Nonstop flight route between Bajura, Nepal and San Francisco, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bajura Airport (BJU), Bajura, Nepal and San Francisco International Airport (SFO), San Francisco, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,546 miles (or 12,143 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 Bajura 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 Bajura 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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Facts about Bajura Airport (BJU):

• Because of Bajura Airport's high elevation of 4,300 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BJU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BJU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Bajura Airport (BJU) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,744 miles (18,900 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• The closest airport to Bajura Airport (BJU) is Bajhang Airport (BJH), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) W of BJU.

Facts about San Francisco International Airport (SFO):

• In 1989 a master plan and Environmental Impact Report were prepared to guide development over the next two decades.
• The airport opened on May 7, 1927, on 150 acres of cow pasture.
• 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.
• In summer 2011, Lufthansa and Air France operated the Airbus A380 at SFO seasonally, the first A380 scheduled service to the airport.
• SFO has expanded through the decades.
• 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.
• SFO was one of the first airports to implement a Fly Quiet Program which grades individual air carriers on their performance on noise abatement procedures while flying in and out of SFO.
• All SkyTeam, Oneworld and non-aligned international carriers operate from Boarding Area A.
• The FAA has warned that the airport's control tower would be unable to withstand a major earthquake and has requested that it be replaced.
• United Airlines used Mills Field as well as the Oakland Municipal Airport starting in the 1930s.
• 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 handled 44,477,209 passengers last year.
• 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.
• 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.
• In 1954 the airport's Central Passenger Terminal opened.
• San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has 4 runways.