Nonstop flight route between Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and La Tuque, Quebec, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(29°42'38"S by 53°41'31"W)
Arrival Airport:
(47°24'34"N by 72°47'20"W)
Distance from RIA to YLQ:
5,459.40 miles (8,786.04 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 La Tuque Airport (YLQ), La Tuque, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,459 miles (or 8,786 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 La Tuque 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 La Tuque 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: | YLQ / CYLQ |
| Airport Name: | La Tuque Airport |
| Location: | La Tuque, Quebec, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°24'34"N by 72°47'20"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Town of La Tuque |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 548 feet (167 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YLQ |
| More Information: | YLQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Santa Maria Airport (RIA):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 La Tuque Airport (YLQ):
- Because of La Tuque Airport's relatively low elevation of 548 feet, planes can take off or land at La Tuque 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 closest airport to La Tuque Airport (YLQ) is Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport (YOY), which is located 70 miles (112 kilometers) ESE of YLQ.
- The furthest airport from La Tuque Airport (YLQ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,419 miles (18,377 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- La Tuque Airport (YLQ) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 69.81 miles (112.35 km) ESE | Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport (YOY) | Valcartier, Québec, Canada | |
| 2 | 73.28 miles (117.94 km) S | Trois-Rivières Airport (YRQ) | Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada | |
| 3 | 78.33 miles (126.05 km) ESE | Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) | Sainte-Foy, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | |
| 4 | 80.44 miles (129.45 km) NNE | Roberval Airport (YRJ) | Roberval, Quebec, Canada | |
| 5 | 92.65 miles (149.10 km) NE | Alma Airport (YTF) | Alma, Quebec, Canada | |
| 6 | 96.47 miles (155.25 km) NNE | Dolbeau-Saint-Félicien Airport (YDO) | Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec, Canada | |
| 7 | 104.62 miles (168.37 km) NE | CFB Bagotville (YBG) | Bagotville, Quebec, Canada | |
| 8 | 116.66 miles (187.75 km) SW | Mont-Tremblant International Airport (YTM) | Mont-Tremblant (La Macaza), Quebec, Canada | |
| 9 | 120.42 miles (193.79 km) E | Charlevoix Airport (YML) | Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada | |
| 10 | 133.47 miles (214.79 km) SSW | Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (YMX) | Mirabel (near Montreal), Quebec, Canada | |
| 11 | 134.07 miles (215.77 km) SSW | Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport (YHU) | Saint-Hubert, Longueuil (near Montreal), Quebec, Canada | |
| 12 | 138.03 miles (222.14 km) SSW | Cartierville Airport (YCV) | Cartierville, Quebec, Canada | |
| 13 | 141.44 miles (227.62 km) SSW | Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) | Dorval, Quebec, Canada | |
| 14 | 145.87 miles (234.76 km) SSE | Sherbrooke Airport (YSC) | Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada | |
| 15 | 146.42 miles (235.64 km) S | Roland-Désourdy Airport (ZBM) | Bromont, Quebec, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,419.11 miles (18,377.23 km) SSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,417.30 miles (18,374.31 km) SSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,416.34 miles (18,372.77 km) SW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,397.17 miles (18,341.91 km) SSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,371.40 miles (18,300.45 km) SSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,344.55 miles (18,257.25 km) SSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,285.79 miles (18,162.67 km) SSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,284.70 miles (18,160.91 km) SSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,272.76 miles (18,141.70 km) SSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,221.29 miles (18,058.88 km) SW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,183.38 miles (17,997.86 km) SSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,093.21 miles (17,852.74 km) SSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,089.27 miles (17,846.40 km) SSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,082.38 miles (17,835.32 km) SW | Kambalda Airport (KDB) | Kambalda, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,072.12 miles (17,818.80 km) SSW | Windarling Airport (WRN) | Windarling, Australia | |