Nonstop flight route between Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary and San Francisco, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Debrecen International Airport (DEB), Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary and San Francisco International Airport (SFO), San Francisco, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,151 miles (or 9,899 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 Debrecen International Airport and San Francisco 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 Debrecen International Airport and San Francisco International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Debrecen International Airport (DEB):

• Till 2004 Debrecen city invested 3.5 billion Forints to buy out, operate and continually develop Debrecen Airport.
• The closest airport to Debrecen International Airport (DEB) is Oradea Airport (OMR), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) SSE of DEB.
• In addition to being known as "Debrecen International Airport", another name for DEB is "Debreceni nemzetközi repülőtér".
• Because of Debrecen International Airport's relatively low elevation of 361 feet, planes can take off or land at Debrecen 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.
• In May 1991, Soviet troops vacated the airport and handed in over to the Hungarian State.
• Debrecen International Airport (DEB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Debrecen International Airport (DEB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,530 miles (18,556 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Between 1946 and 1968 Debrecen Airport functioned also as an emergency airfield for Budapest Airport.

Facts about San Francisco International Airport (SFO):

• The closest airport to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip (HAF), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) SW of SFO.
• The furthest airport from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,365 miles (18,290 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Because of San Francisco International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at San Francisco 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 Francisco International Airport handled 44,477,209 passengers last year.
• On May 12, 2008, a $383 million renovation project was announced that included a new control tower, the use of green materials, and a seismic retrofit.
• SFO was one of the first airports to implement a Fly Quiet Program which grades individual air carriers on their performance on noise abatement procedures while flying in and out of SFO.
• United Airlines used Mills Field as well as the Oakland Municipal Airport starting in the 1930s.
• San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has 4 runways.
• SFO has expanded through the decades.
• On October 4, 2007, an Airbus A380 jumbo jet made its first visit to the airport.