Nonstop flight route between Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Andulo, Angola:
Departure Airport:
(22°55'55"S by 43°43'9"W)
Arrival Airport:
(11°28'17"S by 16°42'39"E)
Distance from SNZ to ANL:
4,040.12 miles (6,501.92 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ), Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Aeroporto de Andulo (ANL), Andulo, Angola would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,040 miles (or 6,502 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 Santa Cruz Air Force Base and Aeroporto de Andulo, 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 Santa Cruz Air Force Base and Aeroporto de Andulo. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ANL / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Andulo, Angola |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°28'17"S by 16°42'39"E |
| Area Served: | Andulo |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5446 feet (1,660 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ANL |
| More Information: | ANL Maps & Info |
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.
- On 12 February 1942, six months before Brazil declaring war against the Axis, the airport became a base of the Brazilian Air Force.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Cruz Air Force Base", another name for SNZ is "Base Aérea de Santa Cruz".
- 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 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.
- Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Aeroporto de Andulo (ANL):
- The furthest airport from Aeroporto de Andulo (ANL) is Johnston Atoll Airport (JON), which is located 11,883 miles (19,123 kilometers) away in Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands.
- Because of Aeroporto de Andulo's high elevation of 5,446 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ANL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ANL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Aeroporto de Andulo (ANL) is Waku Kungo Airport/Cela (CEO), which is located 109 miles (175 kilometers) W of ANL.
- In addition to being known as "Aeroporto de Andulo", another name for ANL is "Aeroporto de Andulo (Andulo)".
- Aeroporto de Andulo (ANL) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 109.04 miles (175.48 km) W | Waku Kungo Airport/Cela (CEO) | Waco Kungo, Angola | |
| 2 | 112.52 miles (181.09 km) SW | Albano Machado (Huambo) Airport (NOV) | Huambo, Angola | |
| 3 | 137.20 miles (220.80 km) NNW | Malanje Airport (MEG) | Malange, Angola | |
| 4 | 186.45 miles (300.07 km) NNE | Cuango-Luzamba Airport (LZM) | Luzamba, Angola | |
| 5 | 205.10 miles (330.08 km) NNE | Aeroporto de Cafunfo (CFF) | Cafunfo, Angola | |
| 6 | 216.62 miles (348.61 km) E | Luena Airport (LUO) | Luena, Moxico Province, Angola | |
| 7 | 236.90 miles (381.26 km) WSW | Benguela Airport (BUG) | Benguela, Angola | |
| 8 | 262.68 miles (422.74 km) SE | Cangamba Airport (CNZ) | Cangamba, Angola | |
| 9 | 274.52 miles (441.80 km) NNW | Negage Airport (GXG) | Negage, Angola | |
| 10 | 282.38 miles (454.44 km) ENE | Catumbela Airport (CBT) | Catumbela, Angola | |
| 11 | 297.66 miles (479.04 km) NW | Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (LAD) | Luanda, Angola | |
| 12 | 303.32 miles (488.15 km) SSE | Cuito Cuanavale Airport (CTI) | Cuito Cuanavale, Angola | |
| 13 | 318.48 miles (512.54 km) SW | Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD) | Lubango, Angola | |
| 14 | 344.56 miles (554.51 km) NE | Lucapa Airport (LBZ) | Lukapa, Angola | |
| 15 | 349.46 miles (562.40 km) NW | Ambriz Airport (AZZ) | Ambriz, Angola | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,882.79 miles (19,123.46 km) NE | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 2 | 11,689.72 miles (18,812.74 km) NW | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,676.42 miles (18,791.33 km) NNW | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,674.49 miles (18,788.22 km) NNW | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,671.93 miles (18,784.10 km) NNW | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,670.30 miles (18,781.48 km) NW | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,669.31 miles (18,779.89 km) NNW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,669.31 miles (18,779.89 km) NNW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,668.30 miles (18,778.27 km) NNW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,665.53 miles (18,773.80 km) NNW | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,665.30 miles (18,773.43 km) NNW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 12 | 11,662.71 miles (18,769.26 km) NNW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,661.48 miles (18,767.28 km) NNW | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,659.89 miles (18,764.72 km) NW | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,654.29 miles (18,755.72 km) NW | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |