Nonstop flight route between Point Lay, Alaska, United States and Coari, Amazonas, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(69°43'55"N by 163°0'39"W)
Arrival Airport:
(4°8'2"S by 63°7'51"W)
Distance from PIZ to CIZ:
6,722.16 miles (10,818.23 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ), Point Lay, Alaska, United States and Coari Airport (CIZ), Coari, Amazonas, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,722 miles (or 10,818 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 Point Lay LRRS Airport and Coari 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 Point Lay LRRS Airport and Coari Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIZ / PPIZ |
| Airport Name: | Point Lay LRRS Airport |
| Location: | Point Lay, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 69°43'55"N by 163°0'39"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Government 11 TCW/LGO Elmendorf |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PIZ |
| More Information: | PIZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CIZ / SWKO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°8'2"S by 63°7'51"W |
| Area Served: | Coari |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 131 feet (40 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CIZ |
| More Information: | CIZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ):
- The closest airport to Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) is Wainwright Airport (AIN), which is located 94 miles (152 kilometers) NE of PIZ.
- Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport was built in 1957 to support the Distant Early Warning Line Radar station at Point Lay.
- Because of Point Lay LRRS Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Point Lay LRRS 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 furthest airport from Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,387 miles (16,716 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
Facts about Coari Airport (CIZ):
- In addition to being known as "Coari Airport", another name for CIZ is "Aeroporto de Coari".
- Because of Coari Airport's relatively low elevation of 131 feet, planes can take off or land at Coari 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 Coari Airport (CIZ) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is located 122 miles (196 kilometers) WNW of CIZ.
- Coari Airport (CIZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Coari Airport (CIZ) is Nunukan Airport (NNX), which is nearly antipodal to Coari Airport (meaning Coari Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Nunukan Airport), and is located 12,382 miles (19,927 kilometers) away in Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 94.37 miles (151.87 km) NE | Wainwright Airport (AIN) | Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 96.10 miles (154.65 km) SW | Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) | Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 133.75 miles (215.25 km) SW | Point Hope Airport (PHO) | Point Hope, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 140.56 miles (226.20 km) ENE | Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK) | Atqasuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 143.29 miles (230.60 km) SSW | Kivalina Airport (KVL) | Kivalina, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 150.01 miles (241.42 km) S | Noatak Airport (WTK) | Noatak, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 179.43 miles (288.77 km) NE | Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW) | Barrow, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 197.02 miles (317.08 km) S | Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ) | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 201.39 miles (324.11 km) SSE | Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN) | Kiana, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 207.68 miles (334.24 km) SSE | Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport (ORV) | Noorvik, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 223.59 miles (359.84 km) SE | Ambler Airport (ABL) | Ambler, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 229.89 miles (369.97 km) SSE | Selawik Airport (WLK) | Selawik, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 241.11 miles (388.04 km) ENE | Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) | Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 246.60 miles (396.87 km) SE | Shungnak Airport (SHG) | Shungnak, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 247.53 miles (398.36 km) SE | Dahl Creek Airport (DCK) | Dahl Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,386.93 miles (16,716.11 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 9,965.06 miles (16,037.17 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,959.80 miles (16,028.70 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,944.98 miles (16,004.85 km) SSW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,908.50 miles (15,946.15 km) SSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,867.18 miles (15,879.65 km) SSW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,840.06 miles (15,836.01 km) E | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 9,832.29 miles (15,823.49 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 9 | 9,781.47 miles (15,741.71 km) ESE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 10 | 9,759.47 miles (15,706.30 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,732.25 miles (15,662.50 km) ESE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 12 | 9,700.63 miles (15,611.61 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,669.68 miles (15,561.81 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,648.32 miles (15,527.43 km) SSW | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,646.06 miles (15,523.79 km) SSW | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 121.62 miles (195.73 km) WNW | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 218.35 miles (351.39 km) N | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 225.44 miles (362.82 km) ENE | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 227.32 miles (365.84 km) ENE | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 243.46 miles (391.81 km) SSW | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 264.35 miles (425.43 km) WSW | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 320.83 miles (516.33 km) S | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 8 | 377.44 miles (607.43 km) E | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 9 | 450.17 miles (724.47 km) ENE | Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) | Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 10 | 460.16 miles (740.56 km) W | Ipiranga Airport (IPG) | Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 11 | 469.11 miles (754.96 km) W | Tabatinga International Airport (TBT) | Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 12 | 469.43 miles (755.48 km) W | Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET) | Leticia, Colombia | |
| 13 | 473.69 miles (762.33 km) S | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 14 | 485.37 miles (781.12 km) WNW | La Pedrera Airport (LPD) | La Pedrera, Colombia | |
| 15 | 486.32 miles (782.66 km) SSW | Guayaramerín Airport (GYA) | Guayaramerín, Bolivia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,381.80 miles (19,926.53 km) W | Nunukan Airport (NNX) | Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,363.19 miles (19,896.58 km) NW | Juwata Airport (TRK) | Tarakan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,355.31 miles (19,883.89 km) ENE | Long Pasia Airport (GSA) | Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 12,353.54 miles (19,881.05 km) NW | Bunyu Airport (BYQ) | Bunyu, Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,353.01 miles (19,880.19 km) ENE | Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW) | Long Bawan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,350.07 miles (19,875.45 km) E | Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) | Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 12,349.57 miles (19,874.66 km) W | Tawau Airport (TWU) | Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 12,347.99 miles (19,872.11 km) E | Long Semado Airport (LSM) | Long Semado, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 12,339.48 miles (19,858.42 km) NNE | Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU) | Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 12,337.76 miles (19,855.65 km) ENE | Long Sukang Airport (LSU) | Long Sukang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 12,336.51 miles (19,853.64 km) ENE | Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN) | Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 12,324.37 miles (19,834.10 km) ENE | Lawas Airport (LWY) | Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 12,319.06 miles (19,825.55 km) WNW | Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) | Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 12,318.95 miles (19,825.38 km) NE | Long Banga Airport (LBP) | Long Banga, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 12,315.79 miles (19,820.29 km) W | Semporna Airport (SMM) | Sabah, Malaysia | |