Nonstop flight route between Santa Rosa, California, United States and St. George's, Grenada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport (STS), Santa Rosa, California, United States and Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND), St. George's, Grenada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,144 miles (or 6,670 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 Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport and Maurice Bishop 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 Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport and Maurice Bishop 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: | STS / KSTS |
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Location: | Santa Rosa, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°30'32"N by 122°48'46"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 125 feet (38 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from STS |
More Information: | STS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GND / TGPY |
Airport Name: | Maurice Bishop International Airport |
Location: | St. George's, Grenada |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°0'15"N by 61°47'9"W |
Operator/Owner: | Grenada Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 41 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GND |
More Information: | GND Maps & Info |
Facts about Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport (STS):
- The maximum number of people to Los Angeles in one year is 55,480- 83,200 people on two daily flights.
- Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport (STS) has 2 runways.
- Commuter airlines flew smaller aircraft to San Francisco or San Jose from STS until 2001.
- The furthest airport from Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport (STS) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,331 miles (18,235 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport's relatively low elevation of 125 feet, planes can take off or land at Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County 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 airfield was inactivated on 31 January 1946 and turned over to the War Assets Administration for eventual conversion to a civil airport.
- In early 2011 Alaska Airlines announced it would retire its Horizon brand.
- The closest airport to Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport (STS) is Marin County Airport (NOT), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) SSE of STS.
- The Pacific Coast Air Museum is located on the southeast corner of the airport, next to the airplane hangar used in the 1963 Hollywood all-star comedy movie, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.
- In addition to being known as "Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport", another name for STS is "Santa Rosa Army Airfield".
Facts about Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND):
- Bishop and his government contended that the Point Salines airport was intended to make the island more accessible to European and North American tourists.
- The closest airport to Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) is Lauriston Airport (CRU), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) NNE of GND.
- The unfinished airport was chosen as the jump off point for the invasion of the island by the United States of America in October 1983.
- Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Maurice Bishop International Airport's relatively low elevation of 41 feet, planes can take off or land at Maurice Bishop 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.
- The furthest airport from Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to Maurice Bishop International Airport (meaning Maurice Bishop International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,222 miles (19,669 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.