Nonstop flight route between Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil and St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(23°28'59"S by 47°29'11"W)
Arrival Airport:
(56°22'23"N by 2°52'6"W)
Distance from SOD to ADX:
6,100.64 miles (9,818.00 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport (SOD), Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil and RAF Leuchars (ADX), St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,101 miles (or 9,818 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 Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport and RAF Leuchars, 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 Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport and RAF Leuchars. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SOD / SDCO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°28'59"S by 47°29'11"W |
| Area Served: | Sorocaba |
| Operator/Owner: | DAESP |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2077 feet (633 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SOD |
| More Information: | SOD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ADX / EGQL |
| Airport Name: | RAF Leuchars |
| Location: | St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°22'23"N by 2°52'6"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from ADX |
| More Information: | ADX Maps & Info |
Facts about Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport (SOD):
- The airport was inaugurated in 1942 and it is presently dedicated to general aviation.
- Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport (SOD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport handled 77,776 passengers last year.
- On March 5, 2012 the government of São Paulo state announced the concession of an area of the airport to Embraer.
- Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
- The closest airport to Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport (SOD) is Viracopos–Campinas International Airport (VCP), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NE of SOD.
- The furthest airport from Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport (SOD) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport (meaning Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,256 miles (19,723 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- In addition to being known as "Bertram Luiz Leupolz State Airport", another name for SOD is "Aeroporto Estadual Bertram Luiz Leupolz".
Facts about RAF Leuchars (ADX):
- Leuchars is also the base for No.
- The next generation of jets to be stationed at Leuchars were the Hawker Hunter and the Gloster Javelin, with air-sea rescue services provided by Westland Whirlwind helicopters.
- In 1935 Leuchars became home to Number 1 Flying Training School and ranges for practice bombing were established in Tentsmuir Forest.
- As the Cold War reached its frostiest depths in the 1960s the development of long range aircraft allowed the Soviets regular incursion into British air space.
- The furthest airport from RAF Leuchars (ADX) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,678 miles (18,793 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Very little information of a closure timeline is known.
- The closest airport to RAF Leuchars (ADX) is Dundee Airport (DND), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NW of ADX.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.77 miles (64.00 km) NE | Viracopos–Campinas International Airport (VCP) | Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 49.35 miles (79.43 km) NNE | Campo dos Amarais State Airport (CPQ) | Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 3 | 53.49 miles (86.08 km) E | São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (CGH) | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 4 | 64.31 miles (103.50 km) E | São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU) | Guarulhos (near São Paulo), São Paulo (state), Brazil | |
| 5 | 103.95 miles (167.30 km) E | São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport (SJK) | São José dos Campos, Brazil | |
| 6 | 114.15 miles (183.70 km) NNW | Mário Pereira Lopes State Airport (QSC) | São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 7 | 123.25 miles (198.35 km) NNW | Bartolomeu de Gusmão State Airport (AQA) | Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 8 | 127.08 miles (204.51 km) NW | Bauru State Airport (BAU) | Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 9 | 151.86 miles (244.39 km) WSW | Avelino Vieira Airport (AAG) | Arapoti, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 10 | 163.20 miles (262.64 km) N | Dr. Leite Lopes State Airport (RAO) | Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 11 | 172.28 miles (277.25 km) SW | Bacacheri Airport (BFH) | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 12 | 176.92 miles (284.72 km) SW | Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB) | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 13 | 179.06 miles (288.17 km) WNW | Frank Miloye Milenkowichi State Airport (MII) | Marília, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 14 | 183.38 miles (295.13 km) NE | Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG) | Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 15 | 197.38 miles (317.65 km) WNW | Marcelo Pires Halzhausen State Airport (AIF) | Assis, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,255.61 miles (19,723.45 km) NNE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,251.12 miles (19,716.23 km) NNE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 12,079.56 miles (19,440.12 km) NE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 4 | 12,078.68 miles (19,438.70 km) ENE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 5 | 12,065.98 miles (19,418.26 km) NE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 6 | 12,065.92 miles (19,418.17 km) NNE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 7 | 12,060.58 miles (19,409.58 km) ENE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 12,053.24 miles (19,397.77 km) NNE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 9 | 12,042.99 miles (19,381.27 km) NE | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 10 | 11,972.92 miles (19,268.50 km) ENE | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 11 | 11,963.12 miles (19,252.73 km) ENE | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 12 | 11,946.42 miles (19,225.85 km) NNE | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 13 | 11,907.59 miles (19,163.37 km) E | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 14 | 11,884.72 miles (19,126.56 km) E | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 15 | 11,874.13 miles (19,109.52 km) W | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.14 miles (13.10 km) NW | Dundee Airport (DND) | Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 19.88 miles (31.99 km) WNW | Perth Airport (PSL) | Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 35.08 miles (56.45 km) SW | Edinburgh Airport (EDI) | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 62.68 miles (100.87 km) NNE | Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) | Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 69.49 miles (111.83 km) WSW | Glasgow International Airport (GLA) | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 89.55 miles (144.12 km) SW | Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) | Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 91.95 miles (147.98 km) NNW | Kinloss Barracks (FSS) | Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 92.20 miles (148.38 km) NNW | Inverness Airport (INV) | Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 93.73 miles (150.85 km) N | RAF Lossiemouth (LMO) | Lossiemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 99.21 miles (159.67 km) S | Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) | Carlisle, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 103.02 miles (165.80 km) SSE | Newcastle Airport (NCL) | Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 126.88 miles (204.20 km) WSW | Campbeltown Airport (CAL) | Campbeltown, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 131.46 miles (211.56 km) W | Colonsay Airport (CSA) | Colonsay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 139.31 miles (224.20 km) WSW | Islay Airport (ILY) | Islay, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 140.59 miles (226.25 km) SSE | Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) | Teesside, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,677.72 miles (18,793.43 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,656.01 miles (18,758.48 km) SSE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,651.97 miles (18,751.99 km) SSE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,606.37 miles (18,678.59 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,595.72 miles (18,661.45 km) SSE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,572.20 miles (18,623.61 km) SSE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,563.89 miles (18,610.23 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,561.88 miles (18,606.99 km) SSE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,544.09 miles (18,578.37 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,534.70 miles (18,563.26 km) SSE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,524.40 miles (18,546.68 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,523.94 miles (18,545.94 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,522.47 miles (18,543.57 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,513.34 miles (18,528.88 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,491.51 miles (18,493.75 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |