Nonstop flight route between Ballalae, Solomon Islands and Santa Ana, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Balalae Airport (BAS), Ballalae, Solomon Islands and John Wayne Airport (SNA), Santa Ana, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,271 miles (or 10,093 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 Balalae Airport and John Wayne 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 Balalae Airport and John Wayne Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAS / AGGE |
Airport Name: | Balalae Airport |
Location: | Ballalae, Solomon Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°59'32"S by 155°53'17"E |
Area Served: | Among other centres, Nila rural training centre -Shortland Island |
Operator/Owner: | local community of shortland islands western province |
Airport Type: | Grass airstrip suits STOL Twin Otter aircraft has |
View all routes: | Routes from BAS |
More Information: | BAS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SNA / KSNA |
Airport Name: | John Wayne Airport |
Location: | Santa Ana, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°40'32"N by 117°52'5"W |
Area Served: | Orange County, California |
Operator/Owner: | Orange County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SNA |
More Information: | SNA Maps & Info |
Facts about Balalae Airport (BAS):
- The closest airport to Balalae Airport (BAS) is Mono Airport (MNY), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) SW of BAS.
- The furthest airport from Balalae Airport (BAS) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,891 miles (19,137 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
Facts about John Wayne Airport (SNA):
- In the late 1990s and early 2000s, a new, larger airport was proposed for the nearby site of the then recently closed El Toro Marine Corps Air Station.
- The furthest airport from John Wayne Airport (SNA) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,490 miles (18,491 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- A statue of the airport's namesake welcomes passengers in the arrivals area on the lower level.
- Because of John Wayne Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at John Wayne 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.
- In addition to continuing to serve aviation, the field became an important drag racing center.
- Terminals A and B were designed by Gensler & Associates, Leason Pomeroy Associates, and Thompson Consultants International.
- The closest airport to John Wayne Airport (SNA) is MCAS El Toro (NZJ), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) E of SNA.
- John Wayne Airport covers 500.82 acres.
- The original single runway was 4,800 feet long, oriented on a magnetic heading of 210 degrees and 30 degrees.
- John Wayne Airport (SNA) has 2 runways.
- In 1990, the Thomas F.
- The earliest dated depiction of Martin Airport which has been located was on a 1929 AAA street map.
- John Wayne International Airport is the sole commercial airport in Orange County.