Nonstop flight route between Bayamo, Cuba and San Diego, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport (BYM), Bayamo, Cuba and Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM), San Diego, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,616 miles (or 4,210 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 Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport and Brown Field Municipal 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 Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport and Brown Field Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport (BYM):

• Because of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport's relatively low elevation of 203 feet, planes can take off or land at Carlos Manuel de Céspedes 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.
• In addition to being known as "Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport", another name for BYM is "Aeropuerto Carlos Manuel de Céspedes".
• The furthest airport from Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport (BYM) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,736 miles (18,887 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
• Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport (BYM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport (BYM) is Sierra Maestra Airport (MZO), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) WSW of BYM.

Facts about Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM):

• Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM) has 2 runways.
• Brown Field Municipal Airport is in the Otay Mesa neighborhood of San Diego, California, 13 miles southeast of Downtown San Diego and named in honor of Commander Melville S.
• Brown Field is 1.5 miles north of the US/Mexico border in the Otay Mesa Community of the City of San Diego.
• The furthest airport from Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,551 miles (18,590 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• On March 16, 1991, seven members of Reba McEntire's band and her road manager were among 10 people who died in the crash of a plane that departed from Brown Field.
• On September 1, 1962 the Navy transferred ownership of Brown Field to the City of San Diego, with the condition that it remains a public airport.
• The closest airport to Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM) is Tijuana International Airport (TIJ), which is located only 2 miles (4 kilometers) SSE of SDM.
• Because of Brown Field Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 526 feet, planes can take off or land at Brown Field 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.