Nonstop flight route between Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay and Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain:
Departure Airport:
(30°58'27"S by 55°28'33"W)
Arrival Airport:
(28°1'46"N by 17°12'52"W)
Distance from RVY to GMZ:
4,792.70 miles (7,713.08 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY), Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay and La Gomera Airport (GMZ), Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,793 miles (or 7,713 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 Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport and La Gomera 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 Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport and La Gomera Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RVY / SURV |
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| Location: | Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°58'27"S by 55°28'33"W |
| Area Served: | Rivera |
| Elevation: | 712 feet (217 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RVY |
| More Information: | RVY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GMZ / GCGM |
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| Location: | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°1'46"N by 17°12'52"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Aena |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 716 feet (218 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GMZ |
| More Information: | GMZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY):
- Because of Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport's relatively low elevation of 712 feet, planes can take off or land at Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido 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.
- In addition to being known as "Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport", another name for RVY is "Aeropuerto Internacional Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido".
- The furthest airport from Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) is Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN), which is nearly antipodal to Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (meaning Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport), and is located 12,289 miles (19,778 kilometers) away in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China.
- The closest airport to Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) is Tacuarembó Airport (TAW), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) SSW of RVY.
- Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about La Gomera Airport (GMZ):
- La Gomera Airport (GMZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- La Gomera Airport is an airport located near the town of Playa Santiago on the island of La Gomera in the Canary Islands, 34 km southwest by road from the island's capital city, San Sebastián de la Gomera.
- Finally, in the 1980s, problems with wounded evacuations necessitated building an airport in the island, and on 27 July 1987 an agreement for the construction of the airport was signed.
- Because of La Gomera Airport's relatively low elevation of 716 feet, planes can take off or land at La Gomera 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 "La Gomera Airport", another name for GMZ is "La Gomera Airport ODB".
- The furthest airport from La Gomera Airport (GMZ) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to La Gomera Airport (meaning La Gomera Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,116 miles (19,499 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
- The closest airport to La Gomera Airport (GMZ) is Tenerife-South Airport (TFS), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) E of GMZ.
- Although the runway was completed in 1994, the terminal did not open until 1999.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 59.74 miles (96.15 km) SSW | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay |     |
| 2 | 73.00 miles (117.47 km) WNW | Artigas International Airport (ATI) | Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay | |
| 3 | 74.42 miles (119.77 km) SE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 4 | 84.03 miles (135.22 km) NNW | Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ) | Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 85.74 miles (137.98 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 6 | 119.90 miles (192.97 km) SE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 124.34 miles (200.10 km) NW | Ruben Berta International Airport (URG) | Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 8 | 133.69 miles (215.15 km) NW | Paso de los Libres Airport (AOL) | Paso de los Libres, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 9 | 137.52 miles (221.32 km) WNW | Monte Caseros Airport (MCS) | Monte Caseros, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 10 | 137.61 miles (221.46 km) NE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 150.72 miles (242.56 km) W | Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC) | Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 12 | 151.71 miles (244.15 km) WSW | Nueva Hespérides International Airport (STY) | Salto, Salto, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 167.05 miles (268.84 km) SSE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 170.81 miles (274.89 km) WNW | Curuzú Cuatiá Airport (UZU) | Curuzú Cuatiá, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 15 | 175.26 miles (282.05 km) SSW | Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) | Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,289.35 miles (19,777.74 km) ENE | Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN) | Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China | |
| 2 | 12,275.47 miles (19,755.41 km) E | Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) | Shanghai, People's Republic of China | |
| 3 | 12,247.57 miles (19,710.50 km) E | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) | Shanghai, China | |
| 4 | 12,237.85 miles (19,694.86 km) ENE | Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) | Ningbo, Zhejiang, China | |
| 5 | 12,227.13 miles (19,677.60 km) NNW | Jeju International Airport (CJU) | Jeju, South Korea | |
| 6 | 12,226.10 miles (19,675.96 km) NW | Jeongseok / Jungseok Airport (JDG) | Jeju province, South Korea | |
| 7 | 12,192.27 miles (19,621.50 km) E | Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) | Wuxi/Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 8 | 12,192.10 miles (19,621.24 km) E | Suzhou Guangfu Airport (SZV) | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 9 | 12,188.23 miles (19,615.00 km) E | Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) | Hangzhou, China | |
| 10 | 12,187.34 miles (19,613.58 km) NE | Taizhou Luqiao Airport (HYN) | Taizhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 11 | 12,158.16 miles (19,566.61 km) WNW | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 12 | 12,154.02 miles (19,559.95 km) NNW | Mokpo Airport (MPK) | Mokpo, South Korea | |
| 13 | 12,149.99 miles (19,553.46 km) ENE | Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX) | Changzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 14 | 12,145.83 miles (19,546.77 km) ENE | Yiwu Airport (YIW) | Yiwu, Zhejiang, China | |
| 15 | 12,133.81 miles (19,527.43 km) ENE | Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY) | Yangzhou and Taizhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.18 miles (63.05 km) E | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 2 | 52.74 miles (84.88 km) NW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 3 | 61.67 miles (99.25 km) ENE | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 4 | 111.74 miles (179.84 km) E | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 5 | 206.04 miles (331.58 km) E | Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) | Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 6 | 228.13 miles (367.14 km) ENE | Lanzarote Airport (ACE) | Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 7 | 252.07 miles (405.66 km) ESE | Hassan I Airport El Aaiún Airport (EUN) | El Aaiún (Laayoune), Morocco | |
| 8 | 308.39 miles (496.30 km) SSE | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| 9 | 323.33 miles (520.35 km) N | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 10 | 352.08 miles (566.62 km) N | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 11 | 369.56 miles (594.75 km) E | Tan Tan Airport (TTA) | Tan-Tan, Morocco | |
| 12 | 464.22 miles (747.09 km) SE | Fderik Airport (FGD) | Fderik, Mauritania | |
| 13 | 486.71 miles (783.28 km) SE | Tazadit International Airport (OUZ) | Zouerate, Mauritania | |
| 14 | 490.47 miles (789.33 km) S | Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | |
| 15 | 496.51 miles (799.05 km) ENE | Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA) | Agadir, Morocco | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,116.33 miles (19,499.29 km) WSW | Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) | Norfolk Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,107.90 miles (19,485.72 km) SE | Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,976.22 miles (19,273.81 km) SSW | Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA) | Nouméa, New Caledonia | |
| 4 | 11,969.16 miles (19,262.44 km) SSW | Tontouta International Airport (NOU) | Noumea, New Caledonia | |
| 5 | 11,937.85 miles (19,212.05 km) SSW | Koné Airport (KNQ) | Koné, New Caledonia | |
| 6 | 11,911.24 miles (19,169.23 km) S | Koumac Airport (KOC) | Koumac, New Caledonia | |
| 7 | 11,877.25 miles (19,114.53 km) SW | Maré Airport (MEE) | Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 8 | 11,873.78 miles (19,108.94 km) E | Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) | Ballina, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,871.22 miles (19,104.83 km) E | Gold Coast Airport (OOL) | Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,863.89 miles (19,093.04 km) E | Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH) | Evans Head, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,860.07 miles (19,086.89 km) S | Île des Pins Airport (BMY) | Waala, Belep Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 12 | 11,855.57 miles (19,079.64 km) E | Lismore Airport (LSY) | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,843.93 miles (19,060.92 km) E | Brisbane Airport (BNE) | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,837.21 miles (19,050.10 km) E | Caloundra Airport (CUD) | Caloundra, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,834.90 miles (19,046.38 km) ESE | Clarence Valley Regional Airport (GFN) | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia | |