Nonstop flight route between Pierre, South Dakota, United States and Santarém, Pará, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pierre Regional Airport (PIR), Pierre, South Dakota, United States and Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport (STM), Santarém, Pará, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,277 miles (or 6,884 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 Pierre Regional Airport and Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca 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 Pierre Regional Airport and Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Pierre Regional Airport (PIR):

• The closest airport to Pierre Regional Airport (PIR) is Mobridge Municipal Airport (MBG), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) N of PIR.
• A new terminal has been designed, and construction began in late Spring, 2011.
• Pierre Regional Airport (PIR) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Pierre Regional Airport (PIR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,493 miles (16,887 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Until June 30, 2006, service on Great Lakes Airlines to Denver was subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
• In addition to being known as "Pierre Regional Airport", another name for PIR is "Pierre Army Airfield".
• During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces by Air Technical Service Command as a maintenance and supply depot.
• Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 15,983 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 13,692 in 2009 and 14,686 in 2010.

Facts about Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport (STM):

• Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport is the airport serving Santarém, Brazil.
• The furthest airport from Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport (STM) is Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) (MDC), which is nearly antipodal to Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport (meaning Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA)), and is located 12,373 miles (19,913 kilometers) away in Manado, Indonesia.
• Because of Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport's relatively low elevation of 198 feet, planes can take off or land at Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca 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 airport is located 15 km from downtown Santarém.
• Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport handled 487,585 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport (STM) is Porto de Trombetas Airport (TMT), which is located 129 miles (208 kilometers) WNW of STM.
• In addition to being known as "Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport", another name for STM is "Aeroporto de Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca".
• Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport (STM) currently has only 1 runway.