Nonstop flight route between Barahona, Dominican Republic and San Francisco, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between María Montez International Airport (BRX), Barahona, Dominican Republic and San Francisco International Airport (SFO), San Francisco, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,354 miles (or 5,398 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 María Montez International 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 María Montez International Airport and San Francisco International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRX / MDBH |
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| Location: | Barahona, Dominican Republic |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°15'5"N by 71°7'13"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI S.A. (Aerodom) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BRX |
| More Information: | BRX 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 María Montez International Airport (BRX):
- Because of María Montez International Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at María Montez 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 furthest airport from María Montez International Airport (BRX) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to María Montez International Airport (meaning María Montez International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,001 miles (19,314 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- María Montez International Airport (BRX) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "María Montez International Airport", another name for BRX is "Aeropuerto Internacional María Montez".
- The closest airport to María Montez International Airport (BRX) is Cabo Rojo National Airport (CBJ), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) WSW of BRX.
Facts about San Francisco International Airport (SFO):
- 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.
- United Airlines used Mills Field as well as the Oakland Municipal Airport starting in the 1930s.
- SFO experiences delays in overcast weather when only two of the airport's four runways can be used at a time because the centerlines of the parallel runways are only 750 feet apart.
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has 4 runways.
- San Francisco International Airport handled 44,477,209 passengers last year.
- 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.
- The airport opened on May 7, 1927, on 150 acres of cow pasture.
- 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.
- The first international nonstops were ANA/BCPA DC-4s to Vancouver in 1946-47.
- After the war United Airlines used the Pan Am terminal 37°38′05″N 122°23′24″W / 37.6347°N 122.39°W / 37.6347.
- Terminal 2, formerly known as the "Central Terminal," opened in 1954 as the main airport terminal.
- On May 12, 2008, a $383 million renovation project was announced that included a new control tower, the use of green materials, and a seismic retrofit.
- Before the 1930s, airports used a two-byte abbreviation.
