Nonstop flight route between Villa Garz贸n, Colombia and Maca茅, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Villa Garz贸n Airport (VGZ), Villa Garz贸n, Colombia and Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA), Maca茅, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,846 miles (or 4,580 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 Villa Garz贸n Airport and Benedito Lacerda 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 Villa Garz贸n Airport and Benedito Lacerda Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VGZ / SKVG |
Airport Name: | Villa Garz贸n Airport |
Location: | Villa Garz贸n, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 0掳58'44"N by 76掳36'20"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1248 feet (380 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VGZ |
More Information: | VGZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEA / SBME |
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Location: | Maca茅, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 22掳20'44"S by 41掳45'50"W |
Area Served: | Maca茅 |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MEA |
More Information: | MEA Maps & Info |
Facts about Villa Garz贸n Airport (VGZ):
- Villa Garz贸n Airport (VGZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Villa Garz贸n Airport (VGZ) is Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) SSE of VGZ.
- The furthest airport from Villa Garz贸n Airport (VGZ) is Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB), which is nearly antipodal to Villa Garz贸n Airport (meaning Villa Garz贸n Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Thaha Airport), and is located 12,388 miles (19,937 kilometers) away in Jambi, Indonesia.
Facts about Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA):
- Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Benedito Lacerda Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Benedito Lacerda 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.
- Benedito Lacerda Airport is the airport serving Maca茅, Brazil.
- It is operated by Infraero.
- Benedito Lacerda Airport handled 442,983 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is nearly antipodal to Benedito Lacerda Airport (meaning Benedito Lacerda Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2), and is located 12,179 miles (19,600 kilometers) away in Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan.
- The closest airport to Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA) is Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) SSW of MEA.
- In addition to being known as "Benedito Lacerda Airport", another name for MEA is "Aeroporto Benedito Lacerda".