Nonstop flight route between Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany and Santa Maria, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Augsburg Airport (AGB), Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany and Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX), Santa Maria, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,948 miles (or 9,573 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 Augsburg Airport and Santa Maria Public 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 Augsburg Airport and Santa Maria Public Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AGB / EDMA |
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Location: | Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°25'31"N by 10°55'54"E |
Area Served: | Augsburg, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | Augsburger Flughafen GmbH |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1515 feet (462 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from AGB |
More Information: | AGB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMX / KSMX |
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Location: | Santa Maria, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°53'56"N by 120°27'26"W |
Area Served: | Santa Maria, California |
Operator/Owner: | Santa Maria Public Airport District |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 261 feet (80 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SMX |
More Information: | SMX Maps & Info |
Facts about Augsburg Airport (AGB):
- The closest airport to Augsburg Airport (AGB) is Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SE of AGB.
- The furthest airport from Augsburg Airport (AGB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,961 miles (19,249 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In 1986, Interot Airways commenced scheduled flight services at Augsburg Airways, initially to Düsseldorf.
- Augsburg Airport is a regional airport in Affing, 7 km northeast of the city of Augsburg, the third largest city in the German state of Bavaria.
- In addition to being known as "Augsburg Airport", another name for AGB is "Flughafen Augsburg".
- After 2005 passenger traffic was relocated to Munich Airport, leaving the Augsburg region without a passenger airport within close reach.
Facts about Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX):
- The closest airport to Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX) is Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SSW of SMX.
- Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX) has 2 runways.
- Because of Santa Maria Public Airport's relatively low elevation of 261 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Maria Public 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.
- Allegiant Air has expanded flights between Las Vegas and Santa Maria with four nonstops per week each way.
- At one point during the early 1980's Swift Aire Lines, which was based at the nearby San Luis Obispo Airport, was the only airline flying nonstop between Santa Maria and Los Angeles, primarily with Fokker F27 Friendship turboprops which the carrier had purchased new from the manufacturer.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Maria Public Airport", another name for SMX is "Capt. G. Allan Hancock FieldSanta Maria Army Airfield".
- A 4,000-square-foot baggage claim facility opened in 2007.
- The furthest airport from Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,466 miles (18,453 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- A runway extension opened on May 3, 2012, from 6,304 ft.
- The extended primary runway at Santa Maria is paved to 8,004 feet, giving the airport the longest civil runway between Los Angeles and San Francisco on the central coast and Vandenberg AFB's runway are longer).