Nonstop flight route between Albany, Georgia, United States and San Diego, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY), Albany, Georgia, United States and Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM), San Diego, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,914 miles (or 3,080 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 relatively short distance between Southwest Georgia Regional Airport and Brown Field Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABY / KABY |
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| Location: | Albany, Georgia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°32'8"N by 84°11'39"W |
| Area Served: | Albany, Georgia |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Albany |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 196 feet (60 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ABY |
| More Information: | ABY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDM / KSDM |
| Airport Name: | Brown Field Municipal Airport |
| Location: | San Diego, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°34'19"N by 116°58'49"W |
| Area Served: | San Diego, California |
| Operator/Owner: | City of San Diego |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 526 feet (160 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SDM |
| More Information: | SDM Maps & Info |
Facts about Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY):
- The furthest airport from Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,305 miles (18,194 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY) has 2 runways.
- Adjacent to the airport, are the production facilities for Thrush Aircraft.
- In addition to being known as "Southwest Georgia Regional Airport", another name for ABY is "(former Albany Army Airfield)".
- Because of Southwest Georgia Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 196 feet, planes can take off or land at Southwest Georgia Regional 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.
- Southwest Georgia Regional Airport is a city owned, public use airport located three nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Albany, a city in Dougherty County, Georgia, United States.
- On August 15, 1940, the first class of 45 cadets began training.
- The closest airport to Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY) is Moultrie Municipal Airport (MGR), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) SE of ABY.
Facts about Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM):
- Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM) has 2 runways.
- Brown Field Municipal Airport is in the Otay Mesa neighborhood of San Diego, California, 13 miles southeast of Downtown San Diego and named in honor of Commander Melville S.
- Tijuana Airport, an airline airport, is just over 1 nmi to the south across the Mexico-United States border, with a similar length and a slightly different runway orientation.
- Because of Brown Field Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 526 feet, planes can take off or land at Brown Field Municipal 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 furthest airport from Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,551 miles (18,590 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM) is Tijuana International Airport (TIJ), which is located only 2 miles (4 kilometers) SSE of SDM.
- In 1951 the Navy reopened Brown Field due to increased military activity from the Korean War.
