Nonstop flight route between Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil and Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia:
Departure Airport:
(3°8'45"S by 59°59'11"W)
Arrival Airport:
(10°25'40"S by 121°53'52"E)
Distance from PLL to SAU:
11,490.02 miles (18,491.35 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil and Tardamu Airport (SAU), Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,490 miles (or 18,491 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 Ponta Pelada Airport and Tardamu 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 Ponta Pelada Airport and Tardamu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PLL / SBMN |
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| Location: | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°8'45"S by 59°59'11"W |
| Area Served: | Manaus |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 267 feet (81 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PLL |
| More Information: | PLL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SAU / WATS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°25'40"S by 121°53'52"E |
| Area Served: | Savu Island |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SAU |
| More Information: | SAU Maps & Info |
Facts about Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL):
- The closest airport to Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) is Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) NNW of PLL.
- In addition to being known as "Ponta Pelada Airport", another name for PLL is "Aeroporto da Ponta Pelada".
- The furthest airport from Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) is Sanga-Sanga Airport (TWT), which is nearly antipodal to Ponta Pelada Airport (meaning Ponta Pelada Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sanga-Sanga Airport), and is located 12,304 miles (19,802 kilometers) away in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines.
- Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Ponta Pelada Airport's relatively low elevation of 267 feet, planes can take off or land at Ponta Pelada 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 Tardamu Airport (SAU):
- The closest airport to Tardamu Airport (SAU) is H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE), which is located 110 miles (177 kilometers) N of SAU.
- Because of Tardamu Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Tardamu 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 "Tardamu Airport", another name for SAU is "Bandar Udara Tardamu".
- The furthest airport from Tardamu Airport (SAU) is A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB), which is nearly antipodal to Tardamu Airport (meaning Tardamu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A.N.R. Robinson International Airport), and is located 12,245 miles (19,706 kilometers) away in Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago.
- Tardamu Airport (SAU) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.50 miles (13.68 km) NNW | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 157.55 miles (253.55 km) E | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 224.30 miles (360.97 km) E | Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) | Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 227.32 miles (365.84 km) WSW | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 251.75 miles (405.15 km) NW | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 272.96 miles (439.29 km) ENE | Porto de Trombetas Airport (TMT) | Porto Trombetas, Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil | |
| 7 | 285.04 miles (458.73 km) ESE | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 8 | 327.29 miles (526.73 km) W | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 9 | 362.34 miles (583.13 km) E | Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport (STM) | Santarém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 10 | 416.56 miles (670.38 km) N | Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB) | Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil | |
| 11 | 435.13 miles (700.27 km) SW | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 12 | 450.60 miles (725.17 km) N | Lethem Airport (LTM) | Lethem, Guyana | |
| 13 | 469.42 miles (755.46 km) SW | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 14 | 491.00 miles (790.19 km) WSW | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 15 | 492.75 miles (793.00 km) S | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,304.14 miles (19,801.55 km) N | Sanga-Sanga Airport (TWT) | Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines | |
| 2 | 12,303.91 miles (19,801.18 km) NE | Semporna Airport (SMM) | Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 12,287.20 miles (19,774.29 km) E | Bunyu Airport (BYQ) | Bunyu, Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,283.46 miles (19,768.26 km) ENE | Tawau Airport (TWU) | Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 12,267.46 miles (19,742.52 km) E | Juwata Airport (TRK) | Tarakan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,265.49 miles (19,739.34 km) NW | Pogogul Airport (UOL) | Buol, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,261.86 miles (19,733.51 km) NE | Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) | Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 12,261.11 miles (19,732.29 km) ENE | Nunukan Airport (NNX) | Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,245.93 miles (19,707.87 km) ENE | Kalimarau Airport (BEJ) | Tanjung Redeb, Berau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,224.49 miles (19,673.36 km) NNW | Jolo Airport (JOL) | Jolo, Sulu, Philippines | |
| 11 | 12,203.21 miles (19,639.11 km) NE | Sandakan Airport (SDK) | Sandakan, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 12,175.26 miles (19,594.13 km) NW | Jalaluddin Airport (GTO) | Gorontalo, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,164.10 miles (19,576.18 km) NE | Bontang Airport (BXT) | Bontang, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,140.31 miles (19,537.88 km) NNW | Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM) | Zamboanga City, Philippines | |
| 15 | 12,134.02 miles (19,527.76 km) E | Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW) | Long Bawan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 110.26 miles (177.45 km) N | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 120.56 miles (194.02 km) WNW | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 121.85 miles (196.09 km) E | El Tari Airport (KOE) | Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 125.61 miles (202.14 km) N | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 125.63 miles (202.17 km) N | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 131.47 miles (211.58 km) NNW | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 191.64 miles (308.41 km) NW | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 217.89 miles (350.67 km) ENE | Haliwen Airport (ABU) | Atambua, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 243.01 miles (391.08 km) NE | Alor Island Airport (ARD) | Alor Island, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 254.72 miles (409.94 km) WNW | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 279.25 miles (449.41 km) ENE | Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL) | Dili, East Timor (Timor-Leste) | |
| 12 | 322.95 miles (519.73 km) ENE | Viqueque Airport (VIQ) | Viqueque, East Timor | |
| 13 | 334.85 miles (538.88 km) ENE | Baucau Airport (BCH) | Baucau, East Timor | |
| 14 | 344.39 miles (554.24 km) N | Betoambari Airport (BUW) | Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 399.95 miles (643.66 km) WNW | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,244.91 miles (19,706.23 km) ENE | A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB) | Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | 12,231.15 miles (19,684.08 km) NNE | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 3 | 12,216.73 miles (19,660.87 km) E | Piarco International Airport (POS) | Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 4 | 12,186.64 miles (19,612.45 km) N | Ogle Airport (OGL) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 5 | 12,168.25 miles (19,582.85 km) ENE | Lauriston Airport (CRU) | Carriacou Island, Grenada | |
| 6 | 12,167.96 miles (19,582.39 km) NE | Mustique Airport (MQS) | Mustique Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 7 | 12,167.11 miles (19,581.02 km) NE | Canouan Airport (CIW) | Canouan Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 8 | 12,167.01 miles (19,580.86 km) NE | Union Island Airport (UNI) | Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 9 | 12,165.10 miles (19,577.79 km) N | Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 10 | 12,164.41 miles (19,576.68 km) ENE | Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) | St. George's, Grenada | |
| 11 | 12,159.33 miles (19,568.49 km) NE | J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) | Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 12 | 12,154.96 miles (19,561.47 km) NE | E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) | Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 13 | 12,150.59 miles (19,554.43 km) E | Güiria Airport (GUI) | Guiria, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 12,138.08 miles (19,534.29 km) NE | Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) | Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia | |
| 15 | 12,121.04 miles (19,506.87 km) NE | George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) | Castries, Saint Lucia | |