Nonstop flight route between Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Niš, Serbia:
Departure Airport:
(29°42'38"S by 53°41'31"W)
Arrival Airport:
(43°20'13"N by 21°51'12"E)
Distance from RIA to INI:
6,944.79 miles (11,176.54 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 Niš Constantine the Great International Airport (INI), Niš, Serbia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,945 miles (or 11,177 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 Niš Constantine the Great International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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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: | INI / LYNI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Niš, Serbia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°20'13"N by 21°51'12"E |
| Area Served: | Niš |
| Operator/Owner: | Public Enterprise for Airport Services Airport Niš |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 650 feet (198 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from INI |
| More Information: | INI Maps & Info |
Facts about Santa Maria Airport (RIA):
- 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".
- 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.
- 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.
- Santa Maria Airport is the airport serving Santa Maria, Brazil.
- 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.
- Santa Maria Airport (RIA) has 2 runways.
- It is operated by the Brazilian Air Force.
- The airport is located 11 km east of downtown Santa Maria.
Facts about Niš Constantine the Great International Airport (INI):
- Niš Constantine the Great International Airport handled 21,700 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Niš Constantine the Great International Airport", other names for INI include "Аеродром Ниш - Константин Велики" and "Aerodrom Niš - Konstantin Veliki".
- Niš Constantine the Great International Airport (INI) has 2 runways.
- Because of Niš Constantine the Great International Airport's relatively low elevation of 650 feet, planes can take off or land at Niš Constantine the Great 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 2009, the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, established a joint emergency response center at the airport.
- The closest airport to Niš Constantine the Great International Airport (INI) is Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari" (PRN), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) SW of INI.
- During the Breakup of Yugoslavia, United Nations sanctions imposed on the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia included a ban on international air travel from Yugoslavia.
- The airport is operational 24 hrs per day on request.
- The furthest airport from Niš Constantine the Great International Airport (INI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,521 miles (18,542 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The first airfield serving the city of Niš was established in 1910, near the village of Donje Međurovo.
| 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 | 67.08 miles (107.95 km) SW | Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari" (PRN) | Pristina, Kosovo | |
| 2 | 90.21 miles (145.17 km) ESE | Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) | Sofia, Bulgaria | |
| 3 | 95.78 miles (154.13 km) S | Skopje Airport (SKP) | Skopje, Macedonia | |
| 4 | 106.22 miles (170.95 km) WSW | Dolac Airport (IVG) | Berane, Montenegro | |
| 5 | 114.61 miles (184.44 km) WNW | Užice-Ponikve Airport (UZC) | Užice, Serbia | |
| 6 | 121.99 miles (196.32 km) NE | Craiova International Airport (CRA) | Craiova, Romania | |
| 7 | 127.99 miles (205.97 km) NW | Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) | Belgrade, Serbia | |
| 8 | 132.79 miles (213.70 km) W | Žabljak Airport (ZBK) | Žabljak, Montenegro | |
| 9 | 135.85 miles (218.62 km) NW | Batajnica Airbase (BJY) | Batajnica, Serbia | |
| 10 | 145.26 miles (233.78 km) N | Caransebeș Airport (CSB) | Caransebeş, Romania | |
| 11 | 148.09 miles (238.32 km) WSW | Podgorica Airport (TGD) | Golubovci (near Podgorica), Montenegro | |
| 12 | 159.51 miles (256.71 km) SSW | Ohrid Airport (OHD) | Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia | |
| 13 | 171.09 miles (275.34 km) WSW | Tivat Airport (TIV) | Tivat, Montenegro | |
| 14 | 171.74 miles (276.38 km) SW | Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA) | Tirana, Albania | |
| 15 | 172.73 miles (277.97 km) N | Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) | Timişoara, Romania | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,521.49 miles (18,542.00 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,155.50 miles (17,952.99 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,120.03 miles (17,895.91 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,089.53 miles (17,846.83 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,082.29 miles (17,835.17 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,075.81 miles (17,824.74 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,062.73 miles (17,803.70 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,057.73 miles (17,795.65 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,055.86 miles (17,792.64 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,054.38 miles (17,790.25 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,039.58 miles (17,766.44 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,038.45 miles (17,764.62 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,018.52 miles (17,732.54 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,011.90 miles (17,721.89 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,010.85 miles (17,720.20 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |