Nonstop flight route between Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Skikda, Algeria:
Departure Airport:
(29°42'38"S by 53°41'31"W)
Arrival Airport:
(36°51'45"N by 6°57'3"E)
Distance from RIA to SKI:
6,046.75 miles (9,731.28 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 Skikda Airport (SKI), Skikda, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,047 miles (or 9,731 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 Skikda 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 Skikda 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: | SKI / DABP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Skikda, Algeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°51'45"N by 6°57'3"E |
| Area Served: | Skikda |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SKI |
| More Information: | SKI Maps & Info |
Facts about Santa Maria Airport (RIA):
- It is operated by the Brazilian Air Force.
- 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 addition to being known as "Santa Maria Airport", another name for RIA is "Aeroporto de Santa Maria".
- 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.
- Since 1971, with the creation of the Santa Maria Air Force Base, civil and military facilities are shared.
Facts about Skikda Airport (SKI):
- Because of Skikda Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Skikda 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.
- Skikda Airport (SKI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Skikda Airport", another name for SKI is "Skikda Airport (Skikda)".
- The closest airport to Skikda Airport (SKI) is Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (CZL), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSW of SKI.
- The furthest airport from Skikda Airport (SKI) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is located 11,931 miles (19,202 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- During World War II, the facility was known as "Philippeville Airfield".
| 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 | 44.17 miles (71.09 km) SSW | Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (CZL) | Constantine, Algeria | |
| 2 | 47.76 miles (76.87 km) E | Rabah Bitat Airport (AAE) | Annaba, Algeria | |
| 3 | 59.77 miles (96.19 km) W | Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport (GJL) | Jijel, Algeria | |
| 4 | 84.67 miles (136.26 km) SSW | Mostépha Ben Boulaid Airport (BLJ) | Batna, Algeria | |
| 5 | 103.77 miles (167.00 km) WSW | Ain Arnat Airport (QSF) | Setif, Algeria | |
| 6 | 104.64 miles (168.39 km) W | Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA) | Bejaia, Algeria | |
| 7 | 106.69 miles (171.69 km) E | Tabarka–Ain Draham International Airport (TBJ) | Tabarka, Tunisia | |
| 8 | 158.30 miles (254.75 km) SSW | Biskra Ouakda Airport (BSK) | Biskra, Algeria | |
| 9 | 158.54 miles (255.14 km) E | Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base (OIZ) | Bizerte, Tunisia | |
| 10 | 181.11 miles (291.47 km) E | Tunis–Carthage Airport (TUN) | Tunis / Carthage, Tunisia | |
| 11 | 186.18 miles (299.62 km) SW | Bou Saada Airport (BUJ) | Bou Saada, M'Sila, Algeria | |
| 12 | 198.69 miles (319.76 km) SSE | Gafsa - Ksar International Airport (GAF) | Gafsa, Tunisia | |
| 13 | 200.82 miles (323.18 km) NE | Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) | Cagliari, Italy | |
| 14 | 201.25 miles (323.87 km) ESE | Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport (NBE) | Enfidha, Tunisia | |
| 15 | 207.07 miles (333.24 km) W | Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) | Algiers, Algeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,931.38 miles (19,201.65 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,924.45 miles (19,190.49 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,881.28 miles (19,121.01 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,860.80 miles (19,088.06 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,847.80 miles (19,067.14 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,843.18 miles (19,059.70 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,829.94 miles (19,038.40 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,818.05 miles (19,019.26 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,807.79 miles (19,002.75 km) E | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,804.33 miles (18,997.17 km) E | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,798.60 miles (18,987.97 km) E | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,795.40 miles (18,982.81 km) E | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,780.35 miles (18,958.59 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,775.73 miles (18,951.15 km) E | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,766.02 miles (18,935.52 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |