Nonstop flight route between Moundou, Chad and Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(8°37'27"N by 16°4'17"E)
Arrival Airport:
(22°55'55"S by 43°43'9"W)
Distance from MQQ to SNZ:
4,590.48 miles (7,387.64 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moundou Airport (MQQ), Moundou, Chad and Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ), Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,590 miles (or 7,388 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 Moundou Airport and Santa Cruz Air Force Base, 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 Moundou Airport and Santa Cruz Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MQQ / FTTD |
| Airport Name: | Moundou Airport |
| Location: | Moundou, Chad |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°37'27"N by 16°4'17"E |
| Area Served: | Moundou, Chad |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1407 feet (429 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MQQ |
| More Information: | MQQ Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Moundou Airport (MQQ):
- The closest airport to Moundou Airport (MQQ) is Laï Airport (LTC), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) NNE of MQQ.
- Moundou Airport (MQQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Moundou Airport (MQQ) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Moundou Airport (meaning Moundou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,203 miles (19,639 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
Facts about Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ):
- The base is located 54 km from Rio de Janeiro downtown in the district of 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Cruz Air Force Base", another name for SNZ is "Base Aérea de Santa Cruz".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 55.92 miles (89.99 km) NNE | Laï Airport (LTC) | Laï, Chad |     |
| 2 | 124.27 miles (199.99 km) NNW | Bongor Airport (OGR) | Bongor, Chad | |
| 3 | 132.49 miles (213.23 km) NNW | Yagoua Airport (GXX) | Yagoua, Cameroon | |
| 4 | 136.40 miles (219.51 km) NNE | Bousso Airport (OUT) | Bousso, Chad | |
| 5 | 150.33 miles (241.93 km) NW | Kaélé Airport (KLE) | Kaélé, Cameroon | |
| 6 | 158.47 miles (255.03 km) S | Bozoum Airport (BOZ) | Bozoum, Central African Republic | |
| 7 | 161.39 miles (259.73 km) ENE | Sarh Airport (SRH) | Sarh, Chad | |
| 8 | 174.23 miles (280.39 km) SSE | Bossangoa Airport (BSN) | Bossangoa, Central African Republic | |
| 9 | 176.69 miles (284.35 km) NW | Salak Airport (MVR) | Maroua, Far North Region, Cameroon | |
| 10 | 177.85 miles (286.22 km) ESE | Batangafo Airport (BTG) | Batangafo, Central African Republic | |
| 11 | 183.42 miles (295.19 km) S | Bouar Airport (BOP) | Bouar, Central African Republic | |
| 12 | 190.80 miles (307.07 km) WNW | Garoua International Airport (GOU) | Garoua, Cameroon | |
| 13 | 209.57 miles (337.28 km) SE | Bouca Airport (BCF) | Bouca, Central African Republic | |
| 14 | 210.82 miles (339.28 km) NE | Melfi Airport (MEF) | Melfi, Chad | |
| 15 | 252.34 miles (406.10 km) W | Yola Airport (YOL) | Yola, Nigeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,203.22 miles (19,639.13 km) WSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 2 | 11,900.47 miles (19,151.90 km) SE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 3 | 11,895.71 miles (19,144.24 km) SE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 4 | 11,890.29 miles (19,135.53 km) SE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,834.49 miles (19,045.72 km) SE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,796.17 miles (18,984.05 km) SE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,781.86 miles (18,961.02 km) SE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,770.79 miles (18,943.21 km) ESE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,766.53 miles (18,936.35 km) SE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 10 | 11,757.51 miles (18,921.84 km) ESE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,610.24 miles (18,684.82 km) SSE | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 12 | 11,574.96 miles (18,628.04 km) SSW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 13 | 11,557.04 miles (18,599.21 km) SSW | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 14 | 11,544.97 miles (18,579.78 km) ESE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 15 | 11,527.90 miles (18,552.31 km) SSW | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 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 | |