Nonstop flight route between Aramac, Queensland, Australia and Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(22°58'0"S by 145°14'30"E)
Arrival Airport:
(22°55'55"S by 43°43'9"W)
Distance from AXC to SNZ:
9,208.83 miles (14,820.14 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aramac Airport (AXC), Aramac, Queensland, Australia and Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ), Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,209 miles (or 14,820 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 Aramac 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 Aramac 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: | AXC / YAMC |
| Airport Name: | Aramac Airport |
| Location: | Aramac, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°58'0"S by 145°14'30"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Barcaldine Regional Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 760 feet (232 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AXC |
| More Information: | AXC 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 Aramac Airport (AXC):
- Aramac Airport (AXC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Aramac Airport's relatively low elevation of 760 feet, planes can take off or land at Aramac 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.
- The closest airport to Aramac Airport (AXC) is Barcaldine Airport (BCI), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) S of AXC.
- The furthest airport from Aramac Airport (AXC) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,694 miles (18,820 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
Facts about Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ):
- In addition to being known as "Santa Cruz Air Force Base", another name for SNZ is "Base Aérea de Santa Cruz".
- The base is located 54 km from Rio de Janeiro downtown in the district of 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.
- Additionally, the base has one U-7A and two U-42 for administrative missions.
- The base was originally called Bartolomeu de Gusmão Airport and it was constructed to handle the operations with the rigid airships Graf Zeppelin and Hindenburg.
- 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.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.57 miles (66.89 km) S | Barcaldine Airport (BCI) | Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia |     |
| 2 | 69.07 miles (111.16 km) WSW | Longreach Airport (LRE) | Longreach, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 97.24 miles (156.49 km) ESE | Alpha Airport (ABH) | Alpha, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 101.64 miles (163.58 km) S | Blackall Airport (BKQ) | Blackall, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 152.00 miles (244.61 km) E | Clermont Airport (CMQ) | Clermont, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 162.32 miles (261.24 km) NNW | Hughenden Airport (HGD) | Hughenden, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 191.02 miles (307.41 km) ESE | Emerald Airport (EMD) | Emerald, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 191.58 miles (308.33 km) ENE | Moranbah Airport (MOV) | Moranbah, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 200.29 miles (322.34 km) E | Dysart Airport (DYA) | Dysart, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 207.58 miles (334.07 km) NW | Richmond Airport (RCM) | Richmond, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 212.59 miles (342.13 km) NNE | Charters Towers Airport (CXT) | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 220.74 miles (355.25 km) E | Middlemount Airport (MMM) | Middlemount, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 230.50 miles (370.95 km) ESE | Blackwater Airport (BLT) | Blackwater, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 246.17 miles (396.16 km) SSE | Charleville Airport (CTL) | Charleville, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 272.55 miles (438.63 km) NE | Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) | Proserpine, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,694.13 miles (18,819.83 km) WNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,677.71 miles (18,793.41 km) WNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,626.10 miles (18,710.35 km) WNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,564.08 miles (18,610.54 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,563.82 miles (18,610.12 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,557.62 miles (18,600.14 km) WNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,532.03 miles (18,558.95 km) WNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,515.23 miles (18,531.92 km) NW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,510.38 miles (18,524.12 km) WNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,313.21 miles (18,206.80 km) NNW | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 11 | 11,310.50 miles (18,202.44 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 12 | 11,304.59 miles (18,192.93 km) NNW | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 13 | 11,297.16 miles (18,180.97 km) NNW | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 14 | 11,294.33 miles (18,176.42 km) W | La Güera Airport (ZLG) | La Güera, Western Sahara | |
| 15 | 11,292.73 miles (18,173.84 km) W | Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | |
| 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 | |