Nonstop flight route between Dover, Delaware, United States and Santa Rosa, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dover Air Force Base (DOV), Dover, Delaware, United States and Charles M. Schulz鈥揝onoma County Airport (STS), Santa Rosa, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,520 miles (or 4,055 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 Dover Air Force Base and Charles M. Schulz鈥揝onoma County 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 Dover Air Force Base and Charles M. Schulz鈥揝onoma County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DOV / KDOV |
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Location: | Dover, Delaware, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39掳7'41"N by 75掳27'52"W |
View all routes: | Routes from DOV |
More Information: | DOV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | STS / KSTS |
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Location: | Santa Rosa, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38掳30'32"N by 122掳48'46"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 125 feet (38 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from STS |
More Information: | STS Maps & Info |
Facts about Dover Air Force Base (DOV):
- The closest airport to Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is Millville Municipal Airport (MIV), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NE of DOV.
- Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, the 436 AW and 512 AW became major participants in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
- In addition to being known as "Dover Air Force Base", another name for DOV is "Dover AFB".
- In March 1989, C-5s from Dover delivered special equipment used to clean up the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound.
- On 8 April 1943, the name of the airfield was changed to Dover Army Air Base.
- The furthest airport from Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,750 miles (18,909 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- When war broke out between Israel and the combine forces of Egypt and Syria on October 13, 1973 the 436 MAW responded with a 32-day airlift that delivered 22,305 tons of munitions and military equipment to Israel.
- Dover AFB is also the home for the largest military mortuary in the Department of Defense, and has been used for processing military personnel killed in both war and peacetime.
- The origins of Dover Air Force Base begin in March 1941 when the United States Army Air Corps indicated a need for the airfield as a training airfield and assumed jurisdiction over the municipal airport at Dover, Delaware.
Facts about Charles M. Schulz鈥揝onoma County Airport (STS):
- As part of an agreement between the airport, Alaska Airlines, and the local enotourism industry announced in January 2012 that passengers are allowed to check a 12 bottle case of wine for free on all Alaska Airlines flights from the airport.
- All Alaska Airlines flights from the airport are operated with the 76-seat Bombardier Q400 propjet, which is the largest and fastest member of the DHC-8 Dash 8 family of regional turboprops.
- The furthest airport from Charles M. Schulz鈥揝onoma County Airport (STS) is T么lanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,331 miles (18,235 kilometers) away in T么lanaro, Madagascar.
- In addition to being known as "Charles M. Schulz鈥揝onoma County Airport", another name for STS is "Santa Rosa Army Airfield".
- Charles M. Schulz鈥揝onoma County Airport (STS) has 2 runways.
- Commuter airlines flew smaller aircraft to San Francisco or San Jose from STS until 2001.
- The 478th Fighter Group was permanently assigned to Santa Rosa in December 1943 and began training replacement pilots, who were sent to combat units overseas after graduation.
- The closest airport to Charles M. Schulz鈥揝onoma County Airport (STS) is Marin County Airport (NOT), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) SSE of STS.
- Because of Charles M. Schulz鈥揝onoma County Airport's relatively low elevation of 125 feet, planes can take off or land at Charles M. Schulz鈥揝onoma County 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.