Nonstop flight route between Guthrie, Oklahoma, United States and Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Guthrie–Edmond Regional Airport (GOK), Guthrie, Oklahoma, United States and Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ), Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,366 miles (or 8,635 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 Guthrie–Edmond Regional Airport and Santa Cruz Air Force Base, 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 Guthrie–Edmond Regional Airport and Santa Cruz Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GOK / KGOK |
Airport Name: | Guthrie–Edmond Regional Airport |
Location: | Guthrie, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°51'5"N by 97°24'57"W |
Area Served: | Guthrie, Oklahoma |
Operator/Owner: | City of Guthrie |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1069 feet (326 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GOK |
More Information: | GOK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SNZ / SBSC |
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Location: | Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°55'55"S by 43°43'9"W |
Area Served: | Rio de Janeiro |
Operator/Owner: | Brazilian Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military: Air Force Base |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SNZ |
More Information: | SNZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Guthrie–Edmond Regional Airport (GOK):
- Guthrie–Edmond Regional Airport (GOK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Guthrie–Edmond Regional Airport (GOK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,825 miles (17,421 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Guthrie–Edmond Regional Airport (GOK) is Wiley Post Airport (PWA), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SSW of GOK.
Facts about Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ):
- Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 3 May 1982 a British Avro Vulcan bomber was intercepted by the aircraft of the 1° Grupo de Aviação de Caça based at Santa Cruz.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Cruz Air Force Base", another name for SNZ is "Base Aérea de Santa Cruz".
- Because of Santa Cruz Air Force Base's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Cruz Air Force Base 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 Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is nearly antipodal to Santa Cruz Air Force Base (meaning Santa Cruz Air Force Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2), and is located 12,093 miles (19,462 kilometers) away in Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan.
- The closest airport to Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ) is Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) ENE of SNZ.
- Additionally, the base has one U-7A and two U-42 for administrative missions.
- As a consequence to the Hindenburg disaster on 6 May 1937 at Lakehurst Air Naval Station in New Jersey, USA, the Luftschiffbau Zeppelin requested to the Brazilian Government on 17 June 1937 the suspension of services.