP) | Chapecó, Brazil | |
| 15 | 193.46 miles (311.35 km) SW | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,214.00 miles (19,656.48 km) NNW | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,212.99 miles (19,654.86 km) WNW | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 3 | 12,211.55 miles (19,652.53 km) NNW | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 4 | 12,199.80 miles (19,633.62 km) E | Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN) | Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China | |
| 5 | 12,197.94 miles (19,630.63 km) WNW | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 6 | 12,188.18 miles (19,614.93 km) NNW | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 7 | 12,184.76 miles (19,609.41 km) NNW | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 12,183.89 miles (19,608.02 km) NW | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 9 | 12,181.00 miles (19,603.37 km) N | Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport (JDG) | Jeju province, South Korea | |
| 10 | 12,180.58 miles (19,602.70 km) NNW | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 11 | 12,173.98 miles (19,592.07 km) N | Jeju International Airport (CJU) | Jeju, South Korea | |
| 12 | 12,172.43 miles (19,589.58 km) W | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 13 | 12,150.90 miles (19,554.94 km) ENE | Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) | Shanghai, People's Republic of China | |
| 14 | 12,146.08 miles (19,547.17 km) E | Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) | Ningbo, Zhejiang, China | |
| 15 | 12,137.78 miles (19,533.81 km) WNW | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |