Nonstop flight route between Santa Maria, Portugal and Concepción, Santa Cruz, Bolivia:
Departure Airport:
(36°58'26"N by 25°10'15"W)
Arrival Airport:
(16°8'36"S by 62°1'33"W)
Distance from SMA to CEP:
4,384.69 miles (7,056.45 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Santa Maria Airport (SMA), Santa Maria, Portugal and Concepción Airport (CEP), Concepción, Santa Cruz, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,385 miles (or 7,056 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 Concepción 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 Concepción 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: | CEP / SLCP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Concepción, Santa Cruz, Bolivia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°8'36"S by 62°1'33"W |
| Area Served: | Concepción |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1631 feet (497 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CEP |
| More Information: | CEP Maps & Info |
Facts about Santa Maria Airport (SMA):
- In addition to being known as "Santa Maria Airport", another name for SMA is "Aeroporto de Santa Maria".
- The closest airport to Santa Maria Airport (SMA) is João Paulo II Airport (PDL), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) NNW of SMA.
- Santa Maria Airport handled 93,436 passengers last year.
- 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.
- A chartered Boeing 707-300, Independent Air Flight 1851 from Bergamo, Italy in 1989 crashed on approach to Santa Maria Airport, when it struck the Pico Alto mountain.
- 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 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".
- Santa Maria Airport (SMA) currently has only 1 runway.
- It was built in the context of the Second World War, by US troops in order to maintain supply lines to Europe, and inaugurated on 26 July 1945.
Facts about Concepción Airport (CEP):
- The closest airport to Concepción Airport (CEP) is Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) W of CEP.
- The furthest airport from Concepción Airport (CEP) is San Fernando Airport (SFE), which is nearly antipodal to Concepción Airport (meaning Concepción Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from San Fernando Airport), and is located 12,279 miles (19,762 kilometers) away in San Fernando City, La Union, Philippines.
- Concepción Airport (CEP) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Concepción Airport", other names for CEP include "Concepción Airport (Concepción)" and "Aeropuerto de Concepción".
| 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 | 76.43 miles (123.01 km) W | Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC) | Ascención de Guarayos, Bolivia | |
| 2 | 127.03 miles (204.44 km) SW | Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | |
| 3 | 137.87 miles (221.89 km) SSW | El Trompillo Airport (SRZ) | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | |
| 4 | 213.21 miles (343.13 km) WNW | Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD) | Trinidad, Bolivia | |
| 5 | 214.52 miles (345.24 km) NW | Huacaraje Airport (BVK) | Huacaraje, Bolivia | |
| 6 | 241.36 miles (388.44 km) NW | Magdalena Airport (MGD) | Magdalena, Bolivia | |
| 7 | 261.53 miles (420.89 km) WNW | La Esperanza Airport (LEZ) | La Esperanza, Honduras | |
| 8 | 271.02 miles (436.16 km) NNE | Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH) | Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 9 | 280.81 miles (451.91 km) NW | Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport (SBL) | Santa Ana del Yacuma, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 284.56 miles (457.95 km) SSW | Camiri Airport (CAM) | Camiri, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 288.41 miles (464.15 km) WSW | Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB) | Cochabamba, Bolivia | |
| 12 | 292.08 miles (470.06 km) SW | Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport (SRE) | Sucre, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 326.64 miles (525.67 km) WNW | Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport (SRJ) | San Borja, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 339.12 miles (545.77 km) SE | Puerto Suárez International Airport (PSZ) | Puerto Suárez, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 348.60 miles (561.02 km) SE | Corumbá International Airport (CMG) | Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,279.26 miles (19,761.50 km) WNW | San Fernando Airport (SFE) | San Fernando City, La Union, Philippines | |
| 2 | 12,260.60 miles (19,731.47 km) W | Loakan Airport (BAG) | Baguio City, Philippines | |
| 3 | 12,257.66 miles (19,726.74 km) WNW | Subic Bay International Airport (SFS) | Morong, Bataan, Philippines | |
| 4 | 12,252.49 miles (19,718.43 km) WNW | Clark International Airport (CRK) | Clark Special Economic Zone, Philippines | |
| 5 | 12,224.13 miles (19,672.78 km) NW | Lubang Airport (LBX) | Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |
| 6 | 12,217.10 miles (19,661.46 km) NW | Laoag International Airport (LAO) | Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines | |
| 7 | 12,211.21 miles (19,652.00 km) WNW | Major Danilo Atienza Air Base (SGL) | Cavite City, Cavite, Philippines | |
| 8 | 12,204.55 miles (19,641.27 km) WNW | Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) | Metro Manila, Philippines | |
| 9 | 12,200.70 miles (19,635.08 km) W | Dr. Juan C. Angara Airport (BQA) | Baler, Aurora, Philippines | |
| 10 | 12,180.66 miles (19,602.83 km) WNW | Cauayan Airport (CYZ) | Cauayan City, Isabela, Philippines | |
| 11 | 12,168.36 miles (19,583.03 km) NW | Mamburao Airport (MBO) | Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |
| 12 | 12,167.83 miles (19,582.18 km) WNW | Tuguegarao Airport (TUG) | Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Philippines | |
| 13 | 12,124.54 miles (19,512.50 km) NNW | Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU) | Coron, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 14 | 12,115.57 miles (19,498.07 km) NW | Marinduque Airport (MRQ) | Gasan, Marinduque, Philippines | |
| 15 | 12,104.22 miles (19,479.81 km) NW | San Jose Airport (SJI) | San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |