Nonstop flight route between Ocala, Florida, United States and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(29°10'20"N by 82°13'27"W)
Arrival Airport:
(22°48'35"S by 43°15'2"W)
Distance from OCF to GIG:
4,429.04 miles (7,127.83 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ocala International Airport (OCF), Ocala, Florida, United States and Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,429 miles (or 7,128 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OCF / KOCF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ocala, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°10'20"N by 82°13'27"W |
| Area Served: | Ocala, Florida |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Ocala |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 89 feet (27 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OCF |
| More Information: | OCF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GIG / SBGL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°48'35"S by 43°15'2"W |
| Area Served: | Rio de Janeiro |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeroporto Rio de Janeiro and Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 28 feet (9 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GIG |
| More Information: | GIG Maps & Info |
Facts about Ocala International Airport (OCF):
- In addition to being known as "Ocala International Airport", another name for OCF is "Jim Taylor Field".
- The closest airport to Ocala International Airport (OCF) is Leesburg International Airport (LEE), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) SE of OCF.
- The airport began in 1968 with one runway served by Eastern Airlines, one Convair a day JAX-GNV-Ocala-VRB-MIA and back.
- The furthest airport from Ocala International Airport (OCF) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,443 miles (18,416 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Ocala International Airport is a city-owned public airport five miles west of Ocala, in Marion County, Florida.
- Ocala International Airport (OCF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Ocala International Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Ocala International 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 Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG):
- Because of Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport's relatively low elevation of 28 feet, planes can take off or land at Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International 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 "Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport", another name for GIG is "Aeroporto Internacional do Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim".
- The furthest airport from Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is nearly antipodal to Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (meaning Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2), and is located 12,117 miles (19,500 kilometers) away in Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan.
- Viação 1001 operates bus 761-D from the airport to Niterói.
- Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) has 2 runways.
- Operated by Infraero, it is the largest airport site in Brazil.
- On August 31, 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL819 million investiment plan to up-grade Galeão International Airport focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro being one of the venue cities, and the 2016 Summer Olympics, which Rio de Janeiro will host.
- Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport handled 17,115,368 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) is Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SE of GIG.
- By 1970 the airport was Brazil's major international and domestic air-hub.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 34.83 miles (56.05 km) SE | Leesburg International Airport (LEE) | Leesburg, Florida, United States |     |
| 2 | 35.87 miles (57.73 km) N | Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) | Gainesville, Florida, United States | |
| 3 | 49.93 miles (80.36 km) W | George T. Lewis Airport (CDK) | Cedar Key, Florida, United States | |
| 4 | 61.91 miles (99.63 km) WNW | Cross City Airport (CTY) | Cross City, Florida, United States | |
| 5 | 65.39 miles (105.23 km) S | Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (ZPH) | Zephyrhills, Florida, United States | |
| 6 | 65.58 miles (105.54 km) ESE | Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB) | Sanford, Florida (near Orlando), United States | |
| 7 | 66.41 miles (106.88 km) SE | Walt Disney World Airport (DWS) | Walt Disney World / Orlando, Florida, United States [1] | |
| 8 | 69.17 miles (111.31 km) SE | Orlando Executive Airport (ORL) | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| 9 | 70.20 miles (112.98 km) E | Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | |
| 10 | 72.89 miles (117.30 km) NNW | Lake City Gateway Airport (LCQ) | Lake City, Florida, United States | |
| 11 | 75.54 miles (121.57 km) SE | Orlando International Airport (MCO) | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| 12 | 76.02 miles (122.35 km) NE | Northeast Florida Regional Airport (UST) | St. Augustine, Florida, United States | |
| 13 | 77.42 miles (124.59 km) SE | Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| 14 | 80.39 miles (129.37 km) NNE | NAS Jacksonville (NIP) | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | |
| 15 | 81.82 miles (131.68 km) SSE | Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (GIF) | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,443.43 miles (18,416.36 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,430.85 miles (18,396.13 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,415.47 miles (18,371.37 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,414.01 miles (18,369.02 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,398.22 miles (18,343.60 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,366.72 miles (18,292.92 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,363.55 miles (18,287.81 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,362.75 miles (18,286.53 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,353.54 miles (18,271.71 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,343.02 miles (18,254.77 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,342.09 miles (18,253.27 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,339.07 miles (18,248.42 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,337.29 miles (18,245.56 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,315.36 miles (18,210.25 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,303.50 miles (18,191.17 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.90 miles (14.33 km) SE | Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 2 | 31.00 miles (49.90 km) WSW | Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ) | Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 3 | 70.79 miles (113.93 km) N | Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport (JDF) | Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 4 | 75.46 miles (121.44 km) E | Cabo Frio International Airport (CFB) | Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 5 | 81.91 miles (131.82 km) E | Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC) | Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 6 | 89.75 miles (144.43 km) N | Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA) | Juiz de Fora, Brazil | |
| 7 | 100.12 miles (161.13 km) ENE | Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA) | Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 8 | 145.96 miles (234.89 km) ENE | Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport (CAW) | Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 9 | 165.34 miles (266.08 km) WNW | Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG) | Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 10 | 169.14 miles (272.20 km) W | São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport (SJK) | São José dos Campos, Brazil | |
| 11 | 189.99 miles (305.76 km) NE | Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil | |
| 12 | 209.27 miles (336.79 km) WSW | São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU) | Guarulhos (near São Paulo), São Paulo (state), Brazil | |
| 13 | 209.29 miles (336.81 km) NNW | Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU) | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | |
| 14 | 209.30 miles (336.84 km) NNW | Brigadeiro Cabral Airport (DIQ) | Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 15 | 223.48 miles (359.66 km) WSW | São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (CGH) | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,117.05 miles (19,500.46 km) WNW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,032.76 miles (19,364.80 km) ENE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 3 | 12,032.69 miles (19,364.69 km) ENE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 4 | 11,866.27 miles (19,096.87 km) NE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 5 | 11,851.38 miles (19,072.90 km) NE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 6 | 11,822.02 miles (19,025.64 km) ENE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 7 | 11,818.71 miles (19,020.31 km) ENE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 11,813.15 miles (19,011.38 km) ENE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 9 | 11,798.78 miles (18,988.25 km) ENE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 10 | 11,792.47 miles (18,978.10 km) NE | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 11 | 11,785.46 miles (18,966.81 km) ENE | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 12 | 11,731.17 miles (18,879.45 km) NNE | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 13 | 11,713.79 miles (18,851.47 km) NNE | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 14 | 11,701.19 miles (18,831.20 km) NNW | Hachijojima Airport (HAC) | Hachijojima (Hachijo Jima), Tokyo, Japan | |
| 15 | 11,700.19 miles (18,829.58 km) ENE | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |