Nonstop flight route between Oakland (near San Francisco), California, United States and El Salvador, Chile:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Oakland International Airport (OAK), Oakland (near San Francisco), California, United States and Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR), El Salvador, Chile would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,579 miles (or 8,978 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 Oakland International Airport and Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo 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 Oakland International Airport and Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OAK / KOAK |
Airport Name: | Oakland International Airport |
Location: | Oakland (near San Francisco), California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°43'17"N by 122°13'14"W |
Area Served: | East Bay, California |
Operator/Owner: | Port of Oakland |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from OAK |
More Information: | OAK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ESR / SCES |
Airport Name: | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport |
Location: | El Salvador, Chile |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°18'39"S by 69°45'55"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5240 feet (1,597 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ESR |
More Information: | ESR Maps & Info |
Facts about Oakland International Airport (OAK):
- After the war Oakland's traffic slumped, but airline deregulation prompted several low-fare carriers to begin flights.
- Oakland International Airport (OAK) has 4 runways.
- Spirit Airlines returned to OAK after several years of absence, with flights to and from Las Vegas that started in August 2011.
- A groundbreaking ceremony for a new control tower took place October 15, 2010.
- Because of Oakland International Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Oakland 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.
- Boeing Air Transport began scheduled flights to Oakland in December 1927.
- In 2008 Oakland suffered a series of service cutbacks due to high fuel costs and airline bankruptcies, more than other Bay Area airports.
- Even at the completion of these projects, there is already demand driving the need for additional infrastructure improvements.
- The closest airport to Oakland International Airport (OAK) is Hayward Executive Airport (HWD), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SE of OAK.
- The furthest airport from Oakland International Airport (OAK) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,354 miles (18,273 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR):
- Because of Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport's high elevation of 5,240 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ESR. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ESR a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) is Liping Airport (HZH), which is nearly antipodal to Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (meaning Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Liping Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Liping County, Guizhou, China.
- The closest airport to Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) W of ESR.
- Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) currently has only 1 runway.