Nonstop flight route between Rio Grande, Brazil and Brisbane, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), Rio Grande, Brazil and Brisbane Airport (BNE), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,004 miles (or 12,882 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 Rio Grande Regional Airport and Brisbane 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 Rio Grande Regional Airport and Brisbane Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RIG / SBRG |
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| Location: | Rio Grande, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°4'54"S by 52°9'47"W |
| Area Served: | Rio Grande |
| Operator/Owner: | DAP |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RIG |
| More Information: | RIG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BNE / YBBN |
| Airport Name: | Brisbane Airport |
| Location: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°22'59"S by 153°7'5"E |
| Area Served: | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Operator/Owner: | Brisbane Airport Corporation Pty Limited |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BNE |
| More Information: | BNE Maps & Info |
Facts about Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG):
- Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) is Pelotas International Airport (PET), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NNW of RIG.
- In addition to being known as "Rio Grande Regional Airport", other names for RIG include "Aeroporto Regional de Rio Grande" and "SJRG".
- Because of Rio Grande Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Rio Grande Regional 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 Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) is Fukue Airport (FUJ), which is nearly antipodal to Rio Grande Regional Airport (meaning Rio Grande Regional Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fukue Airport), and is located 12,366 miles (19,901 kilometers) away in Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan.
Facts about Brisbane Airport (BNE):
- Brisbane Airport (BNE) has 2 runways.
- Brisbane Airport handled 2,139,106 passengers last year.
- Because of Brisbane Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Brisbane 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 Brisbane Airport (BNE) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,874 miles (19,109 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
- The airport contains an Emirates Airline first class lounge, the first outside Dubai that has direct access to the A380 aerobridges, and also has Air New Zealand, Qantas and Singapore Airlines lounges.
- The international terminal redevelopment began in February 2014.
- By the 1970s it was clear that the facilities at Eagle Farm were inadequate for a city of Brisbane's size and anticipated growth.
- The closest airport to Brisbane Airport (BNE) is Caloundra Airport (CUD), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) N of BNE.
