Nonstop flight route between Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Bannu, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan:
Departure Airport:
(22°55'55"S by 43°43'9"W)
Arrival Airport:
(32°58'18"N by 70°31'27"E)
Distance from SNZ to BNP:
8,426.53 miles (13,561.15 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 Bannu Airport (BNP), Bannu, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,427 miles (or 13,561 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 Bannu Airport, 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 Bannu Airport. 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: | BNP / OPBN |
| Airport Name: | Bannu Airport |
| Location: | Bannu, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°58'18"N by 70°31'27"E |
| Area Served: | Bannu, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
| Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1325 feet (404 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BNP |
| More Information: | BNP 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.
- 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.
- 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".
Facts about Bannu Airport (BNP):
- The furthest airport from Bannu Airport (BNP) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Bannu Airport (meaning Bannu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,036 miles (19,369 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Bannu Airport (BNP) is Khost Airport (KHT), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) NW of BNP.
- Bannu Airport (BNP) 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 | 41.48 miles (66.76 km) NW | Khost Airport (KHT) | Khost, Afghanistan | |
| 2 | 67.05 miles (107.91 km) ESE | PAF Base M.M. Alam (MWD) | Mianwali, Pakistan | |
| 3 | 76.57 miles (123.23 km) SSE | Dera Ismail Khan Airport (DSK) | Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan | |
| 4 | 87.06 miles (140.10 km) WNW | Gardez Airport د ګردیز هوائی ډګر (GRG) | Gardez, Afghanistan | |
| 5 | 90.80 miles (146.12 km) NE | Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) | Peshawar, Pakistan | |
| 6 | 98.66 miles (158.78 km) N | Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA) | Jalalabad, Afghanistan | |
| 7 | 111.83 miles (179.98 km) WNW | Sardeh Band Airport (SBF) | Sardeh Band, Afghanistan | |
| 8 | 127.58 miles (205.32 km) SSW | Zhob Airport (PZH) | Zhob, Pakistan | |
| 9 | 127.99 miles (205.97 km) WNW | Ghazni Airport (GZI) | Ghazni, Afghanistan | |
| 10 | 133.44 miles (214.74 km) NW | Kabul International Airport (KBL) | Kabul, Afghanistan | |
| 11 | 154.33 miles (248.36 km) NNW | Bagram Airfield (OAI) | Bagram, Afghanistan | |
| 12 | 155.23 miles (249.82 km) ENE | Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB) | Islamabad / Rawalpindi, Pakistan | |
| 13 | 175.10 miles (281.79 km) ENE | Abbottabad Airport (AAW) | Abbottabad, Pakistan | |
| 14 | 182.21 miles (293.24 km) SE | فیصل آباد انٹرنیشنل ایئر پورٹ (LYP) | Faisalabad, Pakistan | |
| 15 | 195.91 miles (315.28 km) ENE | Muzaffarabad Airport (MFG) | Muzaffarabad, Pakistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,035.55 miles (19,369.28 km) S | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,749.07 miles (17,298.90 km) ESE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,464.78 miles (16,841.39 km) ESE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,453.51 miles (16,823.26 km) ESE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,401.09 miles (16,738.89 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,398.31 miles (16,734.41 km) ESE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 10,395.52 miles (16,729.93 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,393.71 miles (16,727.01 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,373.76 miles (16,694.91 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,369.87 miles (16,688.64 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,368.55 miles (16,686.52 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,367.90 miles (16,685.48 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,367.86 miles (16,685.41 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,350.22 miles (16,657.02 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,337.67 miles (16,636.83 km) WSW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |