Nonstop flight route between Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Kauhajoki, Finland:
Departure Airport:
(29°42'38"S by 53°41'31"W)
Arrival Airport:
(62°27'44"N by 22°23'35"E)
Distance from RIA to KHJ:
7,604.01 miles (12,237.44 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 Kauhajoki Airfield (KHJ), Kauhajoki, Finland would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,604 miles (or 12,237 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 Kauhajoki Airfield, 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 Kauhajoki Airfield. 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: | KHJ / EFKJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kauhajoki, Finland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 62°27'44"N by 22°23'35"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Kauhajoen Lentokenttä Oy (Kauhajoki Airport Ltd) |
| Airport Type: | Privately owned |
| Elevation: | 407 feet (124 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KHJ |
| More Information: | KHJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Santa Maria Airport (RIA):
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Maria Airport", another name for RIA is "Aeroporto de 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.
- 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 (RIA) has 2 runways.
Facts about Kauhajoki Airfield (KHJ):
- The closest airport to Kauhajoki Airfield (KHJ) is Seinäjoki Airport (SJY), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) NE of KHJ.
- Because of Kauhajoki Airfield's relatively low elevation of 407 feet, planes can take off or land at Kauhajoki Airfield 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 "Kauhajoki Airfield", another name for KHJ is "Kauhajoen lentokenttä".
- Kauhajoki Airfield (KHJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kauhajoki Airfield (KHJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,942 miles (17,610 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
| 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 | 21.21 miles (34.14 km) NE | Seinäjoki Airport (SJY) | Seinäjoki, Finland | |
| 2 | 44.91 miles (72.28 km) NNW | Vaasa Airport (VAA) | Vaasa, Finland | |
| 3 | 50.22 miles (80.82 km) NNE | Kauhava Airport (KAU) | Kauhava, Finland | |
| 4 | 71.82 miles (115.58 km) SSW | Pori Airport (POR) | Pori, Finland | |
| 5 | 82.11 miles (132.15 km) SSE | Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) | Tampere / Pirkkala, Finland | |
| 6 | 87.92 miles (141.50 km) ESE | Halli Airport (KEV) | Kuorevesi, Finland | |
| 7 | 89.98 miles (144.81 km) NNE | Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK) | Kokkola / Jakobstad, Finland | |
| 8 | 104.95 miles (168.90 km) E | Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) | Jyväskylä, Finland | |
| 9 | 113.04 miles (181.92 km) NW | Umeå Airport (UME) | Umeå, Sweden | |
| 10 | 125.34 miles (201.71 km) WNW | Örnsköldsvik Airport (OER) | Örnsköldsvik, Sweden | |
| 11 | 131.74 miles (212.01 km) NNE | Ylivieska Airfield (YLI) | Ylivieska, Finland | |
| 12 | 134.65 miles (216.69 km) S | Turku Airport (TKU) | Turku, Finland | |
| 13 | 149.34 miles (240.34 km) SE | Hyvinkää Airfield (HYV) | Hyvinkää, Finland | |
| 14 | 154.78 miles (249.10 km) NNW | Skellefteå Airport (SFT) | Skellefteå, Skellefteå, Sweden | |
| 15 | 157.95 miles (254.19 km) W | Sundsvall–Timrå Airport (SDL) | Sundsvall, Sweden | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,942.29 miles (17,609.86 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,736.79 miles (17,279.15 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,729.44 miles (17,267.31 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,709.14 miles (17,234.65 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,707.69 miles (17,232.31 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,673.51 miles (17,177.31 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,673.29 miles (17,176.96 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,666.04 miles (17,165.29 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,661.68 miles (17,158.26 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,644.52 miles (17,130.66 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,642.16 miles (17,126.86 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,626.76 miles (17,102.07 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,620.49 miles (17,091.98 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,612.67 miles (17,079.39 km) ESE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,601.64 miles (17,061.65 km) ESE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |