Nonstop flight route between Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands and Santa Barbara, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX), Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands and Santa Barbara Airport (SBA), Santa Barbara, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,671 miles (or 5,908 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 F.D. Roosevelt Airport and Santa Barbara 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 F.D. Roosevelt Airport and Santa Barbara Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EUX / TNCE |
| Airport Name: | F.D. Roosevelt Airport |
| Location: | Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°29'47"N by 62°58'45"W |
| Area Served: | Oranjestad |
| Operator/Owner: | Island Government of Sint Eustatius |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 129 feet (39 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EUX |
| More Information: | EUX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBA / KSBA |
| Airport Name: | Santa Barbara Airport |
| Location: | Santa Barbara, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°25'33"N by 119°50'25"W |
| Area Served: | Santa Barbara, California |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Santa Barbara |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SBA |
| More Information: | SBA Maps & Info |
Facts about F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX):
- F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of F.D. Roosevelt Airport's relatively low elevation of 129 feet, planes can take off or land at F.D. Roosevelt 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.
- Access to the airport is by private vehicle or taxi service to the surrounding areas of the island.
- The furthest airport from F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX) is Karratha Airport (KTA), which is nearly antipodal to F.D. Roosevelt Airport (meaning F.D. Roosevelt Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Karratha Airport), and is located 12,214 miles (19,657 kilometers) away in Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia.
- The island is not a traditional Caribbean tourist destination and so it does not have the overcrowded beaches and blueprint resorts.
- The closest airport to F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX) is Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) WNW of EUX.
Facts about Santa Barbara Airport (SBA):
- Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) has 3 runways.
- As airplane manufacturing grew in the late 1930s that airstrip developed into an airfield.
- The closest airport to Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) is Santa Ynez Airport (SQA), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) NW of SBA.
- American Airlines started nonstop McDonnell Douglas MD-80s to Dallas Fort-Worth International in 1984, sometimes on a triangle routing of DFW-Burbank-SBA-DFW or DFW-Bakersfield-SBA-DFW.
- Because of Santa Barbara Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Barbara 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.
- Until 2002 Santa Barbara Airport was on a mainline jet aircraft route between San Francisco and Los Angeles.
- The furthest airport from Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,487 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
