Nonstop flight route between Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Cocos Islands, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(29°42'38"S by 53°41'31"W)
Arrival Airport:
(12°11'18"S by 96°49'50"E)
Distance from RIA to CCK:
8,939.09 miles (14,386.04 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Santa Maria Airport (RIA), Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), Cocos Islands, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,939 miles (or 14,386 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 Santa Maria Airport and Cocos (Keeling) Island 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 Santa Maria Airport and Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RIA / SBSM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°42'38"S by 53°41'31"W |
| Area Served: | Santa Maria |
| Operator/Owner: | Brazilian Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 289 feet (88 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RIA |
| More Information: | RIA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CCK / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cocos Islands, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°11'18"S by 96°49'50"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Toll Remote Logistics |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CCK |
| More Information: | CCK Maps & Info |
Facts about Santa Maria Airport (RIA):
- Because of Santa Maria Airport's relatively low elevation of 289 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Maria 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 Santa Maria Airport (RIA) is João Batista Bos Filho Airport (IJU), which is located 93 miles (150 kilometers) N of RIA.
- The airport is located 11 km east of downtown Santa Maria.
- Since 1971, with the creation of the Santa Maria Air Force Base, civil and military facilities are shared.
- In 1944 the President of Brazil Getúlio Vargas allocated an area of 4 million square meters near Santa Maria with the purpose of building an aerodrome.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Maria Airport", another name for RIA is "Aeroporto de Santa Maria".
- Santa Maria Airport (RIA) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Santa Maria Airport (RIA) is Aguni Airport (AGJ), which is nearly antipodal to Santa Maria Airport (meaning Santa Maria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aguni Airport), and is located 12,214 miles (19,656 kilometers) away in Aguni, Japan.
Facts about Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK):
- Service including flight to Jakarta Airport are also planned.
- The closest airport to Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is located 612 miles (985 kilometers) E of CCK.
- In addition to being known as "Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport", other names for CCK include "Lapangan Terbang Pulu Koko" and "YPCC".
- Because of Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Cocos (Keeling) Island 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 Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) is Corn Island International Airport (RNI), which is nearly antipodal to Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (meaning Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corn Island International Airport), and is located 12,429 miles (20,003 kilometers) away in Corn Island, Nicaragua.
- Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport handled 15,712 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 93.10 miles (149.84 km) N | João Batista Bos Filho Airport (IJU) | Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 102.82 miles (165.48 km) NNW | Sepé Tiaraju Airport (GEL) | Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 118.70 miles (191.04 km) SSW | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 130.56 miles (210.12 km) NE | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 132.14 miles (212.66 km) W | Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ) | Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 6 | 137.61 miles (221.46 km) SW | Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) | Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 149.90 miles (241.24 km) SSW | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 152.34 miles (245.16 km) E | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 9 | 160.41 miles (258.16 km) SSE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 165.66 miles (266.61 km) NNE | Erechim Airport (ERM) | Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 174.99 miles (281.62 km) WSW | Artigas International Airport (ATI) | Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 184.51 miles (296.94 km) S | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 187.21 miles (301.28 km) SSE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 14 | 188.73 miles (303.73 km) NNE | Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP) | Chapecó, Brazil | |
| 15 | 193.46 miles (311.35 km) SW | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,214.00 miles (19,656.48 km) NNW | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,212.99 miles (19,654.86 km) WNW | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 3 | 12,211.55 miles (19,652.53 km) NNW | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 4 | 12,199.80 miles (19,633.62 km) E | Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN) | Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China | |
| 5 | 12,197.94 miles (19,630.63 km) WNW | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 6 | 12,188.18 miles (19,614.93 km) NNW | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 7 | 12,184.76 miles (19,609.41 km) NNW | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 12,183.89 miles (19,608.02 km) NW | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 9 | 12,181.00 miles (19,603.37 km) N | Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport (JDG) | Jeju province, South Korea | |
| 10 | 12,180.58 miles (19,602.70 km) NNW | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 11 | 12,173.98 miles (19,592.07 km) N | Jeju International Airport (CJU) | Jeju, South Korea | |
| 12 | 12,172.43 miles (19,589.58 km) W | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 13 | 12,150.90 miles (19,554.94 km) ENE | Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) | Shanghai, People's Republic of China | |
| 14 | 12,146.08 miles (19,547.17 km) E | Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) | Ningbo, Zhejiang, China | |
| 15 | 12,137.78 miles (19,533.81 km) WNW | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 612.09 miles (985.06 km) E | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 687.48 miles (1,106.39 km) NNE | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 724.29 miles (1,165.62 km) NNE | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 744.96 miles (1,198.90 km) NE | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 766.37 miles (1,233.35 km) NNE | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 776.56 miles (1,249.76 km) NE | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 790.06 miles (1,271.47 km) ENE | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 798.57 miles (1,285.17 km) ENE | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 818.01 miles (1,316.45 km) ENE | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 822.51 miles (1,323.70 km) NNE | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 837.69 miles (1,348.12 km) NE | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 845.98 miles (1,361.46 km) ENE | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 865.56 miles (1,392.97 km) NNE | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 881.53 miles (1,418.68 km) ENE | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 888.98 miles (1,430.67 km) ENE | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,429.35 miles (20,003.05 km) W | Corn Island International Airport (RNI) | Corn Island, Nicaragua | |
| 2 | 12,393.72 miles (19,945.71 km) ENE | Bluefields Airport (BEF) | Bluefields, Nicaragua | |
| 3 | 12,334.67 miles (19,850.68 km) WNW | Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport (ADZ) | San Andres Island, Colombia | |
| 4 | 12,334.66 miles (19,850.66 km) NNE | Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL) | Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica | |
| 5 | 12,322.47 miles (19,831.04 km) NNE | Tortuguero Airport (TTQ) | Tortuguero, Costa Rica | |
| 6 | 12,308.22 miles (19,808.11 km) N | Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ) | Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua | |
| 7 | 12,294.03 miles (19,785.27 km) NNE | Guápiles Airport (GPL) | Guápiles, Costa Rica | |
| 8 | 12,290.48 miles (19,779.56 km) WNW | El Embrujo Airport (PVA) | Providencia Island, Colombia | |
| 9 | 12,285.60 miles (19,771.70 km) NE | Siuna Airport (SIU) | Siuna, Nicaragua | |
| 10 | 12,282.34 miles (19,766.46 km) N | Limón International Airport (LIO) | Puerto Limón, Costa Rica | |
| 11 | 12,275.37 miles (19,755.25 km) NE | Bonanza Airport (BZA) | Bonanza, RAAN, Nicaragua | |
| 12 | 12,269.58 miles (19,745.93 km) NNE | Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| 13 | 12,269.18 miles (19,745.29 km) NNE | Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| 14 | 12,252.52 miles (19,718.48 km) NNE | Waspam Airport (WSP) | Waspam, Nicaragua | |
| 15 | 12,243.55 miles (19,704.03 km) NNW | Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport (CHX) | Changuinola, Bocas del Toro, Panama | |