Nonstop flight route between Keetmanshoop, Namibia and San Antonio, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP), Keetmanshoop, Namibia and San Antonio International Airport (SAT), San Antonio, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,612 miles (or 13,860 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 Keetmanshoop Airport and San Antonio 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 Keetmanshoop Airport and San Antonio International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP):

• In addition to being known as "Keetmanshoop Airport", another name for KMP is "Keetmanshoop Airport".
• Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) is Karasburg Airport (KAS), which is located 110 miles (177 kilometers) SSE of KMP.
• The furthest airport from Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is nearly antipodal to Keetmanshoop Airport (meaning Keetmanshoop Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Princeville Airport), and is located 12,100 miles (19,474 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.

Facts about San Antonio International Airport (SAT):

• The shortest flight from San Antonio International Airport is to Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport, a distance of 191 miles, with an average duration of 50 minutes.
• The furthest airport from San Antonio International Airport (SAT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,114 miles (17,886 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to San Antonio International Airport (SAT) is Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) E of SAT.
• An expansion program began in 2006 to add additional parking, two new terminals, and roadway improvements.
• The Airport is undergoing a major, multi-million dollar expansion project which will add new terminals and parking facilities.
• San Antonio International Airport handled 8,034,720 passengers last year.
• The 77th Reconnaissance Group, equipped with various aircraft trained reconnaissance personnel who later served overseas.
• Because of San Antonio International Airport's relatively low elevation of 809 feet, planes can take off or land at San Antonio 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.
• San Antonio International Airport was founded in 1941 when the City of San Antonio purchased 1,200 acres of undeveloped land that, at the time, were north of the city limits for a project to be called "San Antonio Municipal Airport." World War II Wartime needs meant the unfinished airport was pressed into federal government service.
• On August 1, 2012 both terminals of the airport were evacuated due to a bomb threat called from the parking garage.
• San Antonio International Airport (SAT) has 3 runways.