Nonstop flight route between Bannu, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan and Santa Monica, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bannu Airport (BNP), Bannu, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan and Santa Monica Airport (SMO), Santa Monica, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,772 miles (or 12,508 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 Bannu Airport and Santa Monica 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 Bannu Airport and Santa Monica Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BNP / OPBN |
Airport Name: | Bannu Airport |
Location: | Bannu, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°58'18"N by 70°31'27"E |
Area Served: | Bannu, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1325 feet (404 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BNP |
More Information: | BNP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMO / KSMO |
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Location: | Santa Monica, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°0'56"N by 118°27'5"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Santa Monica |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 177 feet (54 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SMO |
More Information: | SMO Maps & Info |
Facts about Bannu Airport (BNP):
- Bannu Airport (BNP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bannu Airport (BNP) is Khost Airport (KHT), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) NW of BNP.
- The furthest airport from Bannu Airport (BNP) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Bannu Airport (meaning Bannu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,036 miles (19,369 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
Facts about Santa Monica Airport (SMO):
- The aviation aspects of aircraft operations at the Santa Monica Airport and use of the nation’s airspace is regulated by the federal government through the Federal Aviation Administration.
- The furthest airport from Santa Monica Airport (SMO) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,484 miles (18,481 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Originally Clover Field, after World War I aviator 2nd lieutenant Greayer "Grubby" Clover, the airport was the home of the Douglas Aircraft company.
- Airport Park opened as an 8.3-acre public park on non-aviation lands at the southeast corner of the Airport.
- The closest airport to Santa Monica Airport (SMO) is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSE of SMO.
- Night Departure Curfew – No takeoffs or engine starts are permitted between 11 pm and 7 am Monday through Friday, or until 8 am on weekends.
- On May 19, 1938, at the request of Santa Monica Postmaster Philip T.
- Because of Santa Monica Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Monica 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.
- Santa Monica Airport (SMO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Monica Airport", other names for SMO include "Santa Monica Municipal Airport" and "Clover Field".