Nonstop flight route between Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Salgado Filho International Airport (POA), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Karratha Airport (KTA), Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,843 miles (or 14,231 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 Salgado Filho International Airport and Karratha 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 Salgado Filho International Airport and Karratha Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | POA / SBPA | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°59'38"S by 51°10'15"W | 
| Area Served: | Porto Alegre | 
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from POA | 
| More Information: | POA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KTA / YPKA | 
| Airport Name: | Karratha Airport | 
| Location: | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°42'43"S by 116°46'23"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Shire of Roebourne | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KTA | 
| More Information: | KTA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Salgado Filho International Airport (POA):
- In 1953 the old terminal was incorporated into the maintenance facilities of Varig, a new passenger terminal was opened, and runways were paved.
- The furthest airport from Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) is Yakushima Airport (KUM), which is nearly antipodal to Salgado Filho International Airport (meaning Salgado Filho International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yakushima Airport), and is located 12,324 miles (19,834 kilometers) away in Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
- The bus line T5 link Terminal 1 - International Airport to the city of Porto Alegre.
- In addition to being known as "Salgado Filho International Airport", another name for POA is "Aeroporto Internacional Salgado Filho".
- The International Airport of Porto Alegre is served by rail, taxi, and bus.
- The total area of the Salgado Filho Airport is about 3,805,810.04 m² with 142,750 m² of ramp area.
- The closest airport to Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) is Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM), which is located 137 miles (221 kilometers) NE of POA.
- Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Salgado Filho International Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Salgado Filho 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 Karratha Airport (KTA):
- Karratha Airport handled 675,207 passengers last year.
- Karratha Airport (KTA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Karratha Airport (KTA) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) W of KTA.
- Because of Karratha Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Karratha 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 Karratha Airport (KTA) is Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA), which is nearly antipodal to Karratha Airport (meaning Karratha Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport), and is located 12,263 miles (19,736 kilometers) away in The Valley, Anguilla.




