Nonstop flight route between Vigo, Galicia, Spain and Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia:
Departure Airport:
(42°13'45"N by 8°37'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(2°54'1"S by 104°42'0"E)
Distance from VGO to PLM:
7,536.52 miles (12,128.82 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vigo Airport (VGO), Vigo, Galicia, Spain and Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM), Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,537 miles (or 12,129 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 Vigo Airport and Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II), 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 Vigo Airport and Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VGO / LEVX |
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| Location: | Vigo, Galicia, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°13'45"N by 8°37'38"W |
| Area Served: | Vigo |
| Airport Type: | Civil |
| Elevation: | 855 feet (261 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VGO |
| More Information: | VGO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PLM / WIPP |
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| Location: | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°54'1"S by 104°42'0"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Indonesia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 121 feet (37 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PLM |
| More Information: | PLM Maps & Info |
Facts about Vigo Airport (VGO):
- The closest airport to Vigo Airport (VGO) is Braga Airport (BGZ), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) SSE of VGO.
- Because of Vigo Airport's relatively low elevation of 855 feet, planes can take off or land at Vigo 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 "Vigo Airport", other names for VGO include "Aeropuerto de Vigo" and "Aeroporto de Vigo".
- The neighbouring Santiago de Compostela Airport, also medium-sized, opened its first regular route with the capital Madrid in 1937.
- Vigo Airport handled 828,725 passengers last year.
- Vigo Airport (VGO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The 1970s increment of traffic led to a further development plan, including the construction in 1973 of a new control tower, a new passenger terminal in 1974, in 1975 an independent power plant and in 1976 the apron space and parking places were both increased and taxiways widened.
- The furthest airport from Vigo Airport (VGO) is Greymouth Airport (GMN), which is nearly antipodal to Vigo Airport (meaning Vigo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Greymouth Airport), and is located 12,418 miles (19,985 kilometers) away in Greymouth, New Zealand.
- Vigo Airport has several transportation options
Facts about Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM):
- The furthest airport from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) is Benito Salas Airport (NVA), which is nearly antipodal to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (meaning Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Benito Salas Airport), and is located 12,433 miles (20,009 kilometers) away in Neiva, Colombia.
- Because of Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II)'s relatively low elevation of 121 feet, planes can take off or land at Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) 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.
- Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II)", another name for PLM is "Bandar Udara Internasional Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (SMB II)".
- The closest airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) is Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB), which is located 114 miles (183 kilometers) NW of PLM.
- When South Sumatra Province was chosen as the host of PON XVI in 2004, the government soughts to enlarge the capacity of the airport as well as change the status into an international airport.
- On September 24, 1975, Garuda Indonesia Flight 150 crashed on approach to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 45.36 miles (72.99 km) SSE | Braga Airport (BGZ) | Braga, Portugal |     |
| 2 | 47.35 miles (76.20 km) NNE | Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) | Santiago de Compostela, Spain | |
| 3 | 68.70 miles (110.56 km) S | Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) | Porto, Portugal | |
| 4 | 75.20 miles (121.02 km) N | A Coruña Airport (LCG) | A Coruña, Spain | |
| 5 | 80.70 miles (129.88 km) SE | Vila Real Airport (VRL) | Vila Real, Portugal | |
| 6 | 101.82 miles (163.87 km) ESE | Bragança Airport (BGC) | Bragança, Portugal | |
| 7 | 143.47 miles (230.89 km) S | Coimbra Airport (CBP) | Coimbra, Portugal | |
| 8 | 148.24 miles (238.57 km) SSE | Covilhã Airport (COV) | Covilhã, Portugal | |
| 9 | 153.63 miles (247.24 km) E | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 10 | 160.38 miles (258.10 km) NE | Asturias Airport (OVD) | Oviedo, Asturias, Spain | |
| 11 | 184.03 miles (296.17 km) ESE | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 12 | 197.28 miles (317.49 km) E | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 13 | 240.20 miles (386.56 km) S | Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS) | Lisbon, Portugal | |
| 14 | 249.33 miles (401.25 km) SSE | Badajoz Airport (BJZ) | Badajoz, Spain | |
| 15 | 256.37 miles (412.59 km) E | Burgos Airport (RGS) | Burgos, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,418.23 miles (19,985.15 km) SSE | Greymouth Airport (GMN) | Greymouth, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,401.22 miles (19,957.78 km) SSW | Westport Airport (WSZ) | Westport, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,397.94 miles (19,952.50 km) SSE | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,331.77 miles (19,846.00 km) SSW | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,327.48 miles (19,839.10 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,323.49 miles (19,832.68 km) SW | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,322.10 miles (19,830.45 km) W | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,321.86 miles (19,830.05 km) WSW | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,319.16 miles (19,825.72 km) S | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,319.02 miles (19,825.49 km) SW | Takaka Aerodrome (KTF) | Takaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,313.54 miles (19,816.68 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,304.98 miles (19,802.89 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,299.23 miles (19,793.65 km) WSW | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,293.33 miles (19,784.15 km) S | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,249.28 miles (19,713.26 km) WSW | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 113.65 miles (182.90 km) NW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 124.16 miles (199.82 km) SSE | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 165.16 miles (265.80 km) SSE | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 176.03 miles (283.29 km) WSW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 211.08 miles (339.69 km) E | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 230.34 miles (370.70 km) WNW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 260.39 miles (419.06 km) SSE | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 264.38 miles (425.48 km) N | Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) | Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 277.23 miles (446.16 km) SSE | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 280.72 miles (451.77 km) N | Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) | Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 298.36 miles (480.17 km) N | Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) | Changi, Singapore | |
| 12 | 299.40 miles (481.83 km) N | Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) | Paya Lebar, Singapore | |
| 13 | 303.78 miles (488.88 km) N | Seletar Airport (XSP) | Seletar, Singapore | |
| 14 | 304.05 miles (489.32 km) NNW | Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) | Tengah, Singapore | |
| 15 | 321.70 miles (517.73 km) NNW | Senai International Airport (JHB) | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,433.34 miles (20,009.47 km) N | Benito Salas Airport (NVA) | Neiva, Colombia | |
| 2 | 12,349.98 miles (19,875.32 km) ENE | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) | Cali, Colombia | |
| 3 | 12,344.39 miles (19,866.32 km) NNE | Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA) | Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia | |
| 4 | 12,341.33 miles (19,861.40 km) ENE | Guillermo Leónel Valencia Airport (PPN) | Popayán, Colombia | |
| 5 | 12,335.60 miles (19,852.17 km) NNW | Santiago Vila Airport (GIR) | Girardot, Colombia | |
| 6 | 12,331.07 miles (19,844.88 km) N | Perales Airport (IBE) | Ibagué, Colombia | |
| 7 | 12,324.83 miles (19,834.85 km) NNE | El Edén Airport International (AXM) | Armenia, Colombia | |
| 8 | 12,321.12 miles (19,828.87 km) WNW | La Macarena Airport (LMC) | La Macarena, Colombia | |
| 9 | 12,304.06 miles (19,801.42 km) ENE | Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN) | Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia | |
| 10 | 12,301.25 miles (19,796.89 km) NNE | Matecaña International Airport (PEI) | Pereira, Colombia | |
| 11 | 12,300.69 miles (19,795.99 km) NNE | Santa Ana Airport (CRC) | Cartago, Colombia | |
| 12 | 12,292.04 miles (19,782.07 km) NW | Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (API) | Apiay, Colombia | |
| 13 | 12,289.23 miles (19,777.56 km) N | La Nubia Airport (MZL) | Manizales, Colombia | |
| 14 | 12,289.13 miles (19,777.39 km) NNW | El Dorado International Airport (BOG) | Bogotá, Colombia | |
| 15 | 12,276.33 miles (19,756.78 km) NE | Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) | Villa Garzón, Colombia | |