Nonstop flight route between Monticello, Utah, United States and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Monticello Airport (MXC), Monticello, Utah, United States and Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,004 miles (or 9,663 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 Monticello Airport and Santos Dumont 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 Monticello Airport and Santos Dumont Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Monticello Airport (MXC):

• Because of Monticello Airport's high elevation of 6,966 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MXC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MXC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Monticello Airport (MXC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,107 miles (17,875 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In addition to being known as "Monticello Airport", another name for MXC is "U64".
• Monticello Airport is a city owned, public use airport located three nautical miles north of the central business district of Monticello, a city in San Juan County, Utah, United States.
• The closest airport to Monticello Airport (MXC) is Blanding Municipal Airport (BDG), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SSW of MXC.
• Monticello Airport covers an area of 264 acres at an elevation of 6,966 feet above mean sea level.
• Monticello Airport (MXC) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Santos Dumont Airport (SDU):

• The closest airport to Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) is Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NW of SDU.
• Santos Dumont Airport handled 9,204,603 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is nearly antipodal to Santos Dumont Airport (meaning Santos Dumont Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2), and is located 12,125 miles (19,513 kilometers) away in Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan.
• In 1934, in order to handle a growing amount of land operations, land was reclaimed from the sea to create the first runway of the airport with a length of 1,300 feet.
• Because of Santos Dumont Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Santos Dumont 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.
• In addition to being known as "Santos Dumont Airport", another name for SDU is "Aeroporto Santos Dumont".
• It was announced on 5 August 2009 that in order to renew its operational licence the Rio de Janeiro State Environment Institute – INEA would require Santos Dumont Airport to adjust operational standards.
• On 26 May 2007, in time for the 2007 Pan American Games, a brand-new, modern extension of the original terminal was opened.
• Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) has 2 runways.