Nonstop flight route between Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Ouarzazate, Morocco:
Departure Airport:
(22°55'55"S by 43°43'9"W)
Arrival Airport:
(30°56'21"N by 6°54'33"W)
Distance from SNZ to OZZ:
4,449.49 miles (7,160.75 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 Ouarzazate Airport (OZZ), Ouarzazate, Morocco would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,449 miles (or 7,161 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 Ouarzazate 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 Ouarzazate 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: | OZZ / GMMZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ouarzazate, Morocco |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°56'21"N by 6°54'33"W |
| Operator/Owner: | ONDA |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3782 feet (1,153 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OZZ |
| More Information: | OZZ 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.
- The base is located 54 km from Rio de Janeiro downtown in the district of Santa Cruz.
- The base was originally called Bartolomeu de Gusmão Airport and it was constructed to handle the operations with the rigid airships Graf Zeppelin and Hindenburg.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Cruz Air Force Base", another name for SNZ is "Base Aérea de Santa Cruz".
- 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.
- 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.
- Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- As a consequence to the Hindenburg disaster on 6 May 1937 at Lakehurst Air Naval Station in New Jersey, USA, the Luftschiffbau Zeppelin requested to the Brazilian Government on 17 June 1937 the suspension of services.
Facts about Ouarzazate Airport (OZZ):
- In addition to being known as "Ouarzazate Airport", another name for OZZ is "مطار ورززات".
- The furthest airport from Ouarzazate Airport (OZZ) is Kaitaia Airport (KAT), which is nearly antipodal to Ouarzazate Airport (meaning Ouarzazate Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kaitaia Airport), and is located 12,151 miles (19,555 kilometers) away in Kaitaia, New Zealand.
- Ouarzazate Airport (OZZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Ouarzazate Airport handled 95,577 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Ouarzazate Airport (OZZ) is Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) NW of OZZ.
| 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 | 80.98 miles (130.32 km) NW | Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK) | Marrakech, Morocco | |
| 2 | 154.77 miles (249.08 km) WSW | Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA) | Agadir, Morocco | |
| 3 | 163.59 miles (263.28 km) ENE | Moulay Ali Cherif Airport (ERH) | Er-Rachidia (Errachidia), Morocco | |
| 4 | 166.92 miles (268.63 km) WNW | Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU) | Essaouira, Morocco | |
| 5 | 172.42 miles (277.48 km) NNW | Mohammed V International Airport (CMN) | Casablanca, Morocco | |
| 6 | 186.12 miles (299.53 km) NNW | Casablanca–Anfa Airport (CAS) | Casablanca, Morocco | |
| 7 | 215.23 miles (346.38 km) N | Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA) | Rabat, Morocco | |
| 8 | 232.85 miles (374.73 km) N | Kenitra Air Base (NNA) | Kenitra, Morocco | |
| 9 | 235.16 miles (378.46 km) NNE | Saïss Airport (FEZ) | Fes, Morocco | |
| 10 | 278.82 miles (448.72 km) ENE | Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (CBH) | Béchar, Algeria | |
| 11 | 280.64 miles (451.65 km) S | Gara Djebilet Airport (GBB) | Gara Djebilet, Algeria | |
| 12 | 307.77 miles (495.30 km) WSW | Tan Tan Airport (TTA) | Tan-Tan, Morocco | |
| 13 | 334.48 miles (538.30 km) NNE | Sania Ramel Airport (SII) | Sidi Ifni, Morocco | |
| 14 | 334.48 miles (538.30 km) NNE | Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) | Tétouan, Morocco | |
| 15 | 335.72 miles (540.29 km) N | Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) | Tangier, Morocco | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,151.16 miles (19,555.35 km) S | Kaitaia Airport (KAT) | Kaitaia, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,134.31 miles (19,528.23 km) S | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,122.12 miles (19,508.62 km) S | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,101.82 miles (19,475.94 km) ESE | Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) | Norfolk Island, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,095.14 miles (19,465.19 km) SSW | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,088.21 miles (19,454.04 km) S | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,045.69 miles (19,385.61 km) SSW | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,009.34 miles (19,327.11 km) SSW | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,006.32 miles (19,322.26 km) SSW | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,002.41 miles (19,315.95 km) SSW | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,984.57 miles (19,287.25 km) SSW | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,943.62 miles (19,221.35 km) SSW | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,941.44 miles (19,217.84 km) SSW | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,938.96 miles (19,213.85 km) SSW | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,908.55 miles (19,164.90 km) SSW | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |