Nonstop flight route between Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Brest, Belarus:
Departure Airport:
(22°55'55"S by 43°43'9"W)
Arrival Airport:
(52°6'29"N by 23°53'53"E)
Distance from SNZ to BQT:
6,583.55 miles (10,595.17 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 Brest Airport (BQT), Brest, Belarus would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,584 miles (or 10,595 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 Brest 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 Brest 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: | BQT / UMBB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Brest, Belarus |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°6'29"N by 23°53'53"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 468 feet (143 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BQT |
| More Information: | BQT Maps & Info |
Facts about Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ):
- On 12 February 1942, six months before Brazil declaring war against the Axis, the airport became a base of the Brazilian Air Force.
- 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".
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Brest Airport (BQT):
- Because of Brest Airport's relatively low elevation of 468 feet, planes can take off or land at Brest 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 furthest airport from Brest Airport (BQT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,340 miles (18,250 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Brest Airport (BQT) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Brest Airport", other names for BQT include "Аэрапорт Брэст" and "Аэропорт Брест".
- The closest airport to Brest Airport (BQT) is Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) WSW of BQT.
| 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 | 32.87 miles (52.90 km) WSW | Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP) | Biała Podlaska, Poland | |
| 2 | 78.59 miles (126.47 km) SW | Lublin Airport (LUZ) | Lublin, Poland | |
| 3 | 122.38 miles (196.95 km) W | Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| 4 | 124.35 miles (200.11 km) W | Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| 5 | 139.25 miles (224.10 km) W | Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| 6 | 158.65 miles (255.32 km) S | Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO) | Lviv, Ukraine | |
| 7 | 160.33 miles (258.02 km) SSW | Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE) | Rzeszów, Poland | |
| 8 | 183.85 miles (295.88 km) NNE | Vilnius International Airport (VNO) | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| 9 | 193.60 miles (311.57 km) W | Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport (LCJ) | Łódź, Poland | |
| 10 | 194.04 miles (312.27 km) NE | Minsk-1 Airport (MHP) | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 11 | 195.04 miles (313.88 km) SSE | Ternopil (TNL) | Ternopil, Ukraine | |
| 12 | 197.45 miles (317.76 km) N | Kaunas International Airport (KUN) | Kaunas, Lithuania | |
| 13 | 211.10 miles (339.74 km) NE | Minsk National Airport (MSQ) | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 14 | 225.44 miles (362.81 km) S | Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO) | Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine | |
| 15 | 226.97 miles (365.28 km) SW | John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) | Kraków / Balice, Poland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,339.83 miles (18,249.65 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,903.17 miles (17,546.90 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,887.10 miles (17,521.05 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,885.10 miles (17,517.82 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,883.33 miles (17,514.97 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,881.77 miles (17,512.47 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,879.21 miles (17,508.35 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,874.15 miles (17,500.21 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,873.29 miles (17,498.82 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,872.16 miles (17,497.00 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,866.98 miles (17,488.66 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,863.96 miles (17,483.81 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,855.19 miles (17,469.69 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,854.56 miles (17,468.68 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,833.46 miles (17,434.72 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |