Nonstop flight route between Santa Monica, California, United States and Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Santa Monica Airport (SMO), Santa Monica, California, United States and Caucayá Airport (LQM), Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,682 miles (or 5,926 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 Santa Monica Airport and Caucayá 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 Santa Monica Airport and Caucayá Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMO / KSMO |
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Location: | Santa Monica, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°0'56"N by 118°27'5"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Santa Monica |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 177 feet (54 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SMO |
More Information: | SMO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LQM / SKLG |
Airport Name: | Caucayá Airport |
Location: | Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°10'55"S by 74°46'14"W |
Area Served: | Puerto Leguizamo, Colombia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 573 feet (175 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LQM |
More Information: | LQM Maps & Info |
Facts about Santa Monica Airport (SMO):
- Santa Monica Airport is a general aviation airport largely in Santa Monica, California.
- The furthest airport from Santa Monica Airport (SMO) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,484 miles (18,481 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to Santa Monica Airport (SMO) is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSE of SMO.
- On April 13, 2013 the rates were approved for increase to $5.48 per 1,000 pounds of Maximum Certificated Gross Landing Weight.
- The airport has a control tower and, on average, handled 296 operations a day.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Monica Airport", other names for SMO include "Santa Monica Municipal Airport" and "Clover Field".
- As the Santa Monica Airport is one of relatively few general aviation airports in the nation that is surrounded on all sides by dense residential development, the City of Santa Monica aggressively enforces one of the most stringent noise ordinances in the nation.
- Typhoon is the only restaurant on the airport property with a runway view and Spitfire Grill is across on Airport Avenue.
- Originally Clover Field, after World War I aviator 2nd lieutenant Greayer "Grubby" Clover, the airport was the home of the Douglas Aircraft company.
- Santa Monica Airport (SMO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Santa Monica Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Monica 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.
Facts about Caucayá Airport (LQM):
- The furthest airport from Caucayá Airport (LQM) is Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ), which is nearly antipodal to Caucayá Airport (meaning Caucayá Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport), and is located 12,367 miles (19,902 kilometers) away in Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia.
- Caucayá Airport (LQM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Caucayá Airport's relatively low elevation of 573 feet, planes can take off or land at Caucayá 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 Caucayá Airport (LQM) is Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU), which is located 129 miles (207 kilometers) WNW of LQM.