Nonstop flight route between Rio Grande, Brazil and Multan, Pakistan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), Rio Grande, Brazil and Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport (MUX), Multan, Pakistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,137 miles (or 14,704 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 Muhammad Bin Qasim 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 Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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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 Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport (MUX):

• The furthest airport from Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport (MUX) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport (meaning Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,221 miles (19,667 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport (MUX) currently has only 1 runway.
• During 11 April 2009, the ground breaking ceremony was held.
• In the International Sector during 2011, from Multan PIA introduced weekly flights for Jeddah and Medina.
• In addition to being known as "Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport", another name for MUX is "Multan Airport".
• Multan's MBQ Airport's ILS/VOR/NDB equipped runway 36/18 is certified to accept all aircraft types up to Airbus A310.
• Because of Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport's relatively low elevation of 400 feet, planes can take off or land at Muhammad Bin Qasim 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.
• In the Domestic Sector, Shaheen Air International restarted its daily operation from Karachi with Boeing 737 in February 2012 whereas Bhoja Air launched two weekly flights from Karachi with Boeing 737-200 for Multan in March 2012.
• Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport traces its origins to the British Empire, when the Royal Air Force used the open space to fly in and out of the Multan region during 1919.
• The closest airport to Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport (MUX) is Dera Ghazi Khan International Airport (DEA), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) WSW of MUX.