Nonstop flight route between Port Harcourt, Nigeria and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(5°0'55"N by 6°56'57"E)
Arrival Airport:
(22°48'35"S by 43°15'2"W)
Distance from PHC to GIG:
3,894.45 miles (6,267.49 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa (PHC), Port Harcourt, Nigeria and Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,894 miles (or 6,267 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 Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa and Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International 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 Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa and Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PHC / DNPO |
| Airport Name: | Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa |
| Location: | Port Harcourt, Nigeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°0'55"N by 6°56'57"E |
| Area Served: | Port Harcourt |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 87 feet (27 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PHC |
| More Information: | PHC 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 Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa (PHC):
- The furthest airport from Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa (PHC) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa (meaning Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,256 miles (19,724 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa handled 125,685 passengers last year.
- Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa (PHC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa (PHC) is Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (QOW), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) NNE of PHC.
- This airport is notoriously bad for uniformed officials trying to extort money from fare paying passengers.
- On 18 August 2006, the airport was closed for repairs.
- Because of Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa's relatively low elevation of 87 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa 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):
- 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".
- 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.
- By 1970 the airport was Brazil's major international and domestic air-hub.
- 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.
- Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) has 2 runways.
- Operated by Infraero, it is the largest airport site in Brazil.
- One of the two TAP Maintenance & Engineering centers in Brazil is located at Galeão International Airport.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.47 miles (53.86 km) NNE | Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (QOW) | Owerri, Nigeria |     |
| 2 | 79.71 miles (128.28 km) E | Akwa Ibom International Airport (QUO) | Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria | |
| 3 | 84.46 miles (135.93 km) NNW | Asaba International Airport (ABB) | Asaba, Delta, Niger | |
| 4 | 96.23 miles (154.87 km) E | Margaret Ekpo International Airport (CBQ) | Calabar, Nigeria | |
| 5 | 109.24 miles (175.80 km) NNE | Akanu Ibiam International Airport ( AIIA ) (ENU) | Enugu, Nigeria | |
| 6 | 129.24 miles (208.00 km) NW | Benin Airport (BNI) | Benin City, Nigeria | |
| 7 | 149.23 miles (240.16 km) SE | Malabo International Airport (SSG) | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | |
| 8 | 168.94 miles (271.89 km) ENE | Mamfe Airport (MMF) | Mamfe, Cameroon | |
| 9 | 169.70 miles (273.11 km) ESE | Limbe Airport (VCC) | Limbe, Cameroon | |
| 10 | 191.30 miles (307.86 km) NW | Akure Airport (AKR) | Akure, Nigeria | |
| 11 | 203.14 miles (326.92 km) ESE | Douala International Airport (DLA) | Douala, Cameroon | |
| 12 | 216.64 miles (348.64 km) E | Dschang Airport (DSC) | Dschang, Cameroon | |
| 13 | 218.09 miles (350.98 km) NNE | Makurdi Airport (MDI) | Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria | |
| 14 | 220.69 miles (355.16 km) ENE | Bali Airport (BAJ) | Bali, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 220.69 miles (355.16 km) ENE | Bali Airport (BLC) | Bali, Cameroon | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,256.01 miles (19,724.09 km) SSW | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,852.27 miles (19,074.33 km) ESE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 3 | 11,849.51 miles (19,069.89 km) S | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 4 | 11,831.42 miles (19,040.77 km) S | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,827.59 miles (19,034.62 km) SSE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 6 | 11,823.66 miles (19,028.29 km) S | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,820.02 miles (19,022.43 km) S | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,777.04 miles (18,953.26 km) SSW | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,762.80 miles (18,930.34 km) SSW | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,756.15 miles (18,919.64 km) SSW | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,754.86 miles (18,917.57 km) SSW | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 12 | 11,717.92 miles (18,858.12 km) ESE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 13 | 11,709.49 miles (18,844.55 km) SSE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 14 | 11,686.73 miles (18,807.92 km) SSE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 15 | 11,640.81 miles (18,734.03 km) ESE | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 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 | |