Nonstop flight route between Flushing, New York, United States and Sacramento, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Flushing Airport (closed 1984) (FLU), Flushing, New York, United States and Sacramento International Airport (SMF), Sacramento, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,510 miles (or 4,039 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 Flushing Airport (closed 1984) and Sacramento 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 Flushing Airport (closed 1984) and Sacramento 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: | FLU / KFLU |
Airport Name: | Flushing Airport (closed 1984) |
Location: | Flushing, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°46'45"N by 73°49'59"W |
Area Served: | New York City |
Operator/Owner: | New York City Economic Development Corporation |
Airport Type: | Airport (Airfield) |
Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from FLU |
More Information: | FLU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMF / KSMF |
Airport Name: | Sacramento International Airport |
Location: | Sacramento, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°41'44"N by 121°35'26"W |
Area Served: | Sacramento, California |
Operator/Owner: | County of Sacramento |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SMF |
More Information: | SMF Maps & Info |
Facts about Flushing Airport (closed 1984) (FLU):
- The furthest airport from Flushing Airport (closed 1984) (FLU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,756 miles (18,919 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Flushing Airport (closed 1984)'s relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Flushing Airport (closed 1984) 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 airport has largely reverted to wetland.
- The closest airport to Flushing Airport (closed 1984) (FLU) is LaGuardia Airport (LGA), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) W of FLU.
Facts about Sacramento International Airport (SMF):
- Sacramento International Airport (SMF) has 2 runways.
- The Sacramento County Airport System launched its Web site in April 1997.
- On July 6, 2013 the airport was one of ten airports that hosted flights diverted from San Francisco International Airport after Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crashed short of the runway.
- In 2011 the airport carried an estimated 9 million passengers.
- The furthest airport from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,280 miles (18,154 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The Terminal A Parking Garage opened September 23, 2004.
- The closest airport to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) is Sacramento Airport McClellan Airfield (MCC), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) E of SMF.
- Air Canada flew to this airport in 2007–2008 to Vancouver, but ended the route in 2008.
- Due to housing growth around Sacramento Executive Airport, the City of Sacramento Planning Department and the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors commissioned a study in the 1950s to move airline flights to a less populated area.
- Because of Sacramento International Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Sacramento 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.
- Sacramento International Airport handled 8,910,570 passengers last year.