Nonstop flight route between Matagami, Quebec, Canada and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Matagami Airport (YNM), Matagami, Quebec, Canada and Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,452 miles (or 8,774 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 Matagami Airport and Santos Dumont 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 Matagami Airport and Santos Dumont Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YNM / CYNM |
Airport Name: | Matagami Airport |
Location: | Matagami, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°45'42"N by 77°48'10"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Quebec |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 918 feet (280 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YNM |
More Information: | YNM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDU / SBRJ |
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Location: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°54'37"S by 43°9'46"W |
Area Served: | Rio de Janeiro |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SDU |
More Information: | SDU Maps & Info |
Facts about Matagami Airport (YNM):
- Matagami Airport (YNM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Matagami Airport (YNM) is Lebel-sur-Quévillon Airport (YLS), which is located 62 miles (99 kilometers) SE of YNM.
- Because of Matagami Airport's relatively low elevation of 918 feet, planes can take off or land at Matagami 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 Matagami Airport (YNM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,161 miles (17,962 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Santos Dumont Airport (SDU):
- On 31 August 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL152.2 million investment plan to upgrade Santos Dumont Airport, particularly the passenger arrivals terminal.
- It was also in 1936 that the construction of a new passenger terminal began.
- Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) has 2 runways.
- Santos Dumont Airport handled 9,204,603 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) is Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NW of SDU.
- Because of Santos Dumont Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Santos Dumont 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.
- A new public terminal building for seaplanes was inaugurated on 29 October 1938.
- The airport is located adjacent to downtown Rio de Janeiro.
- In addition to being known as "Santos Dumont Airport", another name for SDU is "Aeroporto Santos Dumont".
- The furthest airport from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is nearly antipodal to Santos Dumont Airport (meaning Santos Dumont Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2), and is located 12,125 miles (19,513 kilometers) away in Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan.