Nonstop flight route between Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy:
Departure Airport:
(22°55'55"S by 43°43'9"W)
Arrival Airport:
(44°11'44"N by 12°4'10"E)
Distance from SNZ to FRL:
5,823.35 miles (9,371.74 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 Forlì Airport (FRL), Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,823 miles (or 9,372 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 Forlì 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 Forlì 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: | FRL / LIPK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°11'44"N by 12°4'10"E |
| Area Served: | Forlì |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 94 feet (29 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FRL |
| More Information: | FRL Maps & Info |
Facts about Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ):
- 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.
- Additionally, the base has one U-7A and two U-42 for administrative missions.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Cruz Air Force Base", another name for SNZ is "Base Aérea de Santa Cruz".
Facts about Forlì Airport (FRL):
- Because of Forlì Airport's relatively low elevation of 94 feet, planes can take off or land at Forlì 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 Forlì Airport (FRL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Forlì Airport (meaning Forlì Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,012 miles (19,332 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Forlì Airport (FRL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Forlì Airport (FRL) is Federico Fellini International Airport (RMI), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ESE of FRL.
- Forlì Airport handled 261,939 passengers last year.
- Forli Airport is also the home of three major aviation universities and training facilities, serving ENAV, ENAC, and aircraft certification and maintenance advance training.
- In addition to being known as "Forlì Airport", another name for FRL is "Aeroporto di Forlì - "L. Ridolfi"".
- http://www.forli24ore.it/news/forli/0035084-aeroporto-alessandro-rondoni-guarda-alle-prossime-infrastrutture
- http://www.romagnanoi.it/news/home/1203643/Lupi-rassicura-sul-Ridolfi--.html
- http://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/forli/cronaca/2014/05/06/1061755-aeroporto-ridolfi-cordata-americani.shtml
- http://www.forli24ore.it/news/forli/0035078-pronti-riaprire-cancelli-dellaeroporto-ridolfi
| 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 | 29.41 miles (47.33 km) ESE | Federico Fellini International Airport (RMI) | Rimini, Italy | |
| 2 | 45.16 miles (72.69 km) WNW | Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) | Bologna, Italy | |
| 3 | 50.61 miles (81.45 km) WSW | Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR) | Florence, Italy | |
| 4 | 75.77 miles (121.95 km) ESE | Falconara Airport (AOI) | Ancona, Italy | |
| 5 | 76.59 miles (123.25 km) SSW | Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY) | Siena, Italy | |
| 6 | 79.15 miles (127.38 km) SSE | Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG) | Perugia, Italy | |
| 7 | 83.64 miles (134.60 km) N | Padua “Gino Allegri” Airport (QPA) | Padua, Italy | |
| 8 | 90.62 miles (145.84 km) WSW | Pisa International Airport (PSA) | Pisa, Italy | |
| 9 | 91.54 miles (147.32 km) N | Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) | Venice, Italy | |
| 10 | 97.56 miles (157.01 km) WNW | Parma Airport (PMF) | Parma, Italy | |
| 11 | 98.80 miles (159.00 km) NNW | Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport (VIC) | Vicenza, Italy | |
| 12 | 100.74 miles (162.13 km) N | Treviso-Sant'Angelo Airport (TSF) | Treviso, Italy | |
| 13 | 101.19 miles (162.85 km) NW | Verona Airport (VRN) | Verona, Italy | |
| 14 | 103.18 miles (166.06 km) ENE | Pula Airport (PUY) | Pula, Croatia | |
| 15 | 111.11 miles (178.81 km) SSW | Grosseto Airport (GRS) | Grosseto, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,012.37 miles (19,331.99 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,614.34 miles (18,691.42 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,590.58 miles (18,653.19 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,573.20 miles (18,625.22 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,555.65 miles (18,596.97 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,540.69 miles (18,572.89 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,540.00 miles (18,571.78 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,538.01 miles (18,568.58 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,529.40 miles (18,554.73 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,517.81 miles (18,536.07 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,517.10 miles (18,534.93 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,502.33 miles (18,511.15 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,498.70 miles (18,505.31 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,495.96 miles (18,500.90 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,477.36 miles (18,470.98 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |