Nonstop flight route between Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands and Alta Floresta, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(15°7'8"N by 145°43'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(9°51'59"S by 56°6'17"W)
Distance from SPN to AFL:
10,920.84 miles (17,575.34 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Saipan International Airport (SPN), Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands and Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL), Alta Floresta, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,921 miles (or 17,575 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 Saipan International Airport and Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias 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 Saipan International Airport and Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPN / PGSN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°7'8"N by 145°43'45"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Commonwealth Ports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 215 feet (66 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SPN |
| More Information: | SPN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AFL / SBAT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Alta Floresta, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°51'59"S by 56°6'17"W |
| Area Served: | Alta Floresta |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 947 feet (289 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AFL |
| More Information: | AFL Maps & Info |
Facts about Saipan International Airport (SPN):
- A Star Marianas plane crashed during takeoff on November 17, 2012 on its return from Tinian.
- The furthest airport from Saipan International Airport (SPN) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Saipan International Airport (meaning Saipan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,125 miles (19,514 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
- Saipan International Airport, also known as Francisco C.
- In addition to being known as "Saipan International Airport", other names for SPN include "Francisco C. Ada Airport" and "GSN".
- Because of Saipan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 215 feet, planes can take off or land at Saipan 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.
- After several months of disappointing high level bombing attacks from Isely, General Curtis LeMay, Commander of Twentieth Air Force issued a new directive that the high-altitude, daylight attacks be phased out and replaced by low-altitude, high-intensity incendiary raids at nighttime, being followed up with high explosive bombs once the targets were set ablaze.
- Saipan International Airport (SPN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Saipan International Airport (SPN) is Tinian International Airport (TIQ), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SW of SPN.
- On 12 October 1944 the first B-29 Joltin Josie The Pacific Pioneer piloted by Brigadier General Haywood S.
Facts about Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL):
- Because of Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport's relatively low elevation of 947 feet, planes can take off or land at Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias 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 Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) is Tagbilaran Airport (TAG), which is nearly antipodal to Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (meaning Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tagbilaran Airport), and is located 12,423 miles (19,992 kilometers) away in Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines.
- In addition to being known as "Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport", another name for AFL is "Aeroporto Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias".
- Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) is Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK), which is located 81 miles (131 kilometers) ESE of AFL.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.06 miles (17.80 km) SW | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands |     |
| 2 | 72.92 miles (117.36 km) SSW | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 3 | 119.13 miles (191.72 km) SSW | Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) | Agana, Guam | |
| 4 | 129.06 miles (207.70 km) SSW | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |
| 5 | 533.30 miles (858.26 km) SW | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 6 | 645.75 miles (1,039.22 km) SW | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 7 | 671.70 miles (1,081.00 km) SE | Chuuk International Airport (TKK) | Weno, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 8 | 726.36 miles (1,168.96 km) NNW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 9 | 829.80 miles (1,335.42 km) NE | Minamitorishima Air Field (MUS) | Minami-Tori-shima, Japan | |
| 10 | 927.56 miles (1,492.75 km) SW | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 11 | 1,015.16 miles (1,633.73 km) ESE | Pohnpei International Airport (PNI) | Kolonia, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 12 | 1,146.10 miles (1,844.46 km) E | Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) | Enewetak, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 1,192.41 miles (1,919.00 km) NW | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 14 | 1,192.72 miles (1,919.50 km) S | Momote Airport (MAS) | Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 1,193.19 miles (1,920.24 km) NW | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,125.20 miles (19,513.57 km) ESE | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,118.20 miles (19,502.30 km) E | Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) | Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,104.44 miles (19,480.16 km) ESE | Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) | Porto Seguro, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,094.54 miles (19,464.23 km) SE | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,036.52 miles (19,370.86 km) SSE | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,996.47 miles (19,306.39 km) E | Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) | Vitória da Conquista, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,951.65 miles (19,234.27 km) S | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,932.95 miles (19,204.17 km) ESE | Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) | Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,905.05 miles (19,159.28 km) SE | Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX) | Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,884.00 miles (19,125.40 km) S | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,883.39 miles (19,124.42 km) SSE | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,866.48 miles (19,097.20 km) E | Guanambi Airport (GNM) | Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,864.21 miles (19,093.54 km) ESE | Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR) | Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,853.53 miles (19,076.36 km) SE | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,834.75 miles (19,046.13 km) SE | Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 81.16 miles (130.61 km) ESE | Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) | Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 2 | 138.25 miles (222.50 km) SW | Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 3 | 165.02 miles (265.57 km) W | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 4 | 206.41 miles (332.18 km) WSW | Juína Airport (JIA) | Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 5 | 225.02 miles (362.13 km) W | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 6 | 333.66 miles (536.97 km) SW | Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH) | Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 7 | 388.66 miles (625.48 km) N | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 8 | 396.34 miles (637.85 km) W | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 9 | 399.61 miles (643.11 km) S | Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB) | Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 10 | 460.65 miles (741.35 km) ENE | Xinguara Airport (XIG) | Xinguara, Pará, Brazil | |
| 11 | 463.07 miles (745.24 km) NNW | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 12 | 475.72 miles (765.60 km) ENE | Conceição do Araguaia Airport (CDJ) | Conceição do Araguaia, Pará, Brazil | |
| 13 | 483.85 miles (778.68 km) SSE | Barra do Garças Airport (BPG) | Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 14 | 490.59 miles (789.52 km) ESE | Gurupi Airport (GRP) | Gurupi, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 15 | 491.44 miles (790.89 km) ENE | Carajás Airport (CKS) | Carajás, Pará, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,422.53 miles (19,992.08 km) NNE | Tagbilaran Airport (TAG) | Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines | |
| 2 | 12,405.35 miles (19,964.42 km) N | Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB) | Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines | |
| 3 | 12,382.07 miles (19,926.96 km) NE | Sibulan Airport (DGT) | Sibulan, Negros Oriental, Philippines | |
| 4 | 12,367.14 miles (19,902.93 km) NW | Camiguin Airport (CGM) | Mambajao, Camiguin, Philippines | |
| 5 | 12,350.03 miles (19,875.39 km) NE | Bacolod-Silay International Airport (BCD) | Bacolod City, Philippines | |
| 6 | 12,342.80 miles (19,863.77 km) NNW | Ormoc Airport (OMC) | Ormoc City, Philippines | |
| 7 | 12,342.06 miles (19,862.57 km) NNW | Laguindingan Airport (CGY) | Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines | |
| 8 | 12,341.40 miles (19,861.51 km) NNE | Dipolog Airport (DPL) | Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines | |
| 9 | 12,328.66 miles (19,841.01 km) W | Surigao Airport (SUG) | Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 10 | 12,320.46 miles (19,827.80 km) NE | Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO) | Cabatuan / Santa Barbara, Iloilo, Philippines | |
| 11 | 12,320.12 miles (19,827.26 km) N | Labo Airport (OZC) | Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental, Philippines | |
| 12 | 12,315.29 miles (19,819.49 km) NW | Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) | Tacloban City, Philippines | |
| 13 | 12,314.89 miles (19,818.85 km) N | Maria Cristina Airport (IGN) | Baloi, Lanao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 14 | 12,311.74 miles (19,813.77 km) WNW | Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU) | Butuan City, Philippines | |
| 15 | 12,294.20 miles (19,785.55 km) NNE | Roxas Airport (RXS) | Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines | |