Nonstop flight route between El Dorado, Kansas, United States and Oakland (near San Francisco), California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado Airport (EDK), El Dorado, Kansas, United States and Oakland International Airport (OAK), Oakland (near San Francisco), California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,384 miles (or 2,227 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 relatively short distance between Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado Airport and Oakland International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EDK / KEQA |
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| Location: | El Dorado, Kansas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°46'27"N by 96°49'2"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of El Dorado |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1378 feet (420 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EDK |
| More Information: | EDK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OAK / KOAK |
| Airport Name: | Oakland International Airport |
| Location: | Oakland (near San Francisco), California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°43'17"N by 122°13'14"W |
| Area Served: | East Bay, California |
| Operator/Owner: | Port of Oakland |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OAK |
| More Information: | OAK Maps & Info |
Facts about Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado Airport (EDK):
- Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado Airport (EDK) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado Airport", another name for EDK is "EQA".
- The furthest airport from Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado Airport (EDK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,715 miles (17,244 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado Airport (EDK) is Beech Factory Airport (BEC), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WSW of EDK.
Facts about Oakland International Airport (OAK):
- United Airlines vacated its 300,000 sq ft Oakland Maintenance Center in May 2003 and transferred work to its base at San Francisco International Airport.
- The airport's first Jet Age airline terminal designed by John Carl Warnecke & Associates was opened in 1962, part of a $20 million expansion on bay fill that included 10000-ft runway 11/29.
- For nearly a century Oakland International Airport has served the shipping and travel needs of the San Francisco Bay Area.
- The closest airport to Oakland International Airport (OAK) is Hayward Executive Airport (HWD), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SE of OAK.
- Oakland International Airport began a $300 million expansion and renovation project in 2004, including adding five gates in Terminal 2.
- Because of Oakland International Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Oakland 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.
- Oakland International Airport (OAK) has 4 runways.
- Allegiant Air inaugurated service at OAK in February 2009, with Bellingham, Washington twice weekly.
- The furthest airport from Oakland International Airport (OAK) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,354 miles (18,273 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
