Nonstop flight route between Waspam, Nicaragua and Rio Grande, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(14°44'16"N by 83°58'32"W)
Arrival Airport:
(32°4'54"S by 52°9'47"W)
Distance from WSP to RIG:
3,859.61 miles (6,211.42 km)
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- WSP Airport Information
- RIG Airport Information
- Facts about WSP
- Facts about RIG
- Map of Nearest Airports to WSP
- List of Nearest Airports to WSP
- Map of Furthest Airports from WSP
- List of Furthest Airports from WSP
- Map of Nearest Airports to RIG
- List of Nearest Airports to RIG
- Map of Furthest Airports from RIG
- List of Furthest Airports from RIG
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Waspam Airport (WSP), Waspam, Nicaragua and Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), Rio Grande, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,860 miles (or 6,211 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 Waspam Airport and Rio Grande Regional 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 Waspam Airport and Rio Grande Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WSP / MNWP |
| Airport Name: | Waspam Airport |
| Location: | Waspam, Nicaragua |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°44'16"N by 83°58'32"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 115 feet (35 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WSP |
| More Information: | WSP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RIG / SBRG |
| Airport Names: |
|
| Location: | Rio Grande, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°4'54"S by 52°9'47"W |
| Area Served: | Rio Grande |
| Operator/Owner: | DAP |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RIG |
| More Information: | RIG Maps & Info |
Facts about Waspam Airport (WSP):
- Because of Waspam Airport's relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Waspam 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 Waspam Airport (WSP) is Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) SE of WSP.
- Waspam Airport (WSP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Waspam Airport (WSP) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Waspam Airport (meaning Waspam Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,253 miles (19,718 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
Facts about Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG):
- In addition to being known as "Rio Grande Regional Airport", other names for RIG include "Aeroporto Regional de Rio Grande" and "SJRG".
- The furthest airport from Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) is Fukue Airport (FUJ), which is nearly antipodal to Rio Grande Regional Airport (meaning Rio Grande Regional Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fukue Airport), and is located 12,366 miles (19,901 kilometers) away in Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan.
- The closest airport to Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) is Pelotas International Airport (PET), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NNW of RIG.
- Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Rio Grande Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Rio Grande Regional 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 62.42 miles (100.45 km) SE | Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ) | Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua |     |
| 2 | 65.06 miles (104.71 km) SW | Bonanza Airport (BZA) | Bonanza, RAAN, Nicaragua | |
| 3 | 88.64 miles (142.64 km) SW | Siuna Airport (SIU) | Siuna, Nicaragua | |
| 4 | 174.44 miles (280.73 km) NW | Guanaja Airport (GJA) | Guanaja, Bay Islands, Honduras | |
| 5 | 187.68 miles (302.04 km) SSE | Corn Island International Airport (RNI) | Corn Island, Nicaragua | |
| 6 | 190.28 miles (306.22 km) S | Bluefields Airport (BEF) | Bluefields, Nicaragua | |
| 7 | 199.70 miles (321.39 km) ESE | El Embrujo Airport (PVA) | Providencia Island, Colombia | |
| 8 | 201.60 miles (324.44 km) WNW | Roatan International Airport – Bay Islands (RTB) | Roatán, Honduras | |
| 9 | 203.93 miles (328.20 km) WNW | Golosón International Airport (LCE) | La Ceiba, Honduras | |
| 10 | 212.77 miles (342.41 km) SE | Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport (ADZ) | San Andres Island, Colombia | |
| 11 | 221.87 miles (357.07 km) WSW | Toncontín International Airport (TGU) | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | |
| 12 | 232.12 miles (373.56 km) SW | Augusto César Sandino International Airport (MGA) | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 13 | 245.01 miles (394.30 km) W | Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) | Comayagua, Honduras | |
| 14 | 267.94 miles (431.21 km) W | Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | |
| 15 | 274.48 miles (441.73 km) W | Marcala Airport (MRJ) | Marcala, Honduras | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,252.52 miles (19,718.48 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,721.04 miles (18,863.14 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,571.16 miles (18,621.93 km) SSW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,532.66 miles (18,559.97 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,528.26 miles (18,552.89 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,501.46 miles (18,509.76 km) SW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,498.02 miles (18,504.22 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,495.28 miles (18,499.81 km) SW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,487.53 miles (18,487.34 km) SSW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,484.58 miles (18,482.59 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,463.88 miles (18,449.27 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,430.01 miles (18,394.77 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,427.60 miles (18,390.90 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,427.23 miles (18,390.30 km) WSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,424.62 miles (18,386.10 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.11 miles (43.63 km) NNW | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 2 | 121.67 miles (195.80 km) W | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 3 | 123.93 miles (199.45 km) WNW | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 144.15 miles (231.99 km) W | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 5 | 148.53 miles (239.03 km) WSW | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 6 | 155.75 miles (250.66 km) NNE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 7 | 187.21 miles (301.28 km) NNW | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 8 | 209.55 miles (337.24 km) WNW | Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) | Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 221.85 miles (357.03 km) W | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 255.42 miles (411.05 km) SW | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 265.25 miles (426.88 km) N | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 12 | 267.01 miles (429.71 km) WSW | Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) | Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 270.90 miles (435.98 km) NW | Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ) | Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 275.40 miles (443.22 km) NNW | João Batista Bos Filho Airport (IJU) | Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 15 | 281.67 miles (453.30 km) WNW | Artigas International Airport (ATI) | Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,366.01 miles (19,901.12 km) NW | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,324.89 miles (19,834.93 km) NE | Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport (JDG) | Jeju province, South Korea | |
| 3 | 12,310.91 miles (19,812.44 km) NE | Jeju International Airport (CJU) | Jeju, South Korea | |
| 4 | 12,302.72 miles (19,799.25 km) WNW | Nagasaki Airport (NGS) | Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 5 | 12,275.45 miles (19,755.38 km) WNW | Saga Airport (HSG) | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 6 | 12,275.39 miles (19,755.27 km) NW | Iki Airport (IKI) | Iki, Iki Island, Japan | |
| 7 | 12,266.84 miles (19,741.51 km) W | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 8 | 12,253.25 miles (19,719.64 km) WNW | Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 12,252.88 miles (19,719.05 km) NW | Fukuoka Airport (FUK) | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 10 | 12,233.64 miles (19,688.09 km) NNE | Mokpo Airport (MPK) | Mokpo, South Korea | |
| 11 | 12,233.00 miles (19,687.06 km) NW | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 12 | 12,228.61 miles (19,679.99 km) N | Sacheon Airport (HIN) | Sacheon, South Korea | |
| 13 | 12,224.65 miles (19,673.62 km) W | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 14 | 12,219.53 miles (19,665.39 km) NW | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 15 | 12,218.28 miles (19,663.36 km) NNE | Gwangju Airport (KWJ) | Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea | |