Nonstop flight route between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Užice, Serbia:
Departure Airport:
(22°54'37"S by 43°9'46"W)
Arrival Airport:
(43°53'55"N by 19°41'51"E)
Distance from SDU to UZC:
6,088.39 miles (9,798.29 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Užice-Ponikve Airport (UZC), Užice, Serbia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,088 miles (or 9,798 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 Užice-Ponikve 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 Užice-Ponikve 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: | UZC / LYUZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Užice, Serbia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°53'55"N by 19°41'51"E |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Užice |
| Airport Type: | Civil/Military |
| Elevation: | 2943 feet (897 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UZC |
| More Information: | UZC Maps & Info |
Facts about Santos Dumont Airport (SDU):
- On 21 May 1959 a formal agreement between Varig, Cruzeiro do Sul, and VASP created an air shuttle service, the first of its kind in the world.
- Due to a fire that almost destroyed the main terminal in 1999, the passenger terminal building was closed for 6 months.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Santos Dumont Airport", another name for SDU is "Aeroporto Santos Dumont".
- In 2012, the airport was ranked 6th in terms of transported passengers and aircraft operations, placing it amongst the busiest airports in the country.
- Bus 016 is a circular service between Santos Dumont Airport and downtown area, particularly Cinelândia Subway station.
- 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.
- Real Auto Ônibus operates executive bus 2018, that runs half-hourly from the airport to the Central Bus Station and Galeão International Airport in one direction, and in the opposite direction to the southern parts of the city along the shore, with its final stop at Alvorada Bus Terminal in Barra da Tijuca.
- Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) has 2 runways.
- 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.
Facts about Užice-Ponikve Airport (UZC):
- Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport is investing 3.5 million Serbian dinars for the completion of the runway reconstruction at Ponikve Airport.
- The furthest airport from Užice-Ponikve Airport (UZC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,633 miles (18,722 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Užice-Ponikve Airport (UZC) is Žabljak Airport (ZBK), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SSW of UZC.
- Užice-Ponikve Airport was built in the period from 1979 to 1983 but until 1992 it hasn’t been actively used.
- In morning of 21 October 2013 the Užice-Ponikve Airport greeted the first international civil flight.
- Užice-Ponikve Airport (UZC) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Užice-Ponikve Airport", other names for UZC include "Аеродром Ужице-Поникве", "Aerodrom Užice-Ponikve" and "LYUE".
- Ponikve airport was heavily bombarded by NATO forces during the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.
| 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 | 58.84 miles (94.70 km) SSW | Žabljak Airport (ZBK) | Žabljak, Montenegro | |
| 2 | 61.81 miles (99.47 km) NW | Tuzla International Airport (TZL) | Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 3 | 68.26 miles (109.85 km) W | Sarajevo International Airport (SJJ) | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 4 | 70.37 miles (113.24 km) NNE | Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) | Belgrade, Serbia | |
| 5 | 73.69 miles (118.60 km) S | Dolac Airport (IVG) | Berane, Montenegro | |
| 6 | 76.75 miles (123.52 km) NNE | Batajnica Airbase (BJY) | Batajnica, Serbia | |
| 7 | 101.98 miles (164.12 km) WSW | Mostar International Airport (OMO) | Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 8 | 102.95 miles (165.68 km) N | Novi Sad Čenej Airport (QND) | Novi Sad, Serbia | |
| 9 | 108.71 miles (174.96 km) SSW | Podgorica Airport (TGD) | Golubovci (near Podgorica), Montenegro | |
| 10 | 113.72 miles (183.01 km) SE | Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari" (PRN) | Pristina, Kosovo | |
| 11 | 114.32 miles (183.98 km) SSW | Tivat Airport (TIV) | Tivat, Montenegro | |
| 12 | 114.61 miles (184.44 km) ESE | Niš Constantine the Great International Airport (INI) | Niš, Serbia | |
| 13 | 116.52 miles (187.51 km) NNW | Osijek Airport (OSI) | Osijek, Croatia | |
| 14 | 117.12 miles (188.48 km) SW | Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) | Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia | |
| 15 | 138.62 miles (223.08 km) WNW | Banja Luka International Airport (BNX) | Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,633.17 miles (18,721.72 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,256.54 miles (18,115.60 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,224.15 miles (18,063.47 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,197.73 miles (18,020.96 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,182.68 miles (17,996.73 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,182.31 miles (17,996.15 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,165.65 miles (17,969.33 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,164.21 miles (17,967.01 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,163.57 miles (17,965.99 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,158.84 miles (17,958.37 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,144.89 miles (17,935.92 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,139.67 miles (17,927.51 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,123.18 miles (17,900.98 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,120.70 miles (17,896.99 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,119.21 miles (17,894.59 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |