Nonstop flight route between Ampara, Sri Lanka and San Francisco, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ampara Airport (ADP), Ampara, Sri Lanka and San Francisco International Airport (SFO), San Francisco, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,966 miles (or 14,430 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 Ampara Airport and San Francisco 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 Ampara Airport and San Francisco International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Ampara Airport (ADP):

• In addition to being known as "Ampara Airport", another name for ADP is "අම්පාර ගුවන්තොටුපළஅம்பாறை விமான நிலையம்".
• Ampara Airport (ADP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Ampara Airport (ADP) is Batticaloa Airport (BTC), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) N of ADP.
• Because of Ampara Airport's relatively low elevation of 159 feet, planes can take off or land at Ampara 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 Ampara Airport (ADP) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,703 miles (18,834 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.

Facts about San Francisco International Airport (SFO):

• Because of San Francisco International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at San Francisco 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.
• On July 14, 2008, SFO was voted Best International Airport in North America for 2008 in the World Airports Survey by Skytrax.
• The furthest airport from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,365 miles (18,290 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• San Francisco International Airport is an international airport located 13 miles south of downtown San Francisco, California, near Millbrae and San Bruno in unincorporated San Mateo County.
• San Francisco International Airport handled 44,477,209 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip (HAF), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) SW of SFO.
• SFO is owned and policed by the City and County of San Francisco, but is located in and entirely surrounded by adjacent San Mateo County.
• United Airlines used Mills Field as well as the Oakland Municipal Airport starting in the 1930s.
• On October 4, 2007, an Airbus A380 jumbo jet made its first visit to the airport.
• SFO was also one of the first U.S.
• For lack of space, the terminal was built on top of the airport's main access road at enormous expense, completing the continuous ring of terminals.
• San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has 4 runways.
• The airport closed following the Loma Prieta earthquake on October 17, 1989, reopening the following morning.