Nonstop flight route between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Amboseli, Kenya:
Departure Airport:
(22°54'37"S by 43°9'46"W)
Arrival Airport:
(2°38'31"S by 37°15'0"E)
Distance from SDU to ASV:
5,537.33 miles (8,911.45 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Amboseli Airport (ASV), Amboseli, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,537 miles (or 8,911 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 Santos Dumont Airport and Amboseli 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 Santos Dumont Airport and Amboseli Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDU / SBRJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°54'37"S by 43°9'46"W |
| Area Served: | Rio de Janeiro |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SDU |
| More Information: | SDU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASV / HKAM |
| Airport Name: | Amboseli Airport |
| Location: | Amboseli, Kenya |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°38'31"S by 37°15'0"E |
| Area Served: | Amboseli, Kenya |
| Operator/Owner: | Kenya Civil Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
| Elevation: | 3757 feet (1,145 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from ASV |
| More Information: | ASV Maps & Info |
Facts about Santos Dumont Airport (SDU):
- Over the years, the airport's main runway has been extended several times, first to 2,300 feet, then to 3,000 feet, and finally 4,340 feet.
- There are taxis available.
- Because of Santos Dumont Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Santos Dumont 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.
- Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) has 2 runways.
- On 31 August 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL152.2 million investment plan to upgrade Santos Dumont Airport, particularly the passenger arrivals terminal.
- The closest airport to Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) is Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NW of SDU.
- Santos Dumont Airport handled 9,204,603 passengers last year.
- In 2012, the airport was ranked 6th in terms of transported passengers and aircraft operations, placing it amongst the busiest airports in the country.
- In addition to being known as "Santos Dumont Airport", another name for SDU is "Aeroporto Santos Dumont".
- The furthest airport from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is nearly antipodal to Santos Dumont Airport (meaning Santos Dumont Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2), and is located 12,125 miles (19,513 kilometers) away in Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan.
Facts about Amboseli Airport (ASV):
- Amboseli Airport is in Kajiado District, Rift Valley Province, in Amboseli National Park, in south-central Kenya, close to the international border with the Republic of Tanzania.
- The closest airport to Amboseli Airport (ASV) is Moshi Airport (QSI), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) S of ASV.
- The furthest airport from Amboseli Airport (ASV) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,542 miles (18,574 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- At 1,145 metres above sea level, the airport has a single asphalt runway that measures 1,001 metres in length.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.90 miles (14.33 km) NW | Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 35.44 miles (57.03 km) W | Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ) | Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 3 | 69.46 miles (111.79 km) E | Cabo Frio International Airport (CFB) | Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 4 | 76.88 miles (123.73 km) E | Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC) | Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 5 | 78.49 miles (126.32 km) N | Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport (JDF) | Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 6 | 96.54 miles (155.37 km) N | Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA) | Juiz de Fora, Brazil | |
| 7 | 97.36 miles (156.69 km) ENE | Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA) | Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 8 | 145.05 miles (233.43 km) NE | Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport (CAW) | Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 9 | 173.56 miles (279.32 km) W | São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport (SJK) | São José dos Campos, Brazil | |
| 10 | 173.68 miles (279.52 km) WNW | Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG) | Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 11 | 191.22 miles (307.74 km) NE | Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil | |
| 12 | 213.37 miles (343.38 km) W | São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU) | Guarulhos (near São Paulo), São Paulo (state), Brazil | |
| 13 | 217.30 miles (349.71 km) NNW | Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU) | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | |
| 14 | 218.11 miles (351.01 km) NNW | Brigadeiro Cabral Airport (DIQ) | Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 15 | 227.19 miles (365.63 km) WSW | São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (CGH) | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,125.10 miles (19,513.41 km) WNW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,031.76 miles (19,363.19 km) ENE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 12,031.66 miles (19,363.03 km) ENE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 4 | 11,866.89 miles (19,097.86 km) NE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 5 | 11,851.96 miles (19,073.83 km) NE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 6 | 11,819.86 miles (19,022.18 km) ENE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 7 | 11,816.37 miles (19,016.56 km) ENE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 11,811.34 miles (19,008.46 km) ENE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 9 | 11,796.33 miles (18,984.30 km) ENE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 10 | 11,794.98 miles (18,982.13 km) NE | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 11 | 11,783.35 miles (18,963.42 km) ENE | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 12 | 11,734.87 miles (18,885.40 km) NNE | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 13 | 11,717.03 miles (18,856.68 km) NNE | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 14 | 11,709.25 miles (18,844.17 km) NNW | Hachijojima Airport (HAC) | Hachijojima (Hachijo Jima), Tokyo, Japan | |
| 15 | 11,696.25 miles (18,823.25 km) ENE | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 50.06 miles (80.56 km) S | Moshi Airport (QSI) | Moshi, Tanzania | |
| 2 | 55.72 miles (89.68 km) SSW | Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) | Kilimanjaro, Tanzania | |
| 3 | 59.58 miles (95.89 km) ESE | Kilaguni Airport (ILU) | Kilaguni, Kenya | |
| 4 | 66.21 miles (106.55 km) SW | Arusha Airport (ARK) | Arusha, Tanzania | |
| 5 | 94.15 miles (151.52 km) NNW | Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) | Nairobi, Kenya | |
| 6 | 96.17 miles (154.77 km) NNW | Wilson Airport (WIL) | Nairobi, Kenya | |
| 7 | 111.03 miles (178.68 km) WSW | Lake Manyara Airport (LKY) | Lake Manyara, Tanzania | |
| 8 | 176.72 miles (284.40 km) WNW | Mara Serena Airport (MRE) | Masai Mara, Kenya | |
| 9 | 178.92 miles (287.94 km) N | Nanyuki Airfield (NYK) | Nanyuki, Kenya | |
| 10 | 188.09 miles (302.70 km) ESE | Moi International Airport (MBA) | Mombasa, Kenya | |
| 11 | 194.44 miles (312.91 km) ESE | Bamburi Airport (BMQ) | Bamburi, Kenya | |
| 12 | 200.60 miles (322.83 km) ESE | Malindi Airport (MYD) | Malindi, Kenya | |
| 13 | 205.35 miles (330.48 km) ENE | Hola Airport (HOA) | Hola, Kenya | |
| 14 | 208.56 miles (335.65 km) NW | Kericho Airport (KEY) | Kericho, Kenya | |
| 15 | 223.64 miles (359.92 km) NE | Garissa Airport (GAS) | Garissa, Kenya | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,541.55 miles (18,574.29 km) SSW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,427.87 miles (18,391.33 km) E | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,235.00 miles (18,080.94 km) S | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,233.16 miles (18,077.98 km) SSE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,172.79 miles (17,980.83 km) SSE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,159.92 miles (17,960.11 km) SSE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,154.87 miles (17,951.97 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,153.60 miles (17,949.93 km) S | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,145.37 miles (17,936.69 km) S | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,129.83 miles (17,911.69 km) S | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,106.69 miles (17,874.43 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,042.77 miles (17,771.58 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,000.14 miles (17,702.96 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 10,994.10 miles (17,693.24 km) NE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 10,986.90 miles (17,681.66 km) SSE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |