Nonstop flight route between Rio Grande, Brazil and Metro Manila, Philippines:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), Rio Grande, Brazil and Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL), Metro Manila, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,149 miles (or 17,942 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 Ninoy Aquino 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 Ninoy Aquino 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 | 
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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: | MNL / RPLL | 
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| Location: | Metro Manila, Philippines | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°30'30"N by 121°1'9"E | 
| Area Served: | Greater Manila Area | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MNL | 
| More Information: | MNL 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 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.
 - 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.
 
Facts about Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL):
- The furthest airport from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) is Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH), which is nearly antipodal to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (meaning Ninoy Aquino International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Brigadeiro Camarão Airport), and is located 12,291 miles (19,780 kilometers) away in Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil.
 - In addition to being known as "Ninoy Aquino International Airport", another name for MNL is "Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Ninoy Aquino".
 - In 1974, the detailed designs were adopted by the Philippine Government and was subsequently approved by the Asian Development Bank on September 18, 1975.
 - The original airport that served Manila, Grace Park Airfield, also known as Manila North, was opened in 1935 in Grace Park, Caloocan.
 - Piatco have instituted arbitration proceedings before different international bodies to recover a fair settlement.
 - The closest airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) is Major Danilo Atienza Air Base (SGL), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) W of MNL.
 - Ninoy Aquino International Airport handled 3,286,500 passengers last year.
 - The terminal officially opened to selected domestic flights from July 22, 2008, with Cebu Pacific international flights using it from August 1, 2008.
 - Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) has 2 runways.
 - Because of Ninoy Aquino International Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Ninoy Aquino 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.
 - Terminal 2 is exclusively used by Philippine Airlines for both its domestic and international flights.
 
