Nonstop flight route between Budapest, Hungary and Santa Monica, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD), Budapest, Hungary and Santa Monica Airport (SMO), Santa Monica, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,229 miles (or 10,025 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 Budapest Ferenc Liszt International 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 Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport and Santa Monica Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD):

• The furthest airport from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,639 miles (18,730 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In 1993, Malév launched the airport's first Hungarian overseas flight, to New York.
• Originally called Budapest Ferihegy International Airport, on 25 March 2011 it was officially renamed Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, in honour of the Hungarian pianist and composer Franz Liszt The change caused some controversy because the Committee of Geographical Names, which is the sole competent body in naming geographical objects, suggested another version – Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér, Budapest–Ferihegy – in order to keep the historical name.
• In addition to being known as "Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport", another name for BUD is "Budapest Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér".
• The closest airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) is Sliač Airport (SLD), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) N of BUD.
• Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) has 2 runways.
• In 1980, the number of landing aircraft and passengers served reached 32,642 and 1,780,000, respectively.
• One and half years later, in June 2007, there was a change in the management when the new owner of BAA decided to dispose of its shares and sell them to the German company HOCHTIEF AirPort and three financial partners.
• Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport handled 8,520,880 passengers last year.
• Because of Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport's relatively low elevation of 495 feet, planes can take off or land at Budapest Ferenc Liszt 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.

Facts about Santa Monica Airport (SMO):

• 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.
• Santa Monica Airport (SMO) currently has only 1 runway.
• Maximum Noise Level – A maximum noise level of 95.0 dBA Single Event Noise Exposure Level, measured at noise monitor sites 1,500 feet from each end of the runway, is enforced 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• In addition to being known as "Santa Monica Airport", other names for SMO include "Santa Monica Municipal Airport" and "Clover Field".
• 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.
• As the Santa Monica Airport is one of relatively few general aviation airports in the nation that is surrounded on all sides by dense residential development, the City of Santa Monica aggressively enforces one of the most stringent noise ordinances in the nation.
• 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.
• Typhoon is the only restaurant on the airport property with a runway view and Spitfire Grill is across on Airport Avenue.