Nonstop flight route between Moscow, Russia and Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO), Moscow, Russia and Salgado Filho International Airport (POA), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,858 miles (or 12,646 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 Sheremetyevo International 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 Sheremetyevo International Airport and Salgado Filho International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO):

• Aeroflot had been trying to implement the project of a new terminal since January 2001.
• Terminal B, previously Sheremetyevo-1, catered mainly to internal low-cost flights and flights to Minsk, Belarus.
• Because of Sheremetyevo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 622 feet, planes can take off or land at Sheremetyevo 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 closest airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) is Chkalovsky Airport (CKL), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ESE of SVO.
• In addition to being known as "Sheremetyevo International Airport", another name for SVO is "Международный аэропорт Шереметьево".
• The furthest airport from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,735 miles (17,276 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In December 2011, a new Area control center was opened.
• Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) has 2 runways.
• In November 2004, an express train connection was established from the Savyolovsky station to the Lobnya station, which is 7 km from the airport, with the remainder of the journey taken by bus or taxi.

Facts about Salgado Filho International Airport (POA):

• The International Airport of Porto Alegre is served by rail, taxi, and bus.
• Salgado Filho was originally called São João Federal Airport, after the neighborhood where it is located.
• 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.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Salgado Filho International Airport", another name for POA is "Aeroporto Internacional Salgado Filho".
• 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.
• The total area of the Salgado Filho Airport is about 3,805,810.04 m² with 142,750 m² of ramp area.
• In 1932, needing a facility to use its aircraft with landing-gear which were replacing its seaplanes, Varig started using São João Airport as its operational base.
• Terminals 1 and 2 have taxi services.
• Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) currently has only 1 runway.