Nonstop flight route between Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia and Rio Grande, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU), Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia and Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), Rio Grande, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,211 miles (or 1,949 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 relatively short distance between Uyuni Joya Andina Airport and Rio Grande Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UYU / SLUY |
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Location: | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°26'59"S by 66°50'31"W |
Area Served: | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 12972 feet (3,954 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UYU |
More Information: | UYU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RIG / SBRG |
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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 Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU):
- In addition to being known as "Uyuni Joya Andina Airport", another name for UYU is "Aeropuerto de Uyuni / Aeropuerto Joya Andina".
- Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) is Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH), which is nearly antipodal to Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (meaning Uyuni Joya Andina Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zhuhai Jinwan Airport), and is located 12,328 miles (19,840 kilometers) away in Zhuhai, Guangdong, China.
- The closest airport to Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) is Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport (SRE), which is located 142 miles (228 kilometers) NE of UYU.
- Because of Uyuni Joya Andina Airport's high elevation of 12,972 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at UYU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make UYU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Rio Grande Regional Airport", other names for RIG include "Aeroporto Regional de Rio Grande" and "SJRG".
- Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.