Nonstop flight route between Santa Maria, California, United States and Grozny, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX), Santa Maria, California, United States and Grozny Airport (GRV), Grozny, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,958 miles (or 11,197 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 Maria Public Airport and Grozny 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 Maria Public Airport and Grozny Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GRV / URMG |
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Location: | Grozny, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°23'17"N by 45°41'58"E |
Area Served: | Grozny |
Operator/Owner: | Russian Federation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 548 feet (167 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GRV |
More Information: | GRV Maps & Info |
Facts about Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX):
- During its use by the military Santa Maria AAF also controlled Estrella Army Airfield, near Paso Robles as an auxiliary airfield to support the pilot training activity.
- Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- 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.
- Other enhancements include a new passenger terminal holding room that opened February 2008.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Maria Public Airport", another name for SMX is "Capt. G. Allan Hancock FieldSanta Maria Army Airfield".
Facts about Grozny Airport (GRV):
- In addition to being known as "Grozny Airport", other names for GRV include "Соьлжа-ГӀалан аэропорт" and "Аэропорт «Грозный»".
- The furthest airport from Grozny Airport (GRV) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,034 miles (17,757 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Grozny Airport (GRV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Grozny Airport's relatively low elevation of 548 feet, planes can take off or land at Grozny 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 Grozny Airport (GRV) is Magas Airport (IGT), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) W of GRV.