Nonstop flight route between Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Lampedusa, Italy:
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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 Lampedusa Airport (LMP), Lampedusa, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,464 miles (or 8,794 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 Lampedusa 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 Lampedusa 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: | LMP / LICD |
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Location: | Lampedusa, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°29'52"N by 12°37'5"E |
Area Served: | Lampedusa, Italy |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 69 feet (21 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LMP |
More Information: | LMP 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.
- Santa Cruz Air Force Base – BASC is a base of the Brazilian Air Force located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Lampedusa Airport (LMP):
- Lampedusa Airport (LMP) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Lampedusa Airport", another name for LMP is "Aeroporto di Lampedusa".
- The furthest airport from Lampedusa Airport (LMP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,687 miles (18,809 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Lampedusa Airport (LMP) is Xewkija / Gozo Heliport (GZM), which is located 100 miles (160 kilometers) ENE of LMP.
- Because of Lampedusa Airport's relatively low elevation of 69 feet, planes can take off or land at Lampedusa 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.