Nonstop flight route between Gökçeada, Turkey and San Francisco, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gökçeada Airport (GKD), Gökçeada, Turkey and San Francisco International Airport (SFO), San Francisco, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,697 miles (or 10,777 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 Gökçeada Airport and San Francisco International 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 Gökçeada Airport and San Francisco International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gökçeada Airport (GKD):

• Gökçeada Airport (GKD) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Gökçeada Airport's relatively low elevation of 73 feet, planes can take off or land at Gökçeada 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 Gökçeada Airport (GKD) is Çanakkale Airport (CKZ), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) E of GKD.
• The furthest airport from Gökçeada Airport (GKD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,267 miles (18,132 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Gökçeada Airport", another name for GKD is "Gökçeada Havalimanı".

Facts about San Francisco International Airport (SFO):

• Since the mid-2000s recovery at SFO has been evident.
• The first international nonstops were ANA/BCPA DC-4s to Vancouver in 1946-47.
• San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has 4 runways.
• The furthest airport from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,365 miles (18,290 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Terminal 2, formerly known as the "Central Terminal," opened in 1954 as the main airport terminal.
• The closest airport to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip (HAF), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) SW of SFO.
• San Francisco International Airport handled 44,477,209 passengers last year.
• On July 14, 2008, SFO was voted Best International Airport in North America for 2008 in the World Airports Survey by Skytrax.
• Because of San Francisco International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at San Francisco 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.
• The San Francisco International Airport BART station, located in Parking Garage G of the International Terminal, is the only direct rail link between the airport, the city of San Francisco, and the general Bay Area.
• San Francisco International Airport is an international airport located 13 miles south of downtown San Francisco, California, near Millbrae and San Bruno in unincorporated San Mateo County.