Nonstop flight route between Copenhagen (København), Denmark and San Diego, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup (CPH), Copenhagen (København), Denmark and MCAS Miramar, (NKX), San Diego, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,645 miles (or 9,085 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 Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup and MCAS Miramar,, 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 Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup and MCAS Miramar,. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup (CPH):

• The furthest airport from Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup (CPH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,527 miles (18,550 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• It is the largest airport in the Nordic countries and one of the oldest international airports in Europe.
• SAS traffic office resides at the airport, and so do Cimber Sterling's.
• In addition to being known as "Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup", another name for CPH is "Københavns Lufthavn, Kastrup".
• Because of Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup 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 Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup (CPH) is Malmö Harbour Heliport (JMM), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) E of CPH.
• Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup (CPH) has 3 runways.
• Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup handled 24,067,030 passengers last year.

Facts about MCAS Miramar, (NKX):

• In 2006, the San Diego County Proposition A proposed obtaining 3000 acres at MCAS Miramar to develop a commercial airport.
• In addition to being known as "MCAS Miramar,", another name for NKX is "Mitscher Field".
• The furthest airport from MCAS Miramar, (NKX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,530 miles (18,556 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• MCAS Miramar, (NKX) has 3 runways.
• The big Privateers proved too heavy for the asphalt concrete runway the Army had installed in 1936 and the longer runways built in 1940, so the Navy added two concrete runways in 1943.
• Because of MCAS Miramar,'s relatively low elevation of 478 feet, planes can take off or land at MCAS Miramar, 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 MCAS Miramar, (NKX) is Montgomery Field (MYF), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) S of NKX.
• During the 1930s, the Navy briefly used the air base for helium dirigibles.