Nonstop flight route between El Monte, California, United States and Warsaw, Poland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport (EMT), El Monte, California, United States and Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW), Warsaw, Poland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,984 miles (or 9,630 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 San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport and Warsaw Chopin 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 San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport and Warsaw Chopin Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EMT / KEMT |
Airport Name: | San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport |
Location: | El Monte, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°5'9"N by 118°2'4"W |
Area Served: | El Monte, California |
Operator/Owner: | American Airports Corp. |
Airport Type: | County of Los Angeles |
Elevation: | 296 feet (90 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EMT |
More Information: | EMT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WAW / EPWA |
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Location: | Warsaw, Poland |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°9'56"N by 20°58'1"E |
Area Served: | Warsaw, Poland |
Operator/Owner: | Polish Airports State Enterprise (PPL) |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 361 feet (110 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from WAW |
More Information: | WAW Maps & Info |
Facts about San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport (EMT):
- The closest airport to San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport (EMT) is Brackett Field (POC), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) E of EMT.
- Because of San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport's relatively low elevation of 296 feet, planes can take off or land at San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) 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 Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport (EMT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport (EMT) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,469 miles (18,458 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
Facts about Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW):
- In 1969, the new terminal officially became operational, with it celebrating, just one year later, its first million passengers served.
- The closest airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) is Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NNE of WAW.
- The furthest airport from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,450 miles (18,426 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In 1924, when urban development around Warsaw's aerodrome at Mokotów Fields began affecting air traffic, the Ministry of Railways purchased land near the village of Okęcie to construct a new airport.
- Because of Warsaw Chopin Airport's relatively low elevation of 361 feet, planes can take off or land at Warsaw Chopin 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 addition to being known as "Warsaw Chopin Airport", another name for WAW is "Lotnisko Chopina w Warszawie".
- It was only in 1990, after the fall of communism, that a new terminal started to be built at Okęcie.
- Warsaw Chopin Airport handled 10,683,706 passengers last year.
- In March 2001, Warsaw Airport, in the presence of president Aleksander Kwaśniewski was renamed in honour of the renowned Polish pianist and composer Frédéric Chopin.
- Formerly Warsaw-Okecie Airport or Okecie International Airport, the airport bore the name of its Okęcie neighborhood throughout its history, until its renaming for Polish composer and former Warsaw resident Frédéric Chopin in 2001.
- By 2015, the south hall will have been redesigned, reconstructed and fully integrated into the 'Terminal A' complex.
- Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) has 2 runways.