Nonstop flight route between Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Santa Paula, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(29°59'38"S by 51°10'15"W)
Arrival Airport:
(34°20'48"N by 119°3'42"W)
Distance from POA to SZP:
6,269.53 miles (10,089.80 km)
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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 Santa Paula Airport (SZP), Santa Paula, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,270 miles (or 10,090 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 Santa Paula 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 Santa Paula 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: | SZP / KSZP |
| Airport Name: | Santa Paula Airport |
| Location: | Santa Paula, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°20'48"N by 119°3'42"W |
| Area Served: | Santa Paula, California |
| Operator/Owner: | Santa Paula Airport Association |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 243 feet (74 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SZP |
| More Information: | SZP Maps & Info |
Facts about Salgado Filho International Airport (POA):
- The total area of the Salgado Filho Airport is about 3,805,810.04 m² with 142,750 m² of ramp area.
- Salgado Filho International Airport is the airport serving Porto Alegre, Brazil.
- 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.
- One of the two TAP Maintenance & Engineering centers in Brazil is located at Salgado Filho International Airport.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Salgado Filho International Airport", another name for POA is "Aeroporto Internacional Salgado Filho".
- In 1932, needing a facility to use its aircraft with landing-gear which were replacing its seaplanes, Varig started using São João Airport as its operational base.
Facts about Santa Paula Airport (SZP):
- Santa Paula Airport covers an area of 51 acres at an elevation of 243 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Santa Paula Airport (SZP) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,476 miles (18,469 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Santa Paula Airport (SZP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Santa Paula Airport (SZP) is Oxnard Airport (OXR), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SW of SZP.
- Because of Santa Paula Airport's relatively low elevation of 243 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Paula 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.
- A view from the hangars on the Northwest side of the airport.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 137.09 miles (220.63 km) NE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 137.45 miles (221.21 km) SSW | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 139.56 miles (224.60 km) NNW | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 152.34 miles (245.16 km) W | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 155.75 miles (250.66 km) SSW | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 6 | 162.01 miles (260.72 km) NNE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 7 | 174.57 miles (280.95 km) NNW | Erechim Airport (ERM) | Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 8 | 196.28 miles (315.88 km) N | Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) | Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 196.50 miles (316.24 km) NW | João Batista Bos Filho Airport (IJU) | Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 199.49 miles (321.04 km) WSW | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 201.58 miles (324.41 km) NNW | Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI) | Concórdia, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 12 | 206.86 miles (332.91 km) N | Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) | Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 13 | 216.13 miles (347.82 km) WNW | Sepé Tiaraju Airport (GEL) | Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 217.32 miles (349.75 km) NNW | Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP) | Chapecó, Brazil | |
| 15 | 221.83 miles (357.01 km) N | Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC) | Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,324.19 miles (19,833.82 km) WNW | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,316.37 miles (19,821.23 km) NNW | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 3 | 12,303.56 miles (19,800.62 km) NNW | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 4 | 12,269.00 miles (19,744.99 km) NW | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 5 | 12,252.15 miles (19,717.87 km) N | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 6 | 12,234.24 miles (19,689.04 km) NW | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 7 | 12,224.96 miles (19,674.12 km) NNW | Nagasaki Airport (NGS) | Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 8 | 12,206.87 miles (19,645.01 km) NNW | Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 12,202.14 miles (19,637.40 km) NNW | Saga Airport (HSG) | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 10 | 12,202.06 miles (19,637.27 km) NNE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 11 | 12,182.72 miles (19,606.13 km) NNE | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 12 | 12,177.01 miles (19,596.95 km) NNE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 13 | 12,171.33 miles (19,587.81 km) NNW | Iki Airport (IKI) | Iki, Iki Island, Japan | |
| 14 | 12,171.05 miles (19,587.36 km) NNW | Fukuoka Airport (FUK) | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 15 | 12,170.81 miles (19,586.97 km) NNE | Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport (JDG) | Jeju province, South Korea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.08 miles (21.04 km) SW | Oxnard Airport (OXR) | Oxnard, California, United States | |
| 2 | 16.02 miles (25.79 km) SSW | Naval Air Station Point Mugu (NTD) | Point Mugu, California, United States | |
| 3 | 33.99 miles (54.70 km) ESE | Van Nuys Airport (VNY) | Van Nuys, California, United States | |
| 4 | 37.49 miles (60.34 km) E | Whiteman Airport (WHP) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| 5 | 41.40 miles (66.62 km) ESE | Bob Hope Airport (BUR) | Burbank, California, United States | |
| 6 | 41.72 miles (67.13 km) ESE | Santa Monica Airport (SMO) | Santa Monica, California, United States | |
| 7 | 44.73 miles (71.99 km) W | Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) | Santa Barbara, California, United States | |
| 8 | 46.67 miles (75.10 km) SE | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| 9 | 50.84 miles (81.82 km) SE | Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) | Hawthorne, California, United States | |
| 10 | 52.62 miles (84.69 km) WSW | Santa Cruz Island Airport (SZN) | Santa Barbara, California, United States | |
| 11 | 55.17 miles (88.79 km) ENE | General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) | Lancaster, California, United States | |
| 12 | 55.84 miles (89.86 km) SE | Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA) | Torrance, California, United States | |
| 13 | 56.45 miles (90.84 km) SE | Compton/Woodley Airport (CPM) | Compton, California, United States | |
| 14 | 58.98 miles (94.91 km) ENE | Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) | Palmdale, California, United States | |
| 15 | 60.48 miles (97.33 km) WNW | Santa Ynez Airport (SQA) | Santa Ynez, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,476.35 miles (18,469.35 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,454.89 miles (18,434.82 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,450.02 miles (18,426.97 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,417.91 miles (18,375.30 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,381.30 miles (18,316.37 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,258.84 miles (18,119.30 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,248.92 miles (18,103.33 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,211.38 miles (18,042.93 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,108.47 miles (17,877.31 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,088.11 miles (17,844.53 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,081.07 miles (17,833.20 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,072.54 miles (17,819.48 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,060.80 miles (17,800.58 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 11,060.60 miles (17,800.26 km) SSE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 11,042.85 miles (17,771.70 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |