Nonstop flight route between Rio Grande, Brazil and Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands:
Departure Airport:
(32°4'54"S by 52°9'47"W)
Arrival Airport:
(18°26'44"N by 64°32'35"W)
Distance from RIG to EIS:
3,586.01 miles (5,771.11 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), Rio Grande, Brazil and Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS), Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,586 miles (or 5,771 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 Terrance B. Lettsome International 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 Terrance B. Lettsome International 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | EIS / TUPJ |
| Airport Name: | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport |
| Location: | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°26'44"N by 64°32'35"W |
| Area Served: | British Virgin Islands, United Kingdom |
| Operator/Owner: | BVIAA |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EIS |
| More Information: | EIS Maps & Info |
Facts about Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG):
- In addition to being known as "Rio Grande Regional Airport", other names for RIG include "Aeroporto Regional de Rio Grande" and "SJRG".
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS):
- The furthest airport from Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (meaning Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,270 miles (19,746 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) is Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) W of EIS.
- Because of Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Terrance B. Lettsome International 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.
- Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.11 miles (43.63 km) NNW | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 121.67 miles (195.80 km) W | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 3 | 123.93 miles (199.45 km) WNW | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 144.15 miles (231.99 km) W | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 5 | 148.53 miles (239.03 km) WSW | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 155.75 miles (250.66 km) NNE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 7 | 187.21 miles (301.28 km) NNW | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 8 | 209.55 miles (337.24 km) WNW | Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) | Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 221.85 miles (357.03 km) W | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 255.42 miles (411.05 km) SW | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 265.25 miles (426.88 km) N | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 12 | 267.01 miles (429.71 km) WSW | Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) | Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 270.90 miles (435.98 km) NW | Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ) | Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 275.40 miles (443.22 km) NNW | João Batista Bos Filho Airport (IJU) | Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 15 | 281.67 miles (453.30 km) WNW | Artigas International Airport (ATI) | Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,366.01 miles (19,901.12 km) NW | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,324.89 miles (19,834.93 km) NE | Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport (JDG) | Jeju province, South Korea | |
| 3 | 12,310.91 miles (19,812.44 km) NE | Jeju International Airport (CJU) | Jeju, South Korea | |
| 4 | 12,302.72 miles (19,799.25 km) WNW | Nagasaki Airport (NGS) | Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 5 | 12,275.45 miles (19,755.38 km) WNW | Saga Airport (HSG) | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 6 | 12,275.39 miles (19,755.27 km) NW | Iki Airport (IKI) | Iki, Iki Island, Japan | |
| 7 | 12,266.84 miles (19,741.51 km) W | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 8 | 12,253.25 miles (19,719.64 km) WNW | Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 12,252.88 miles (19,719.05 km) NW | Fukuoka Airport (FUK) | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 10 | 12,233.64 miles (19,688.09 km) NNE | Mokpo Airport (MPK) | Mokpo, South Korea | |
| 11 | 12,233.00 miles (19,687.06 km) NW | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 12 | 12,228.61 miles (19,679.99 km) N | Sacheon Airport (HIN) | Sacheon, South Korea | |
| 13 | 12,224.65 miles (19,673.62 km) W | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 14 | 12,219.53 miles (19,665.39 km) NW | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 15 | 12,218.28 miles (19,663.36 km) NNE | Gwangju Airport (KWJ) | Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.54 miles (12.13 km) W | Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ) | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | |
| 2 | 27.11 miles (43.62 km) WSW | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 3 | 29.19 miles (46.97 km) WSW | Cyril E. King Airport (STT) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 4 | 49.41 miles (79.52 km) SSW | Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 5 | 50.75 miles (81.68 km) W | Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico | |
| 6 | 53.95 miles (86.82 km) SSW | Henry E. Rohlsen International Airport (STX) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 7 | 65.95 miles (106.14 km) WSW | Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) | Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 8 | 73.98 miles (119.05 km) W | Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ) | Fajardo, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 9 | 85.20 miles (137.12 km) WSW | Humacao Airport (HUC) | Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 10 | 95.62 miles (153.89 km) W | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 11 | 98.14 miles (157.94 km) ESE | Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
| 12 | 99.01 miles (159.34 km) E | Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) | The Valley, Anguilla | |
| 13 | 100.89 miles (162.36 km) ESE | L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE) | Saint Martin, Guadeloupe | |
| 14 | 101.94 miles (164.05 km) W | Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 15 | 102.97 miles (165.72 km) ESE | Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) | Saba, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,269.54 miles (19,745.86 km) S | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,258.28 miles (19,727.74 km) SSW | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,190.88 miles (19,619.27 km) WSW | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,161.43 miles (19,571.87 km) SSW | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,160.33 miles (19,570.10 km) SSE | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,134.19 miles (19,528.04 km) SSW | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,101.22 miles (19,474.98 km) SSW | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,078.40 miles (19,438.25 km) SSW | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 12,058.79 miles (19,406.69 km) SW | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 12,056.94 miles (19,403.72 km) SW | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,993.40 miles (19,301.46 km) SW | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,991.09 miles (19,297.73 km) W | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,977.67 miles (19,276.15 km) SSE | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,908.36 miles (19,164.60 km) SSE | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,892.40 miles (19,138.92 km) W | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |