Nonstop flight route between Santa Maria, Portugal and Baia Mare, Romania:
Departure Airport:
(36°58'26"N by 25°10'15"W)
Arrival Airport:
(47°39'29"N by 23°27'59"E)
Distance from SMA to BAY:
2,546.48 miles (4,098.15 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Santa Maria Airport (SMA), Santa Maria, Portugal and Baia Mare Airport (BAY), Baia Mare, Romania would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,546 miles (or 4,098 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 Santa Maria Airport and Baia Mare 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 Santa Maria Airport and Baia Mare Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMA / LPAZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Santa Maria, Portugal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°58'26"N by 25°10'15"W |
| Area Served: | Vila do Porto |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Portugal |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 308 feet (94 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SMA |
| More Information: | SMA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAY / LRBM |
| Airport Name: | Baia Mare Airport |
| Location: | Baia Mare, Romania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°39'29"N by 23°27'59"E |
| Area Served: | Baia Mare, Romania |
| Operator/Owner: | Maramureş County Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 605 feet (184 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BAY |
| More Information: | BAY Maps & Info |
Facts about Santa Maria Airport (SMA):
- Santa Maria Airport (SMA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Maria Airport", another name for SMA is "Aeroporto de Santa Maria".
- The furthest airport from Santa Maria Airport (SMA) is Moruya Airport (MYA), which is nearly antipodal to Santa Maria Airport (meaning Santa Maria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Moruya Airport), and is located 12,166 miles (19,579 kilometers) away in Moruya, New South Wales, Australia.
- Santa Maria Airport handled 93,436 passengers last year.
- The forerunner of SATA Air Açores initiated services concurrently to São Miguel and Terceira from Santa Maria Airport on 5 August 1947, using a plane christened "Açor".
- Because of Santa Maria Airport's relatively low elevation of 308 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Maria 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 closest airport to Santa Maria Airport (SMA) is João Paulo II Airport (PDL), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) NNW of SMA.
Facts about Baia Mare Airport (BAY):
- The closest airport to Baia Mare Airport (BAY) is Satu Mare Airport (SUJ), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) W of BAY.
- The furthest airport from Baia Mare Airport (BAY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,443 miles (18,416 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Baia Mare Airport handled 16,798 passengers last year.
- Because of Baia Mare Airport's relatively low elevation of 605 feet, planes can take off or land at Baia Mare 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.
- Baia Mare Airport (BAY) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 60.44 miles (97.26 km) NNW | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal |     |
| 2 | 161.94 miles (260.61 km) NW | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 209.34 miles (336.90 km) WNW | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 213.54 miles (343.67 km) NW | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 221.17 miles (355.94 km) WNW | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 366.19 miles (589.32 km) WNW | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 371.97 miles (598.63 km) WNW | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 560.01 miles (901.25 km) ESE | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 9 | 566.98 miles (912.46 km) ESE | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 10 | 719.25 miles (1,157.51 km) SE | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 11 | 771.87 miles (1,242.20 km) SE | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 12 | 778.68 miles (1,253.16 km) SE | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 13 | 793.97 miles (1,277.77 km) SE | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 14 | 844.99 miles (1,359.87 km) SE | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 15 | 869.00 miles (1,398.51 km) SE | Lanzarote Airport (ACE) | Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,166.03 miles (19,579.28 km) ESE | Moruya Airport (MYA) | Moruya, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,164.68 miles (19,577.11 km) E | Merimbula Airport (MIM) | Merimbula, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,155.61 miles (19,562.50 km) SE | Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) | Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,143.59 miles (19,543.17 km) SE | Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD) | Mascot (near Sydney), Australia | |
| 5 | 12,135.02 miles (19,529.37 km) SE | Bankstown Airport (BWU) | Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,128.04 miles (19,518.13 km) SE | Camden Aerodrome (CDU) | Camden, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,113.81 miles (19,495.24 km) ESE | Goulburn Airport (GUL) | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,112.40 miles (19,492.97 km) SE | Belmont Airport (BEO) | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 9 | 12,102.07 miles (19,476.35 km) ESE | Canberra Airport (CBR) | Canberra, Australia | |
| 10 | 12,101.93 miles (19,476.12 km) SSE | Newcastle Airport (NTL) | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 11 | 12,086.58 miles (19,451.41 km) SE | Cessnock Airport (CES) | Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 12 | 12,086.22 miles (19,450.83 km) SSE | Maitland Airport (MTL) | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 12,054.69 miles (19,400.10 km) SE | Bathurst Airport (BHS) | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 14 | 12,047.90 miles (19,389.17 km) E | Corryong Airport (CYG) | Corryong, Victoria, Australia | |
| 15 | 12,038.04 miles (19,373.30 km) SSE | Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ) | Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.20 miles (43.77 km) W | Satu Mare Airport (SUJ) | Satu Mare, Romania | |
| 2 | 61.22 miles (98.52 km) S | Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | |
| 3 | 85.29 miles (137.26 km) WSW | Oradea Airport (OMR) | Oradea, Romania | |
| 4 | 87.07 miles (140.13 km) W | Debrecen International Airport (DEB) | Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary | |
| 5 | 93.54 miles (150.53 km) SSE | Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM) | Târgu-Mureş, Romania | |
| 6 | 101.58 miles (163.48 km) NNE | Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO) | Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine | |
| 7 | 123.53 miles (198.79 km) ENE | Chernivtsi International Airport (CWC) | Chernivtsi, Ukraine | |
| 8 | 123.84 miles (199.30 km) NW | Košice International Airport (KSC) | Košice, Slovakia | |
| 9 | 128.32 miles (206.51 km) WNW | Miskolc Airport (MCQ) | Miskolc, Hungary | |
| 10 | 132.66 miles (213.49 km) SSE | Sibiu International Airport (SBZ) | Sibiu, Romania | |
| 11 | 134.36 miles (216.23 km) E | Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV) | Suceava, Romania | |
| 12 | 145.95 miles (234.88 km) SW | Arad International Airport (ARW) | Arad, Romania | |
| 13 | 150.50 miles (242.21 km) N | Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO) | Lviv, Ukraine | |
| 14 | 162.67 miles (261.80 km) SW | Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) | Timişoara, Romania | |
| 15 | 164.46 miles (264.68 km) NE | Ternopil (TNL) | Ternopil, Ukraine | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,442.97 miles (18,415.63 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,018.62 miles (17,732.71 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,999.22 miles (17,701.49 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,994.63 miles (17,694.10 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,972.10 miles (17,657.84 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,967.67 miles (17,650.71 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,962.67 miles (17,642.66 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,944.73 miles (17,613.80 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,941.95 miles (17,609.32 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,936.56 miles (17,600.65 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,932.68 miles (17,594.40 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,930.34 miles (17,590.63 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,923.76 miles (17,580.04 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,922.76 miles (17,578.43 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,900.14 miles (17,542.03 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |