Nonstop flight route between Barahona, Dominican Republic and Santa Maria, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between María Montez International Airport (BRX), Barahona, Dominican Republic and Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX), Santa Maria, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,222 miles (or 5,185 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 Santa Maria Public 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 Santa Maria Public 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 | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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: | SMX / KSMX | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Santa Maria, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°53'56"N by 120°27'26"W | 
| Area Served: | Santa Maria, California | 
| Operator/Owner: | Santa Maria Public Airport District | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 261 feet (80 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SMX | 
| More Information: | SMX Maps & Info | 
Facts about María Montez International Airport (BRX):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "María Montez International Airport", another name for BRX is "Aeropuerto Internacional María Montez".
- 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.
- María Montez International Airport (BRX) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX):
- The closest airport to Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX) is Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SSW of SMX.
- Besides the current Allegiant jet service, SkyWest Airlines operating as United Express via a code sharing agreement with United Airlines flies Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia turboprops and sometimes Bombardier CRJ-200 Regional Jet nonstop to Los Angeles that served the airport for many years.
- The furthest airport from Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,466 miles (18,453 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The airport was built by the United States Army during World War II, known as Santa Maria Army Air Field.
- Because of Santa Maria Public Airport's relatively low elevation of 261 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Maria Public 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 Maria Public Airport is three miles south of Santa Maria, in northern Santa Barbara County, California.
- Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Maria Public Airport", another name for SMX is "Capt. G. Allan Hancock FieldSanta Maria Army Airfield".




