Nonstop flight route between Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia and San Diego, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(18°10'54"S by 125°33'30"E)
Arrival Airport:
(32°34'19"N by 116°58'49"W)
Distance from FIZ to SDM:
8,463.46 miles (13,620.59 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ), Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia and Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM), San Diego, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,463 miles (or 13,621 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 Fitzroy Crossing Airport and Brown Field Municipal 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 Fitzroy Crossing Airport and Brown Field Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FIZ / YFTZ |
| Airport Name: | Fitzroy Crossing Airport |
| Location: | Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°10'54"S by 125°33'30"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Shire of Derby/West Kimberley |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 368 feet (112 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FIZ |
| More Information: | FIZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDM / KSDM |
| Airport Name: | Brown Field Municipal Airport |
| Location: | San Diego, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°34'19"N by 116°58'49"W |
| Area Served: | San Diego, California |
| Operator/Owner: | City of San Diego |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 526 feet (160 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SDM |
| More Information: | SDM Maps & Info |
Facts about Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ):
- The closest airport to Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) is Derby Airport (DRB), which is located 137 miles (220 kilometers) WNW of FIZ.
- The furthest airport from Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) is Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP), which is located 11,951 miles (19,233 kilometers) away in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe.
- Because of Fitzroy Crossing Airport's relatively low elevation of 368 feet, planes can take off or land at Fitzroy Crossing 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.
- Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM):
- Because of Brown Field Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 526 feet, planes can take off or land at Brown Field Municipal 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 1951 the Navy reopened Brown Field due to increased military activity from the Korean War.
- A precision approach is not possible to either runway end due to rising terrain less than six miles east of the airport.
- The furthest airport from Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,551 miles (18,590 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM) is Tijuana International Airport (TIJ), which is located only 2 miles (4 kilometers) SSE of SDM.
- Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 136.90 miles (220.32 km) WNW | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia |     |
| 2 | 138.61 miles (223.06 km) E | Halls Creek Airport (HCQ) | Halls Creek, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 141.41 miles (227.58 km) E | Springvale Airport (ZVG) | Springvale, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 189.22 miles (304.51 km) SE | Lake Gregory Airport (LGE) | Lake Gregory, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 208.07 miles (334.85 km) SE | Balgo Hill Airport (BQW) | Balgo Hill, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 218.55 miles (351.72 km) ENE | Argyle Airport (GYL) | Argyle, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 219.38 miles (353.05 km) W | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 245.67 miles (395.37 km) ENE | Argyle Downs Airport (AGY) | Argyle Downs, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 266.23 miles (428.45 km) NE | East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX) | Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 349.18 miles (561.95 km) E | Kalkgurung Airport (KFG) | Daguragu / Kalkaringi, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 11 | 378.41 miles (608.99 km) NE | Port Keats Airfield (PKT) | Wadeye, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 12 | 476.82 miles (767.37 km) WSW | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 517.20 miles (832.35 km) SW | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 518.59 miles (834.58 km) SW | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 533.16 miles (858.04 km) NE | Darwin International Airport (DRW) | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,950.90 miles (19,233.06 km) ENE | Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe | |
| 2 | 11,949.80 miles (19,231.29 km) E | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 3 | 11,949.58 miles (19,230.93 km) NE | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 4 | 11,948.18 miles (19,228.69 km) ENE | Melville Hall Airport (DOM) | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica | |
| 5 | 11,947.46 miles (19,227.53 km) E | V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) | St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 6 | 11,938.77 miles (19,213.53 km) ENE | Les Saintes Airport (LSS) | Terre-de-Haut Island, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe | |
| 7 | 11,936.76 miles (19,210.30 km) ENE | Canefield Airport (DCF) | Canefield, Dominica | |
| 8 | 11,936.58 miles (19,210.01 km) ENE | Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique | |
| 9 | 11,917.04 miles (19,178.57 km) E | John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) | Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 11,915.53 miles (19,176.15 km) ENE | George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) | Castries, Saint Lucia | |
| 11 | 11,906.30 miles (19,161.28 km) NE | Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) | Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia | |
| 12 | 11,896.24 miles (19,145.10 km) E | Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) | Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 13 | 11,888.85 miles (19,133.21 km) E | Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 14 | 11,884.51 miles (19,126.21 km) E | Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy | |
| 15 | 11,873.30 miles (19,108.17 km) E | F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX) | Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 2.25 miles (3.62 km) SSE | Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 2 | 7.68 miles (12.35 km) W | Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) | Imperial Beach, California, United States | |
| 3 | 16.24 miles (26.14 km) WNW | NAS North Island (NZY) | San Diego, California, United States | |
| 4 | 16.52 miles (26.58 km) NW | San Diego International Airport (SAN) | San Diego, California, United States | |
| 5 | 17.55 miles (28.24 km) N | Gillespie Field (SEE) | San Diego / El Cajon, California, United States | |
| 6 | 19.21 miles (30.91 km) NNW | Montgomery Field (MYF) | San Diego, California, United States | |
| 7 | 22.47 miles (36.17 km) NNW | MCAS Miramar, (NKX) | San Diego, California, United States | |
| 8 | 42.18 miles (67.88 km) NNW | McClellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) | Carlsbad, California, United States | |
| 9 | 49.55 miles (79.74 km) NNW | Bob Maxwell Field (Oceanside Municipal Airport) (OCN) | Oceanside, California, United States | |
| 10 | 58.05 miles (93.42 km) SSE | Ensenada Airport (ESE) | Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 11 | 60.93 miles (98.06 km) NE | Borrego Valley Airport (BXS) | Borrego Springs, California, United States | |
| 12 | 75.43 miles (121.40 km) NE | Salton Sea Airport (SAS) | Salton City, California, United States | |
| 13 | 78.13 miles (125.74 km) ENE | Naval Air Facility El Centro (NJK) | El Centro, California, United States | |
| 14 | 80.30 miles (129.23 km) N | Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field (HMT) | Hemet, California, United States | |
| 15 | 83.48 miles (134.35 km) ENE | Imperial County Airport (IPL) | Imperial, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,551.14 miles (18,589.71 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,535.69 miles (18,564.85 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,530.31 miles (18,556.19 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,507.00 miles (18,518.67 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,335.51 miles (18,242.70 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,241.88 miles (18,092.00 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,204.11 miles (18,031.23 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,194.32 miles (18,015.46 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,127.00 miles (17,907.12 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,087.06 miles (17,842.84 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,082.72 miles (17,835.87 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,054.76 miles (17,790.86 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,029.27 miles (17,749.85 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 11,027.42 miles (17,746.88 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 11,020.39 miles (17,735.56 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |