Nonstop flight route between Portoviejo, Ecuador and Santa Barbara, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO), Portoviejo, Ecuador and Santa Barbara Airport (SBA), Santa Barbara, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,534 miles (or 5,687 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 Reales Tamarindos Airport and Santa Barbara 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 Reales Tamarindos Airport and Santa Barbara Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PVO / SEPV |
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Location: | Portoviejo, Ecuador |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°2'29"S by 80°28'18"W |
Area Served: | Portoviejo, Ecuador |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 130 feet (40 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from PVO |
More Information: | PVO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBA / KSBA |
Airport Name: | Santa Barbara Airport |
Location: | Santa Barbara, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°25'33"N by 119°50'25"W |
Area Served: | Santa Barbara, California |
Operator/Owner: | City of Santa Barbara |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from SBA |
More Information: | SBA Maps & Info |
Facts about Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO):
- In addition to being known as "Reales Tamarindos Airport", another name for PVO is "Aeropuerto Reales Tamarindos".
- Because of Reales Tamarindos Airport's relatively low elevation of 130 feet, planes can take off or land at Reales Tamarindos 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 Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) is Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) WNW of PVO.
- The furthest airport from Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) is Aek Godang Airport (AEG), which is nearly antipodal to Reales Tamarindos Airport (meaning Reales Tamarindos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aek Godang Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,974 kilometers) away in Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia.
Facts about Santa Barbara Airport (SBA):
- There are two fixed based operators on the field, Signature Flight Support and Atlantic Aviation, and three flight schools, Above All Aviation, Red Baron Aviation, and Spitfire Aviation.
- The furthest airport from Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,487 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) is Santa Ynez Airport (SQA), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) NW of SBA.
- The United Airlines system timetable dated February 1, 1937 listed daily round trip service flown with a Douglas DC-3 twin prop aircraft on a routing of Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-San Francisco-Oakland.
- Because of Santa Barbara Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Barbara 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.
- With the outbreak of WWII the airport became MCAS Santa Barbara in 1942, an aviator training base for the U.S Marines.
- Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) has 3 runways.