Nonstop flight route between Hohenems, Austria and Santa Maria, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (HOH), Hohenems, Austria and Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX), Santa Maria, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,969 miles (or 9,606 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 Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport and Santa Maria Public 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 Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport and Santa Maria Public Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HOH / LOIH |
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Location: | Hohenems, Austria |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°23'4"N by 9°41'59"E |
Area Served: | Dornbirn, Austria |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1352 feet (412 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HOH |
More Information: | HOH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMX / KSMX |
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Location: | Santa Maria, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°53'56"N by 120°27'26"W |
Area Served: | Santa Maria, California |
Operator/Owner: | Santa Maria Public Airport District |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 261 feet (80 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SMX |
More Information: | SMX Maps & Info |
Facts about Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (HOH):
- The closest airport to Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (HOH) is St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (ACH), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) NW of HOH.
- The furthest airport from Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (HOH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (meaning Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,050 miles (19,393 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (HOH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport", other names for HOH include "Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (Dornbirn)" and "Flugplatz Hohenems-Dornbirn".
Facts about Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX):
- Because of Santa Maria Public Airport's relatively low elevation of 261 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Maria Public 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 Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX) is Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SSW of SMX.
- The furthest airport from Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,466 miles (18,453 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- At one point during the early 1980's Swift Aire Lines, which was based at the nearby San Luis Obispo Airport, was the only airline flying nonstop between Santa Maria and Los Angeles, primarily with Fokker F27 Friendship turboprops which the carrier had purchased new from the manufacturer.
- The airport was built by the United States Army during World War II, known as Santa Maria Army Air Field.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Maria Public Airport", another name for SMX is "Capt. G. Allan Hancock FieldSanta Maria Army Airfield".
- Other enhancements include a new passenger terminal holding room that opened February 2008.
- Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX) has 2 runways.
- A runway extension opened on May 3, 2012, from 6,304 ft.