Nonstop flight route between Leonora, Western Australia, Australia and Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Leonora Airport (LNO), Leonora, Western Australia, Australia and Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ), Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,721 miles (or 14,035 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 Leonora 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 Leonora 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: | LNO / YLEO | 
| Airport Name: | Leonora Airport | 
| Location: | Leonora, Western Australia, Australia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°52'41"S by 121°18'56"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Shire of Leonora | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1217 feet (371 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LNO | 
| More Information: | LNO 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 Leonora Airport (LNO):
- The furthest airport from Leonora Airport (LNO) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Leonora Airport (meaning Leonora Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,007 miles (19,323 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
 - Leonora Airport (LNO) has 2 runways.
 - The closest airport to Leonora Airport (LNO) is Murrin Murrin Airport (WUI), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) ENE of LNO.
 
Facts about Santa Cruz Air Force Base (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 (SNZ) currently has only 1 runway.
 - 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 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 base was originally called Bartolomeu de Gusmão Airport and it was constructed to handle the operations with the rigid airships Graf Zeppelin and Hindenburg.
 
