Nonstop flight route between Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Bizerte, Tunisia:
Departure Airport:
(29°42'38"S by 53°41'31"W)
Arrival Airport:
(37°14'36"N by 9°47'11"E)
Distance from RIA to OIZ:
6,183.61 miles (9,951.53 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 Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base (OIZ), Bizerte, Tunisia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,184 miles (or 9,952 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 Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base, 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 Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base. 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: | OIZ / DTTP |
| Airport Name: | Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base |
| Location: | Bizerte, Tunisia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°14'36"N by 9°47'11"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from OIZ |
| More Information: | OIZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Santa Maria Airport (RIA):
- Santa Maria Airport (RIA) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base (OIZ):
- The closest airport to Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base (OIZ) is Tunis–Carthage Airport (TUN), which is located 36 miles (59 kilometers) SE of OIZ.
- Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base is a Tunisian Air Force base located approximately 7 km west of Menzel Abderhaman, and 9 km west-southwest of Bizerte,
- The furthest airport from Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base (OIZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,877 miles (19,115 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 | 36.41 miles (58.60 km) SE | Tunis–Carthage Airport (TUN) | Tunis / Carthage, Tunisia | |
| 2 | 53.31 miles (85.80 km) WSW | Tabarka–Ain Draham International Airport (TBJ) | Tabarka, Tunisia | |
| 3 | 88.40 miles (142.27 km) SSE | Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport (NBE) | Enfidha, Tunisia | |
| 4 | 112.48 miles (181.03 km) WSW | Rabah Bitat Airport (AAE) | Annaba, Algeria | |
| 5 | 115.86 miles (186.46 km) SSE | Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR) | Monastir, Tunisia | |
| 6 | 144.32 miles (232.25 km) NNW | Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) | Cagliari, Italy | |
| 7 | 155.25 miles (249.85 km) ENE | Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS) | Trapani, Italy | |
| 8 | 158.54 miles (255.14 km) W | Skikda Airport (SKI) | Skikda, Algeria | |
| 9 | 181.68 miles (292.39 km) SSE | Sfax–Thyna International Airport (SFA) | Sfax, Tunisia | |
| 10 | 184.79 miles (297.39 km) N | Tortolì Airport (TTB) | Sardinia, Italy | |
| 11 | 187.56 miles (301.85 km) WSW | Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (CZL) | Constantine, Algeria | |
| 12 | 192.33 miles (309.53 km) ENE | Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO) | Punta Raisi (near Palermo), Italy | |
| 13 | 198.39 miles (319.27 km) SE | Lampedusa Airport (LMP) | Lampedusa, Italy | |
| 14 | 202.28 miles (325.54 km) SSW | Gafsa - Ksar International Airport (GAF) | Gafsa, Tunisia | |
| 15 | 218.05 miles (350.91 km) W | Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport (GJL) | Jijel, Algeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,877.38 miles (19,114.74 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,786.52 miles (18,968.52 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,730.99 miles (18,879.15 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,721.06 miles (18,863.17 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,698.45 miles (18,826.79 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,691.55 miles (18,815.68 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,684.29 miles (18,804.00 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,666.70 miles (18,775.69 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,654.01 miles (18,755.26 km) E | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,649.25 miles (18,747.61 km) E | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,645.56 miles (18,741.66 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,644.68 miles (18,740.25 km) E | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,642.00 miles (18,735.94 km) E | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,636.52 miles (18,727.11 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,621.58 miles (18,703.07 km) E | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |