Nonstop flight route between Fryeburg, Maine, United States and Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Eastern Slopes Regional Airport (FRY), Fryeburg, Maine, United States and Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ), Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,935 miles (or 7,942 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 Eastern Slopes 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 Eastern Slopes 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: | FRY / KIZG | 
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| Location: | Fryeburg, Maine, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°59'27"N by 70°56'52"W | 
| Area Served: | Fryeburg, Maine | 
| Operator/Owner: | Eastern Slopes Regional Airport Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 454 feet (138 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FRY | 
| More Information: | FRY 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 Eastern Slopes Regional Airport (FRY):
- The closest airport to Eastern Slopes Regional Airport (FRY) is Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport (LEW), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) E of FRY.
 - Because of Eastern Slopes Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 454 feet, planes can take off or land at Eastern Slopes 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 "Eastern Slopes Regional Airport", another name for FRY is "IZG".
 - The furthest airport from Eastern Slopes Regional Airport (FRY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,670 miles (18,781 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - The airport was built to replace the North Conway airport.
 - Eastern Slopes Regional Airport (FRY) currently has only 1 runway.
 
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.
 - 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.
 - Santa Cruz Air Force Base – BASC is a base of the Brazilian Air Force located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
 - 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.
 - On 12 February 1942, six months before Brazil declaring war against the Axis, the airport became a base of the Brazilian Air Force.
 - 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.
 - In addition to being known as "Santa Cruz Air Force Base", another name for SNZ is "Base Aérea de Santa Cruz".
 
