Nonstop flight route between Canouan Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Santa Monica, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Canouan Airport (CIW), Canouan Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Santa Monica Airport (SMO), Santa Monica, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,855 miles (or 6,205 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 Canouan Airport and Santa Monica 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 Canouan Airport and Santa Monica Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CIW / TVSC |
Airport Name: | Canouan Airport |
Location: | Canouan Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°41'57"N by 61°20'33"W |
Area Served: | Canouan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CIW |
More Information: | CIW Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Canouan Airport (CIW):
- Canouan Airport (CIW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Canouan Airport (CIW) is Union Island Airport (UNI), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) SW of CIW.
- The furthest airport from Canouan Airport (CIW) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to Canouan Airport (meaning Canouan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,200 miles (19,633 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
- Because of Canouan Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Canouan 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 Santa Monica Airport (SMO):
- On August 1, 2005, the Santa Monica City Council implemented a revised landing fee program for all transient aircraft based on a uniform rate of $2.07 per 1000 pounds of Maximum Certificated Gross Landing Weight.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 airport has a control tower and, on average, handled 296 operations a day.
- 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.
- In 2015, the City of Santa Monica's settlement agreement with the FAA concerning the airport expires.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Monica Airport", other names for SMO include "Santa Monica Municipal Airport" and "Clover Field".