Nonstop flight route between Bria, Central African Republic and Santa Ana, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from BIV to SNA:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- BIV Airport Information
- SNA Airport Information
- Facts about BIV
- Facts about SNA
- Map of Nearest Airports to BIV
- List of Nearest Airports to BIV
- Map of Furthest Airports from BIV
- List of Furthest Airports from BIV
- Map of Nearest Airports to SNA
- List of Nearest Airports to SNA
- Map of Furthest Airports from SNA
- List of Furthest Airports from SNA
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bria Airport (BIV), Bria, Central African Republic and John Wayne Airport (SNA), Santa Ana, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,615 miles (or 13,864 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 Bria 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 Bria 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: | BIV / FEFR |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Bria, Central African Republic |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°31'43"N by 21°59'19"E |
Area Served: | Bria |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1916 feet (584 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BIV |
More Information: | BIV 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 Bria Airport (BIV):
- The furthest airport from Bria Airport (BIV) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Bria Airport (meaning Bria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- The closest airport to Bria Airport (BIV) is Bakouma Airport (BMF), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) SE of BIV.
- Bria Airport (BIV) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Bria Airport", another name for BIV is "Bria Airport (Bria)".
Facts about John Wayne Airport (SNA):
- The original single runway was 4,800 feet long, oriented on a magnetic heading of 210 degrees and 30 degrees.
- 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.
- The closest airport to John Wayne Airport (SNA) is MCAS El Toro (NZJ), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) E of SNA.
- Alaska Airlines provided international service to Vancouver in 2002 however shortly after launch a stop in Seattle was required as John Wayne Airport was not authorized for pre-clearance or international flights by U.S.
- In 2011, additional terminal space was added and existing terminals were refreshed as part of a $543 million expansion project.
- John Wayne Airport (SNA) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- A statue of the airport's namesake welcomes passengers in the arrivals area on the lower level.
- During the 1950s, the only airline flights were Bonanza's few flights between Los Angeles and Phoenix, via San Diego.