Nonstop flight route between Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Lokichoggio, Kenya:
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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 Lokichogio Airport (LKG), Lokichoggio, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,577 miles (or 8,975 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 Lokichogio 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 Lokichogio 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 |
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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: | LKG / HKLK |
Airport Name: | Lokichogio Airport |
Location: | Lokichoggio, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°12'18"N by 34°20'41"E |
Area Served: | Lokichogio, Kenya |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 2116 feet (645 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LKG |
More Information: | LKG Maps & Info |
Facts about Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ):
- On 3 May 1982 a British Avro Vulcan bomber was intercepted by the aircraft of the 1° Grupo de Aviação de Caça based at Santa Cruz.
- 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".
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Lokichogio Airport (LKG):
- Lokichogio Airport (LKG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lokichogio Airport (LKG) is Kalokol Airport (KLK), which is located 114 miles (184 kilometers) ESE of LKG.
- Situated at 645 metres above sea level, the airport has a single asphalt runway which measures 1,888 metres in length and is 19 metres wide.
- The furthest airport from Lokichogio Airport (LKG) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,841 miles (19,056 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.