Nonstop flight route between Charleroi, Wallonia, Belgium and Santa Maria, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL), Charleroi, Wallonia, Belgium and Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX), Santa Maria, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,653 miles (or 9,097 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 Brussels South Charleroi 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 Brussels South Charleroi 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: | CRL / EBCI |
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Location: | Charleroi, Wallonia, Belgium |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°27'36"N by 4°27'10"E |
Area Served: | Charleroi, Belgium |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Walloon Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 614 feet (187 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CRL |
More Information: | CRL 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 Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL):
- The furthest airport from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,975 miles (19,272 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Brussels South Charleroi Airport", another name for CRL is "Aéroport de Charleroi Bruxelles Sud".
- Gosselies airfield became a public aerodrome after World War II, but the main activities of the site remained aeronautical constructions.
- The closest airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) is Brussels Airport (BRU), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) N of CRL.
- Because of Brussels South Charleroi Airport's relatively low elevation of 614 feet, planes can take off or land at Brussels South Charleroi 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.
- Brussels South Charleroi Airport handled 6,516,427 passengers last year.
- A new terminal opened in January 2008.
Facts about Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX):
- A 4,000-square-foot baggage claim facility opened in 2007.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Maria Public Airport", another name for SMX is "Capt. G. Allan Hancock FieldSanta Maria Army Airfield".
- Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX) has 2 runways.
- After the war Santa Barbara County and the city of Santa Maria acquired the land and facilities through two grants in 1948.
- Santa Maria Public Airport is three miles south of Santa Maria, in northern Santa Barbara County, California.