Nonstop flight route between Santa Rosa, California, United States and Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Charles M. Schulz鈥揝onoma County Airport (STS), Santa Rosa, California, United States and Blackbushe Airport (BBS), Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,311 miles (or 8,547 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 Charles M. Schulz鈥揝onoma County Airport and Blackbushe 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 Charles M. Schulz鈥揝onoma County Airport and Blackbushe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | STS / KSTS |
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Location: | Santa Rosa, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38掳30'32"N by 122掳48'46"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 125 feet (38 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from STS |
More Information: | STS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBS / EGLK |
Airport Name: | Blackbushe Airport |
Location: | Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51掳19'26"N by 0掳50'51"W |
Operator/Owner: | Blackbushe Airport Ltd |
Airport Type: | Private-owned, Public-use |
Elevation: | 325 feet (99 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BBS |
More Information: | BBS Maps & Info |
Facts about Charles M. Schulz鈥揝onoma County Airport (STS):
- The Pacific Coast Air Museum is located on the southeast corner of the airport, next to the airplane hangar used in the 1963 Hollywood all-star comedy movie, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.
- Commuter airlines flew smaller aircraft to San Francisco or San Jose from STS until 2001.
- Because of Charles M. Schulz鈥揝onoma County Airport's relatively low elevation of 125 feet, planes can take off or land at Charles M. Schulz鈥揝onoma County 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 airfield was inactivated on 31 January 1946 and turned over to the War Assets Administration for eventual conversion to a civil airport.
- Charles M. Schulz鈥揝onoma County Airport (STS) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Charles M. Schulz鈥揝onoma County Airport (STS) is Marin County Airport (NOT), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) SSE of STS.
- The furthest airport from Charles M. Schulz鈥揝onoma County Airport (STS) is T么lanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,331 miles (18,235 kilometers) away in T么lanaro, Madagascar.
- In addition to being known as "Charles M. Schulz鈥揝onoma County Airport", another name for STS is "Santa Rosa Army Airfield".
- In March 2007 airline flights resumed on Horizon Air, with flights to Seattle鈥揟acoma and Los Angeles.
- The 478th Fighter Group was permanently assigned to Santa Rosa in December 1943 and began training replacement pilots, who were sent to combat units overseas after graduation.
Facts about Blackbushe Airport (BBS):
- The airport is now open to the general public and is very popular for walks around its perimeter and to see the wildlife in Yateley Common.
- The furthest airport from Blackbushe Airport (BBS) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,884 miles (19,126 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Because of Blackbushe Airport's relatively low elevation of 325 feet, planes can take off or land at Blackbushe 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.
- Unless looking at aerial views or maps, it is hard to visualise that this was once a significant airport for passenger and cargo charter flights for the London area.
- Blackbushe Airport (BBS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Blackbushe Airport (BBS) is Farnborough Airport (FAB), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) SE of BBS.
- In February 1947 the airfield was opened as Blackbushe Airport under the control of the Ministry of Civil Aviation.