Nonstop flight route between Bartow, Florida, United States and San Francisco, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW), Bartow, Florida, United States and San Francisco International Airport (SFO), San Francisco, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,430 miles (or 3,911 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 relatively short distance between Bartow Municipal Airport and San Francisco International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOW / KBOW |
Airport Name: | Bartow Municipal Airport |
Location: | Bartow, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°56'35"N by 81°46'59"W |
Area Served: | Bartow, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | Bartow Municipal Airport Development Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 125 feet (38 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BOW |
More Information: | BOW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SFO / KSFO |
Airport Name: | San Francisco International Airport |
Location: | San Francisco, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°37'8"N by 122°22'30"W |
Area Served: | San Francisco |
Operator/Owner: | City & County of San Francisco |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from SFO |
More Information: | SFO Maps & Info |
Facts about Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW):
- Because of Bartow Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 125 feet, planes can take off or land at Bartow Municipal 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 closest airport to Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW) is Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (GIF), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) NNE of BOW.
- From 1960 through 1967 the City of Bartow again managed the airport and the aviation facilities were again leased to a fixed base operator.
- The furthest airport from Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,481 miles (18,476 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW) has 3 runways.
- In 1941 Bartow Mayor C.E.
Facts about San Francisco International Airport (SFO):
- SFO was one of several US airports which operated the Registered Traveler program from April 2007 until funding ended in June 2009, which had allowed travelers to pass through security checkpoints quickly.
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has 4 runways.
- Before the 1930s, airports used a two-byte abbreviation.
- 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.
- San Francisco International Airport handled 44,477,209 passengers last year.
- 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.
- The airport opened on May 7, 1927, on 150 acres of cow pasture.
- 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.
- For lack of space, the terminal was built on top of the airport's main access road at enormous expense, completing the continuous ring of terminals.
- 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.
- In 1989 a master plan and Environmental Impact Report were prepared to guide development over the next two decades.