Nonstop flight route between San Francisco, California, United States and Munich, Bavaria, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between San Francisco International Airport (SFO), San Francisco, California, United States and Munich Airport (MUC), Munich, Bavaria, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,864 miles (or 9,437 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 San Francisco International Airport and Munich 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 San Francisco International Airport and Munich Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SFO / KSFO |
Airport Name: | San Francisco International Airport |
Location: | San Francisco, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°37'8"N by 122°22'30"W |
Area Served: | San Francisco |
Operator/Owner: | City & County of San Francisco |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from SFO |
More Information: | SFO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MUC / EDDM |
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Location: | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°21'14"N by 11°47'9"E |
Area Served: | Munich, Germany |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1487 feet (453 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MUC |
More Information: | MUC Maps & Info |
Facts about San Francisco International Airport (SFO):
- SFO experiences delays in overcast weather when only two of the airport's four runways can be used at a time because the centerlines of the parallel runways are only 750 feet apart.
- The closest airport to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip (HAF), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) SW of SFO.
- Formerly known as the "South Terminal," Terminal 1 has Boarding Area B and Boarding Area C.
- Because of San Francisco International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at San Francisco 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.
- San Francisco International Airport handled 44,477,209 passengers last year.
- The airport closed following the Loma Prieta earthquake on October 17, 1989, reopening the following morning.
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has 4 runways.
- All international Star Alliance members aside from Air Canada, Asiana, and TACA use Boarding Area G.
- SFO is owned and policed by the City and County of San Francisco, but is located in and entirely surrounded by adjacent San Mateo County.
- The furthest airport from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,365 miles (18,290 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The airport has four terminals and seven concourses arranged in a ring.
Facts about Munich Airport (MUC):
- Munich Airport handled 38,672,644 passengers last year.
- A third runway would increase the number schedulable aircraft movements per hour from 90 to 120.
- In addition to being known as "Munich Airport", another name for MUC is "Flughafen München".
- The pier, which is 980 m long, is equipped with 24 jet bridges.
- The 1,081 m pier features 21 jet bridges, two of which have been rebuilt into waiting halls for bus transfers.
- The airport commenced operation on 17 May 1992, when operations moved from the former site at Munich-Riem Airport, which was closed shortly before midnight on the day before.
- The closest airport to Munich Airport (MUC) is Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WSW of MUC.
- Munich Airport (MUC) has 2 runways.
- The airport is named after Franz Josef Strauß, who played a prominent, albeit sometimes controversial role in politics of the Federal Republic of Germany from the 1950s until his death in 1988.
- Due to the rapid increase in traffic Munich is currently slot constrained and a third runway is now being planned.
- The furthest airport from Munich Airport (MUC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,933 miles (19,204 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.