Nonstop flight route between Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Sidi Ifni, Morocco:
Departure Airport:
(29°42'38"S by 53°41'31"W)
Arrival Airport:
(35°35'39"N by 5°19'12"W)
Distance from RIA to SII:
5,499.16 miles (8,850.02 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 Sania Ramel Airport (SII), Sidi Ifni, Morocco would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,499 miles (or 8,850 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 Sania Ramel 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 Sania Ramel 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: | SII / GMMF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sidi Ifni, Morocco |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°35'39"N by 5°19'12"W |
| Area Served: | Tétouan, Morocco |
| Operator/Owner: | ONDA |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SII |
| More Information: | SII 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 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".
- Since 1971, with the creation of the Santa Maria Air Force Base, civil and military facilities are shared.
- Santa Maria Airport (RIA) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- It is operated by the Brazilian Air Force.
Facts about Sania Ramel Airport (SII):
- In addition to being known as "Sania Ramel Airport", other names for SII include "مطار تطوان سانية الرمل", "Aéroport Tétouan – Sania R'mel", "TTU", "GMTN" and "TTU".
- Because of Sania Ramel Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Sania Ramel 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.
- Sania Ramel Airport (SII) currently has only 1 runway.
- Sania Ramel Airport handled 15,039 passengers last year.
- Before the start of the Spanish Civil War, a paved runway was built which enabled Sania Ramel to serve as civil airport for Tetouan.
- The furthest airport from Sania Ramel Airport (SII) is Whangarei Airport (WRE), which is nearly antipodal to Sania Ramel Airport (meaning Sania Ramel Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Whangarei Airport), and is located 12,415 miles (19,981 kilometers) away in Whangarei, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Sania Ramel Airport (SII) is Sania Ramel Airport (TTU), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of SII.
| 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 | 0.00 miles (0.00 km) N | Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) | Tétouan, Morocco | |
| 2 | 20.61 miles (33.17 km) N | Ceuta Heliport (JCU) | Ceuta, Spain | |
| 3 | 34.74 miles (55.91 km) WNW | Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) | Tangier, Morocco | |
| 4 | 38.50 miles (61.96 km) N | Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) | Gibraltar | |
| 5 | 87.59 miles (140.96 km) NNE | Málaga Airport (AGP) | Málaga, Spain | |
| 6 | 88.25 miles (142.02 km) ESE | Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU) | Al Hoceima, Morocco | |
| 7 | 89.55 miles (144.12 km) NNW | Jerez Airport (XRY) | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain | |
| 8 | 115.04 miles (185.13 km) SW | Kenitra Air Base (NNA) | Kenitra, Morocco | |
| 9 | 116.82 miles (188.00 km) S | Saïss Airport (FEZ) | Fes, Morocco | |
| 10 | 130.04 miles (209.27 km) NNW | Seville Airport (SVQ) | Seville, Spain | |
| 11 | 134.00 miles (215.66 km) SW | Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA) | Rabat, Morocco | |
| 12 | 134.82 miles (216.97 km) E | Melilla Airport (MLN) | Melilla, (Spanish exclave in Morocco) | |
| 13 | 139.62 miles (224.70 km) NE | Granada Airport (GRX) | Granada, Spain | |
| 14 | 157.62 miles (253.67 km) N | Córdoba Airport (ODB) | Córdoba, Spain | |
| 15 | 176.99 miles (284.84 km) NW | Faro International Airport (FAO) | Faro, Portugal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,415.42 miles (19,980.64 km) SE | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,387.86 miles (19,936.28 km) ESE | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,387.28 miles (19,935.34 km) E | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,386.67 miles (19,934.36 km) ESE | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,373.86 miles (19,913.74 km) SW | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,350.23 miles (19,875.73 km) ESE | Kaitaia Airport (KAT) | Kaitaia, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,342.05 miles (19,862.55 km) SSW | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,338.93 miles (19,857.53 km) S | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,336.29 miles (19,853.29 km) S | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,318.31 miles (19,824.35 km) SSW | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,277.70 miles (19,758.99 km) SSW | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,275.71 miles (19,755.79 km) SSW | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,270.35 miles (19,747.16 km) SSW | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,240.89 miles (19,699.76 km) SSW | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,234.02 miles (19,688.69 km) SW | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |