Nonstop flight route between Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Truckee, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(29°42'38"S by 53°41'31"W)
Arrival Airport:
(39°19'12"N by 120°8'21"W)
Distance from RIA to TKF:
6,398.81 miles (10,297.87 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 Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF), Truckee, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,399 miles (or 10,298 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 Truckee Tahoe 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 Truckee Tahoe 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: | TKF / KTRK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Truckee, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°19'12"N by 120°8'21"W |
| Area Served: | Truckee, California |
| Operator/Owner: | Truckee Tahoe Airport District |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5900 feet (1,798 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TKF |
| More Information: | TKF Maps & Info |
Facts about Santa Maria Airport (RIA):
- It is operated by the Brazilian Air Force.
- The airport is located 11 km east of downtown Santa Maria.
- Some of its facilities are shared with the Santa Maria Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.
- Santa Maria Airport is the airport serving Santa Maria, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Maria Airport", another name for RIA is "Aeroporto de Santa Maria".
- 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.
- 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 Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF):
- Because of Truckee Tahoe Airport's high elevation of 5,900 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TKF. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TKF a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Truckee Tahoe Airport", another name for TKF is "TRK".
- The closest airport to Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) is Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) ENE of TKF.
- Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,197 miles (18,020 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- 100LL and Jet A are available 7am - 7pm, and self serve 100LL is available 7am - 9pm.
| 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 | 23.37 miles (37.62 km) ENE | Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) | Reno, Nevada, United States | |
| 2 | 23.40 miles (37.65 km) ESE | Carson Airport (CSN) | Carson City, Nevada, United States | |
| 3 | 30.29 miles (48.74 km) SE | Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) | Minden, Nevada, United States | |
| 4 | 30.44 miles (48.99 km) SSE | Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) | South Lake Tahoe, California, United States | |
| 5 | 30.65 miles (49.33 km) W | Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport (BLU) | Emigrant Gap, California, United States | |
| 6 | 52.73 miles (84.86 km) SW | Placerville Airport (PVF) | Placerville, California, United States | |
| 7 | 56.45 miles (90.85 km) WSW | Auburn Municipal Airport (AUN) | Auburn, California, United States | |
| 8 | 65.35 miles (105.18 km) N | Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip (AHC) | Herlong, California, United States | |
| 9 | 70.57 miles (113.57 km) W | Beale Air Force Base (BAB) | Marysville, California, United States | |
| 10 | 75.26 miles (121.11 km) E | Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX) | Fallon, Nevada, United States | |
| 11 | 76.47 miles (123.06 km) NNW | Susanville Municipal Airport (SVE) | Susanville, California, United States | |
| 12 | 77.08 miles (124.04 km) E | Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL) | Fallon, Nevada, United States | |
| 13 | 78.10 miles (125.68 km) W | Yuba County Airport (MYV) | Marysville, California, United States | |
| 14 | 79.99 miles (128.74 km) W | Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE) | Oroville, California, United States | |
| 15 | 81.34 miles (130.91 km) WSW | Sacramento Airport McClellan Airfield (MCC) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,197.40 miles (18,020.43 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,165.88 miles (17,969.69 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,137.66 miles (17,924.28 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,125.24 miles (17,904.30 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,096.89 miles (17,858.66 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,069.19 miles (17,814.09 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 11,012.04 miles (17,722.12 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,990.02 miles (17,686.68 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,897.97 miles (17,538.54 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,896.29 miles (17,535.83 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,881.72 miles (17,512.39 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,842.74 miles (17,449.66 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,837.47 miles (17,441.18 km) SSE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,824.47 miles (17,420.25 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,802.45 miles (17,384.81 km) SE | Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) | Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar | |