Nonstop flight route between Algiers, Algeria and Salton City, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(36°41'27"N by 3°12'55"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°14'27"N by 115°57'9"W)
Distance from ALG to SAS:
6,215.76 miles (10,003.27 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG), Algiers, Algeria and Salton Sea Airport (SAS), Salton City, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,216 miles (or 10,003 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 Houari Boumediene Airport and Salton Sea 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 Houari Boumediene Airport and Salton Sea Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALG / DAAG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Algiers, Algeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°41'27"N by 3°12'55"E |
| Area Served: | Algiers, Algeria |
| Operator/Owner: | EGSA Alger |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ALG |
| More Information: | ALG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SAS / KSAS |
| Airport Name: | Salton Sea Airport |
| Location: | Salton City, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°14'27"N by 115°57'9"W |
| Area Served: | Salton City, California |
| Operator/Owner: | Burrtec Waste Industries |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | -84 feet (-26 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SAS |
| More Information: | SAS Maps & Info |
Facts about Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG):
- Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Houari Boumediene Airport", other names for ALG include "مطار هواري بومدين الدولي" and "Aéroport d'Alger Houari Boumediene".
- The closest airport to Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) is Boufarik Air Base (QFD), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) WSW of ALG.
- The furthest airport from Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Houari Boumediene Airport (meaning Houari Boumediene Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,120 miles (19,505 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- Buses link the airport to downtown Algiers.
- The Domestic Terminal, renovated in 2007, has a capacity of 2.5 million passengers per year.
- Because of Houari Boumediene Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Houari Boumediene 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.
- Houari Boumediene Airport handled 4,474,970 passengers last year.
Facts about Salton Sea Airport (SAS):
- Salton Sea Airport (SAS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Salton Sea Airport's relatively low elevation of -84 feet, planes can take off or land at Salton Sea 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 Salton Sea Airport (SAS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,504 miles (18,514 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Salton Sea Airport (SAS) is Borrego Valley Airport (BXS), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) W of SAS.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 21.31 miles (34.30 km) WSW | Boufarik Air Base (QFD) | Boufarik, Algeria |     |
| 2 | 25.73 miles (41.40 km) WSW | Blida Airport (QLD) | Blida, Algeria | |
| 3 | 102.72 miles (165.31 km) E | Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA) | Bejaia, Algeria | |
| 4 | 108.95 miles (175.35 km) SSE | Bou Saada Airport (BUJ) | Bou Saada, M'Sila, Algeria | |
| 5 | 109.52 miles (176.26 km) WSW | Chlef International Airport (CFK) | Chlef, Algeria | |
| 6 | 120.60 miles (194.08 km) ESE | Ain Arnat Airport (QSF) | Setif, Algeria | |
| 7 | 147.35 miles (237.13 km) E | Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport (GJL) | Jijel, Algeria | |
| 8 | 158.20 miles (254.59 km) WSW | Relizane Airport (QZN) | Relizane, Algeria | |
| 9 | 181.14 miles (291.52 km) NNW | Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza (IBZ) | Ibiza, Spain | |
| 10 | 184.25 miles (296.51 km) ESE | Mostépha Ben Boulaid Airport (BLJ) | Batna, Algeria | |
| 11 | 191.05 miles (307.47 km) E | Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (CZL) | Constantine, Algeria | |
| 12 | 192.88 miles (310.41 km) SE | Biskra Ouakda Airport (BSK) | Biskra, Algeria | |
| 13 | 199.34 miles (320.81 km) N | Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI) | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | |
| 14 | 199.87 miles (321.67 km) WSW | Ghriss Airport (MUW) | Ghriss, Algeria | |
| 15 | 207.07 miles (333.24 km) E | Skikda Airport (SKI) | Skikda, Algeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,119.71 miles (19,504.73 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,080.31 miles (19,441.32 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,045.80 miles (19,385.79 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,044.65 miles (19,383.93 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,042.15 miles (19,379.91 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,022.28 miles (19,347.93 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,019.31 miles (19,343.16 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,012.25 miles (19,331.80 km) E | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,010.15 miles (19,328.42 km) E | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,005.53 miles (19,320.98 km) E | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,995.98 miles (19,305.62 km) ESE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,980.71 miles (19,281.03 km) E | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,970.69 miles (19,264.91 km) E | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,955.74 miles (19,240.85 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,944.62 miles (19,222.96 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 21.33 miles (34.33 km) W | Borrego Valley Airport (BXS) | Borrego Springs, California, United States | |
| 2 | 29.20 miles (46.99 km) NNW | Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM) | Palm Springs, California, United States | |
| 3 | 30.48 miles (49.05 km) SE | Brawley Municipal Airport (BWC) | Brawley, California, United States | |
| 4 | 32.78 miles (52.76 km) SSE | Naval Air Facility El Centro (NJK) | El Centro, California, United States | |
| 5 | 35.49 miles (57.12 km) SE | Imperial County Airport (IPL) | Imperial, California, United States | |
| 6 | 39.66 miles (63.83 km) NNW | Bermuda Dunes Airport (UDD) | Palm Springs, California, United States | |
| 7 | 46.99 miles (75.63 km) SSE | Calexico International Airport (CXL) | Calexico, California, United States | |
| 8 | 51.70 miles (83.20 km) NW | Palm Springs International AirportPalm Springs Army Airfield (PSP) | Palm Springs, California, United States | |
| 9 | 58.99 miles (94.94 km) SE | General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL) | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 10 | 61.53 miles (99.03 km) N | Twentynine Palms Airport (TNP) | Twentynine Palms, California, United States | |
| 11 | 65.67 miles (105.69 km) WSW | Gillespie Field (SEE) | San Diego / El Cajon, California, United States | |
| 12 | 69.92 miles (112.52 km) NW | Banning Municipal Airport (BNG) | Banning, California, United States | |
| 13 | 70.43 miles (113.35 km) WNW | Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field (HMT) | Hemet, California, United States | |
| 14 | 73.54 miles (118.35 km) WSW | MCAS Miramar, (NKX) | San Diego, California, United States | |
| 15 | 74.77 miles (120.33 km) WSW | Montgomery Field (MYF) | San Diego, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,504.21 miles (18,514.19 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,469.17 miles (18,457.79 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,458.72 miles (18,440.98 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,435.92 miles (18,404.29 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,262.18 miles (18,124.67 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,166.45 miles (17,970.61 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,131.64 miles (17,914.59 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,119.04 miles (17,894.31 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,052.32 miles (17,786.94 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,012.98 miles (17,723.63 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,007.38 miles (17,714.61 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,980.17 miles (17,670.83 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,955.44 miles (17,631.03 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,952.07 miles (17,625.61 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,946.31 miles (17,616.34 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |