Nonstop flight route between Çanakkale, Turkey and Santa Monica, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Çanakkale Airport (CKZ), Çanakkale, Turkey and Santa Monica Airport (SMO), Santa Monica, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,845 miles (or 11,016 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 Çanakkale 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 Çanakkale Airport and Santa Monica Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CKZ / LTBH | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Çanakkale, Turkey | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°8'15"N by 26°25'36"E | 
| Area Served: | Çanakkale | 
| Operator/Owner: | Turkish Navy | 
| Airport Type: | Civil/Navy | 
| Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CKZ | 
| More Information: | CKZ Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMO / KSMO | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Santa Monica, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°0'56"N by 118°27'5"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Santa Monica | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 177 feet (54 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SMO | 
| More Information: | SMO Maps & Info | 
Facts about Çanakkale Airport (CKZ):
- In addition to being known as "Çanakkale Airport", another name for CKZ is "Çanakkale Havalimanı".
- The furthest airport from Çanakkale Airport (CKZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,238 miles (18,086 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Çanakkale Airport (CKZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Çanakkale Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Çanakkale 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 Çanakkale Airport (CKZ) is Gökçeada Airport (GKD), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) W of CKZ.
Facts about Santa Monica Airport (SMO):
- Night Departure Curfew – No takeoffs or engine starts are permitted between 11 pm and 7 am Monday through Friday, or until 8 am on weekends.
- In 1958, Donald Douglas asked the city to lengthen the airport's runway so that Douglas Aircraft could produce and test the DC-8 there.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Monica Airport", other names for SMO include "Santa Monica Municipal Airport" and "Clover Field".
- 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.
- Clover Field was once the site of the Army's 40th Division Aviation, 115th Observation Squadron and became a Distribution Center after World War II.
- 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.
- The airport has a control tower and, on average, handled 296 operations a day.
- 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.
- In 2015, the City of Santa Monica's settlement agreement with the FAA concerning the airport expires.




