Nonstop flight route between Copenhagen (København), Denmark and San Diego, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(55°37'5"N by 12°39'21"E)
Arrival Airport:
(32°44'0"N by 117°11'22"W)
Distance from CPH to SAN:
5,654.74 miles (9,100.41 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup (CPH), Copenhagen (København), Denmark and San Diego International Airport (SAN), San Diego, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,655 miles (or 9,100 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 San Diego International 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 Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup and San Diego International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CPH / EKCH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Copenhagen (København), Denmark |
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°37'5"N by 12°39'21"E |
| Area Served: | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Operator/Owner: | Københavns Lufthavne |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CPH |
| More Information: | CPH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SAN / KSAN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | San Diego, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°44'0"N by 117°11'22"W |
| Area Served: | Greater San Diego |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SAN |
| More Information: | SAN Maps & Info |
Facts about Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup (CPH):
- The airport is located on the island of Amager, just 8 kilometres south of Copenhagen city centre, and 24 kilometres west of Malmö city centre on the other side of the Øresund Bridge.
- 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.
- ^1 Check-in via Terminal 2.
- Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup or Copenhagen Airport is the main international airport serving Copenhagen, Denmark, the entire Zealand, the Øresund Region, and a large part of southern Sweden.
- Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup (CPH) has 3 runways.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup (CPH) is Malmö Harbour Heliport (JMM), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) E of CPH.
- In addition to being known as "Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup", another name for CPH is "Københavns Lufthavn, Kastrup".
- Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup handled 24,067,030 passengers last year.
Facts about San Diego International Airport (SAN):
- Japan Airlines began service to Tokyo-Narita on December 2, 2012, using the Boeing 787 aircraft.
- Because of San Diego International Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at San Diego 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.
- San Diego International Airport (SAN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to San Diego International Airport (SAN) is NAS North Island (NZY), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SSW of SAN.
- The Army Air Corps took over the field in 1942, improving it to handle the heavy bombers being manufactured in the region.
- The furthest airport from San Diego International Airport (SAN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,540 miles (18,571 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "San Diego International Airport", another name for SAN is "Lindbergh Field".
- Inspired by Lindbergh's flight and excited to have made his plane, the city of San Diego passed a bond issue in 1928 for the construction of a two-runway municipal airport.
- Convair had aircraft manufacturing plants near the field and used it for test and delivery flights from 1935 to 1995.
- Runway 27, is a localizer-only approach and is unusable for landing when visibility drops below about 2 miles.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12.56 miles (20.22 km) E | Malmö Harbour Heliport (JMM) | Malmö, Sweden |     |
| 2 | 20.60 miles (33.16 km) W | Roskilde Airport (RKE) | Roskilde (near Copenhagen), Denmark | |
| 3 | 28.59 miles (46.02 km) ESE | Malmö Airport (MMX) | Malmö, Sweden | |
| 4 | 47.43 miles (76.33 km) N | Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport (AGH) | Ängelholm, Sweden | |
| 5 | 59.08 miles (95.07 km) ENE | Kristianstad Airport (KID) | Kristianstad, Sweden | |
| 6 | 74.39 miles (119.72 km) N | Halmstad Airport (HAD) | Halmstad, Sweden | |
| 7 | 79.58 miles (128.08 km) SW | Lolland Falster Airport (MRW) | Lolland Falster, Denmark | |
| 8 | 88.48 miles (142.39 km) S | Stralsund Barth Airport (BBH) | Barth, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | |
| 9 | 89.36 miles (143.81 km) SSE | Rügen Airport/ Güttin Airfield (GTI) | Güttin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | |
| 10 | 91.10 miles (146.60 km) ESE | Bornholm Airport (RNN) | Rønne, Denmark | |
| 11 | 91.41 miles (147.11 km) W | Hans Christian Andersen Airport (ODE) | Odense, Denmark | |
| 12 | 91.94 miles (147.96 km) WNW | Aarhus Airport (AAR) | Aarhus, Denmark | |
| 13 | 110.44 miles (177.74 km) ENE | Ronneby Airport (RNB) | Ronneby, Sweden | |
| 14 | 118.40 miles (190.55 km) S | Rostock–Laage Airport (RLG) | Rostock, Germany | |
| 15 | 120.48 miles (193.90 km) NE | Växjö Småland Airport (VXO) | Växjö, Sweden | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,526.77 miles (18,550.50 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,257.34 miles (18,116.89 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,241.88 miles (18,092.01 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,225.49 miles (18,065.63 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,213.92 miles (18,047.00 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,213.31 miles (18,046.02 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,211.80 miles (18,043.59 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,211.78 miles (18,043.56 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,194.37 miles (18,015.55 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,189.43 miles (18,007.60 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,166.34 miles (17,970.45 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,165.03 miles (17,968.34 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,162.91 miles (17,964.92 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,162.52 miles (17,964.29 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,156.24 miles (17,954.19 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 2.81 miles (4.51 km) SSW | NAS North Island (NZY) | San Diego, California, United States | |
| 2 | 6.39 miles (10.28 km) NNE | Montgomery Field (MYF) | San Diego, California, United States | |
| 3 | 9.68 miles (15.58 km) NNE | MCAS Miramar, (NKX) | San Diego, California, United States | |
| 4 | 12.61 miles (20.30 km) SSE | Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) | Imperial Beach, California, United States | |
| 5 | 14.14 miles (22.76 km) ENE | Gillespie Field (SEE) | San Diego / El Cajon, California, United States | |
| 6 | 16.52 miles (26.58 km) SE | Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM) | San Diego, California, United States | |
| 7 | 18.46 miles (29.71 km) SE | Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 8 | 27.77 miles (44.69 km) N | McClellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) | Carlsbad, California, United States | |
| 9 | 34.76 miles (55.94 km) NNW | Bob Maxwell Field (Oceanside Municipal Airport) (OCN) | Oceanside, California, United States | |
| 10 | 62.05 miles (99.87 km) NE | Borrego Valley Airport (BXS) | Borrego Springs, California, United States | |
| 11 | 69.79 miles (112.31 km) N | Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field (HMT) | Hemet, California, United States | |
| 12 | 72.25 miles (116.28 km) NNW | MCAS El Toro (NZJ) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| 13 | 73.35 miles (118.05 km) SSE | Ensenada Airport (ESE) | Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 14 | 75.99 miles (122.30 km) NNW | John Wayne Airport (SNA) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| 15 | 79.35 miles (127.70 km) N | March Air Reserve Base (RIV) | Riverside, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,539.59 miles (18,571.13 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,529.97 miles (18,555.64 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,527.39 miles (18,551.50 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,503.73 miles (18,513.42 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,341.97 miles (18,253.09 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,244.64 miles (18,096.45 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,211.26 miles (18,042.73 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,197.99 miles (18,021.37 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,127.20 miles (17,907.45 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,086.45 miles (17,841.87 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,084.53 miles (17,838.77 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,059.84 miles (17,799.05 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,035.26 miles (17,759.48 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 11,030.82 miles (17,752.34 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 11,026.11 miles (17,744.76 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |