Nonstop flight route between Fresno, California, United States and Santa Cruz, Bolivia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT), Fresno, California, United States and Viru Viru International Airport (VVI), Santa Cruz, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,263 miles (or 8,471 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 Fresno Yosemite International Airport and Viru Viru International 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 Fresno Yosemite International Airport and Viru Viru International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FAT / KFAT |
Airport Name: | Fresno Yosemite International Airport |
Location: | Fresno, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°46'36"N by 119°43'8"W |
Area Served: | Fresno, California |
Operator/Owner: | City of Fresno |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 336 feet (102 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from FAT |
More Information: | FAT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VVI / SLVR |
Airport Name: | Viru Viru International Airport |
Location: | Santa Cruz, Bolivia |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°38'40"S by 63°8'7"W |
Operator/Owner: | abertis airports (Abertis) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1225 feet (373 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VVI |
More Information: | VVI Maps & Info |
Facts about Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT):
- Because of Fresno Yosemite International Airport's relatively low elevation of 336 feet, planes can take off or land at Fresno Yosemite International 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.
- Fresno Yosemite International Airport handled 569,879 passengers last year.
- The airfield opened in June 1942.
- In 1988 the FAA designated the airport an "International Point of Entry", allowing international flights.
- The closest airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) is Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old) (FCH), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WSW of FAT.
- Trans World Airlines and United Airlines flights to San Francisco/Oakland and Los Angeles moved from Chandler Field to Fresno Air Terminal in 1947.
- The furthest airport from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,330 miles (18,234 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Fresno Yosemite International features a 2.4 megawatt solar system, completed in March 2008.
- In the 1990s there was a shift to smaller regional jet and turboprop aircraft.
- Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) has 2 runways.
- In 2011 over 1.2 million passengers traveled through Fresno Yosemite International Airport, a 6.4% increase from 2010.
Facts about Viru Viru International Airport (VVI):
- The furthest airport from Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) is San Fernando Airport (SFE), which is nearly antipodal to Viru Viru International Airport (meaning Viru Viru International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from San Fernando Airport), and is located 12,198 miles (19,631 kilometers) away in San Fernando City, La Union, Philippines.
- The closest airport to Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) is El Trompillo Airport (SRZ), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSW of VVI.
- Viru Viru is able to handle the largest commercial jets and handles domestic, regional, and international flights from North America and Europe.
- Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) currently has only 1 runway.