Nonstop flight route between Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States and Santa Maria, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fond du Lac County Airport (FLD), Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States and Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX), Santa Maria, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,802 miles (or 2,900 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 Fond du Lac County Airport and Santa Maria Public Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FLD / KFLD |
| Airport Name: | Fond du Lac County Airport |
| Location: | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°46'15"N by 88°29'17"W |
| Area Served: | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin |
| Operator/Owner: | Fond du Lac County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 808 feet (246 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FLD |
| More Information: | FLD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMX / KSMX |
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| Location: | Santa Maria, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°53'56"N by 120°27'26"W |
| Area Served: | Santa Maria, California |
| Operator/Owner: | Santa Maria Public Airport District |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 261 feet (80 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SMX |
| More Information: | SMX Maps & Info |
Facts about Fond du Lac County Airport (FLD):
- Because of Fond du Lac County Airport's relatively low elevation of 808 feet, planes can take off or land at Fond du Lac County 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.
- The closest airport to Fond du Lac County Airport (FLD) is Wittman Regional Airport (OSH), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NNW of FLD.
- Fond du Lac County Airport (FLD) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Fond du Lac County Airport (FLD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,004 miles (17,709 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Fond du Lac County Airport is a public airport located one mile west of the central business district of Fond du Lac, a city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States.
Facts about Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX):
- Because of Santa Maria Public Airport's relatively low elevation of 261 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Maria Public 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.
- The closest airport to Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX) is Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SSW of SMX.
- Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Maria Public Airport", another name for SMX is "Capt. G. Allan Hancock FieldSanta Maria Army Airfield".
- The extended primary runway at Santa Maria is paved to 8,004 feet, giving the airport the longest civil runway between Los Angeles and San Francisco on the central coast and Vandenberg AFB's runway are longer).
- The furthest airport from Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,466 miles (18,453 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- After the war Santa Barbara County and the city of Santa Maria acquired the land and facilities through two grants in 1948.
