Nonstop flight route between Simenti, Senegal and Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Simenti Airport (SMY), Simenti, Senegal and Salgado Filho International Airport (POA), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,898 miles (or 6,273 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 Simenti Airport and Salgado Filho 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 Simenti Airport and Salgado Filho International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMY / GOTS |
Airport Name: | Simenti Airport |
Location: | Simenti, Senegal |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°2'48"N by 13°17'40"W |
Area Served: | Simenti, Senegal |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 171 feet (52 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from SMY |
More Information: | SMY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | POA / SBPA |
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Location: | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°59'38"S by 51°10'15"W |
Area Served: | Porto Alegre |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from POA |
More Information: | POA Maps & Info |
Facts about Simenti Airport (SMY):
- The furthest airport from Simenti Airport (SMY) is Vanua Lava Airport (SLH), which is nearly antipodal to Simenti Airport (meaning Simenti Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Vanua Lava Airport), and is located 12,358 miles (19,888 kilometers) away in Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu.
- Because of Simenti Airport's relatively low elevation of 171 feet, planes can take off or land at Simenti 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 Simenti Airport (SMY) is Sambailo Airport (SBI), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) S of SMY.
Facts about Salgado Filho International Airport (POA):
- Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Salgado Filho International Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Salgado Filho 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.
- The furthest airport from Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) is Yakushima Airport (KUM), which is nearly antipodal to Salgado Filho International Airport (meaning Salgado Filho International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yakushima Airport), and is located 12,324 miles (19,834 kilometers) away in Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
- Salgado Filho was originally called São João Federal Airport, after the neighborhood where it is located.
- People mover connects the International Airport to the Porto Alegre Metro Airport Station since August 10, 2013.
- In addition to being known as "Salgado Filho International Airport", another name for POA is "Aeroporto Internacional Salgado Filho".
- The closest airport to Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) is Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM), which is located 137 miles (221 kilometers) NE of POA.
- Salgado Filho International Airport is the airport serving Porto Alegre, Brazil.
- However, in order to cope with the increasing passenger traffic at the airport, on September 8, 2010 a decision was made to renovate Terminal 2 and bring it back into passenger use.
- The total area of the Salgado Filho Airport is about 3,805,810.04 m² with 142,750 m² of ramp area.