Nonstop flight route between Aur Atoll, Marshall Islands and Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(8°8'43"N by 171°10'23"E)
Arrival Airport:
(22°55'55"S by 43°43'9"W)
Distance from AUL to SNZ:
9,909.11 miles (15,947.13 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aur Airport (AUL), Aur Atoll, Marshall Islands and Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ), Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,909 miles (or 15,947 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 Aur 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 Aur 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: | AUL / |
| Airport Name: | Aur Airport |
| Location: | Aur Atoll, Marshall Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°8'43"N by 171°10'23"E |
| Area Served: | Aur, Aur Atoll, Marshall Islands |
| View all routes: | Routes from AUL |
| More Information: | AUL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SNZ / SBSC |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Aur Airport (AUL):
- The closest airport to Aur Airport (AUL) is Maloelap Airport (MAV), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) N of AUL.
- The furthest airport from Aur Airport (AUL) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Aur Airport (meaning Aur Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,056 miles (19,402 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
Facts about Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ):
- 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.
- Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- On 12 February 1942, six months before Brazil declaring war against the Axis, the airport became a base of the Brazilian Air Force.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Cruz Air Force Base", another name for SNZ is "Base Aérea de Santa Cruz".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 38.86 miles (62.53 km) N | Maloelap Airport (MAV) | Taroa Island, Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands |     |
| 2 | 56.33 miles (90.65 km) NNW | Kaben Airport (KBT) | Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 72.35 miles (116.44 km) S | Airok Airport (AIC) | Airok, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 74.98 miles (120.67 km) S | Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ) | Majuro, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 80.80 miles (130.04 km) SSE | Ine Airport (IMI) | Ine, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 86.53 miles (139.26 km) SE | Tinak Airport (TIC) | Tinak, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 110.91 miles (178.49 km) NW | Wotje Airport (WTE) | Wotje (Wotje Atoll), Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 147.42 miles (237.25 km) SSE | Mili Airport (MIJ) | Mili Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 149.16 miles (240.05 km) N | Mejit Airport (MJB) | Mejit Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 152.70 miles (245.75 km) W | Jabot Airport (JAT) | Jabat Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 155.72 miles (250.61 km) SSE | Enejit Airport (EJT) | Enejit, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 156.60 miles (252.02 km) WSW | Jeh Airport (JEJ) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 164.53 miles (264.79 km) NNW | Ailuk Airport (AIM) | Ailuk, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 172.14 miles (277.03 km) NW | Likiep Airport (LIK) | Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 173.71 miles (279.56 km) WSW | Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,055.75 miles (19,401.80 km) E | RAF Ascension (ASI) | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena | |
| 2 | 11,567.93 miles (18,616.73 km) S | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 3 | 11,551.15 miles (18,589.72 km) S | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 4 | 11,526.00 miles (18,549.26 km) S | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 5 | 11,514.64 miles (18,530.97 km) SSW | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 11,462.36 miles (18,446.83 km) S | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 7 | 11,454.84 miles (18,434.73 km) S | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 8 | 11,450.82 miles (18,428.27 km) SSW | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 9 | 11,444.46 miles (18,418.03 km) SSW | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 10 | 11,437.66 miles (18,407.09 km) S | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 11 | 11,433.04 miles (18,399.65 km) SSW | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 11,430.62 miles (18,395.75 km) S | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 13 | 11,423.39 miles (18,384.12 km) SSW | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 11,418.63 miles (18,376.46 km) S | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 15 | 11,413.03 miles (18,367.44 km) SSW | Takoradi Airport (TKD) | Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.00 miles (49.90 km) ENE | Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 2 | 35.44 miles (57.03 km) E | Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 3 | 81.54 miles (131.23 km) NNE | Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport (JDF) | Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 4 | 104.09 miles (167.52 km) NNE | Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA) | Juiz de Fora, Brazil | |
| 5 | 104.86 miles (168.75 km) E | Cabo Frio International Airport (CFB) | Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 6 | 112.24 miles (180.64 km) E | Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC) | Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 7 | 131.10 miles (210.99 km) ENE | Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA) | Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 8 | 138.31 miles (222.59 km) W | São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport (SJK) | São José dos Campos, Brazil | |
| 9 | 145.59 miles (234.30 km) NW | Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG) | Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 10 | 176.04 miles (283.31 km) ENE | Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport (CAW) | Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 11 | 178.33 miles (286.99 km) WSW | São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU) | Guarulhos (near São Paulo), São Paulo (state), Brazil | |
| 12 | 192.48 miles (309.77 km) WSW | São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (CGH) | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 13 | 203.91 miles (328.15 km) NNW | Brigadeiro Cabral Airport (DIQ) | Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 14 | 213.35 miles (343.35 km) N | Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU) | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | |
| 15 | 215.76 miles (347.23 km) W | Campo dos Amarais State Airport (CPQ) | Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,093.41 miles (19,462.40 km) WNW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,062.39 miles (19,412.48 km) ENE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 3 | 12,062.12 miles (19,412.06 km) NE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 4 | 11,893.62 miles (19,140.87 km) NE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 5 | 11,878.80 miles (19,117.03 km) NE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 6 | 11,852.58 miles (19,074.84 km) ENE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 7 | 11,849.38 miles (19,069.68 km) ENE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 11,843.49 miles (19,060.20 km) ENE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 9 | 11,829.52 miles (19,037.72 km) ENE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 10 | 11,816.01 miles (19,015.98 km) NNE | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 11 | 11,816.00 miles (19,015.95 km) ENE | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 12 | 11,751.60 miles (18,912.32 km) NNE | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 13 | 11,735.51 miles (18,886.43 km) NNE | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| 14 | 11,731.15 miles (18,879.41 km) ENE | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 15 | 11,721.39 miles (18,863.70 km) ENE | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |