Nonstop flight route between Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Mahendranagar, Mahakali, Nepal:
Departure Airport:
(22°55'55"S by 43°43'9"W)
Arrival Airport:
(28°57'47"N by 80°8'53"E)
Distance from SNZ to XMG:
8,956.03 miles (14,413.29 km)
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- SNZ Airport Information
- XMG Airport Information
- Facts about SNZ
- Facts about XMG
- Map of Nearest Airports to SNZ
- List of Nearest Airports to SNZ
- Map of Furthest Airports from SNZ
- List of Furthest Airports from SNZ
- Map of Nearest Airports to XMG
- List of Nearest Airports to XMG
- Map of Furthest Airports from XMG
- List of Furthest Airports from XMG
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ), Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Mahendranagar Airport (XMG), Mahendranagar, Mahakali, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,956 miles (or 14,413 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 Mahendranagar 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 Mahendranagar 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: |
|
| 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: | XMG / VNMN |
| Airport Name: | Mahendranagar Airport |
| Location: | Mahendranagar, Mahakali, Nepal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°57'47"N by 80°8'53"E |
| Area Served: | Mahendranagar, Mahakali, Nepal |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 650 feet (198 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from XMG |
| More Information: | XMG Maps & Info |
Facts about Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ):
- In addition to being known as "Santa Cruz Air Force Base", another name for SNZ is "Base Aérea de Santa Cruz".
- On 12 February 1942, six months before Brazil declaring war against the Axis, the airport became a base of the Brazilian Air Force.
- Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Additionally, the base has one U-7A and two U-42 for administrative missions.
- 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.
- 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 Mahendranagar Airport (XMG):
- The furthest airport from Mahendranagar Airport (XMG) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,840 miles (19,055 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Mahendranagar Airport's relatively low elevation of 650 feet, planes can take off or land at Mahendranagar 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 closest airport to Mahendranagar Airport (XMG) is Sanphebagar Airport (FEB), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) ENE of XMG.
| 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 | 67.16 miles (108.08 km) ENE | Sanphebagar Airport (FEB) | Sanfebagar, Nepal | |
| 2 | 74.10 miles (119.25 km) ENE | Bajhang Airport (BJH) | Bajhang, Nepal | |
| 3 | 98.80 miles (159.01 km) ENE | Bajura Airport (BJU) | Bajura, Nepal | |
| 4 | 109.67 miles (176.50 km) ESE | Nepalgunj Airport (KEP) | Nepalgunj, Nepal | |
| 5 | 122.27 miles (196.77 km) NE | Simikot Airport (IMK) | Simikot, Nepal | |
| 6 | 125.31 miles (201.67 km) E | Jumla Airport (JUM) | Jumla, Nepal | |
| 7 | 126.05 miles (202.85 km) E | Chaurjahari Rukumkot Airport (RUK) | Rukumkot, Nepal | |
| 8 | 145.47 miles (234.10 km) NW | Jolly Grant Airport. (DED) | Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India | |
| 9 | 158.59 miles (255.23 km) SSE | Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (LKO) | Lucknow, India | |
| 10 | 161.46 miles (259.84 km) E | Dolpa Airport (DOP) | Dolpa, Nepal | |
| 11 | 177.65 miles (285.90 km) S | Kanpur Airport कानपुर हवाई अड्डा کان پور ہوائی اڈا (KNU) | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| 12 | 182.62 miles (293.89 km) SW | Agra Airport (AGR) | Agra, India | |
| 13 | 185.88 miles (299.14 km) W | Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) | Delhi, India | |
| 14 | 216.62 miles (348.62 km) E | Jomsom Airport (JMO) | Jomsom, Nepal | |
| 15 | 217.39 miles (349.86 km) N | Ngari Gunsa Airport (NGQ) | Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,840.44 miles (19,055.29 km) E | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,797.76 miles (17,377.27 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 10,748.94 miles (17,298.71 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,744.04 miles (17,290.81 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,743.55 miles (17,290.02 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 6 | 10,743.23 miles (17,289.50 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,738.49 miles (17,281.88 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,737.22 miles (17,279.83 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,729.40 miles (17,267.26 km) SW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,726.40 miles (17,262.42 km) SW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,715.93 miles (17,245.58 km) W | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,714.22 miles (17,242.82 km) SW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,713.53 miles (17,241.72 km) SW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,712.12 miles (17,239.44 km) SW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,708.01 miles (17,232.83 km) SW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |