Nonstop flight route between Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Xi'an, Shaanxi, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Salgado Filho International Airport (POA), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Xi'an Xiguan Airport (SIA), Xi'an, Shaanxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,247 miles (or 18,101 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 Salgado Filho International Airport and Xi'an Xiguan 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 Salgado Filho International Airport and Xi'an Xiguan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | POA / SBPA |
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Location: | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°59'38"S by 51°10'15"W |
Area Served: | Porto Alegre |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from POA |
More Information: | POA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SIA / ZLSN |
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Location: | Xi'an, Shaanxi, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°22'36"N by 109°7'12"E |
Area Served: | Xi'an |
Airport Type: | Public (defunct) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SIA |
More Information: | SIA Maps & Info |
Facts about Salgado Filho International Airport (POA):
- One of the two TAP Maintenance & Engineering centers in Brazil is located at Salgado Filho International Airport.
- 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.
- Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Salgado Filho International Airport", another name for POA is "Aeroporto Internacional Salgado Filho".
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Xi'an Xiguan Airport (SIA):
- Xi'an Xiguan Airport (SIA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Xi'an Xiguan Airport (SIA) is Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) WNW of SIA.
- The furthest airport from Xi'an Xiguan Airport (SIA) is La Unión Airport (LUI), which is nearly antipodal to Xi'an Xiguan Airport (meaning Xi'an Xiguan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Unión Airport), and is located 12,392 miles (19,943 kilometers) away in La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed].
- In addition to being known as "Xi'an Xiguan Airport", other names for SIA include "西安西关机场" and "Xī'ān Xīguān Jīchǎng".