Nonstop flight route between Greenville, South Carolina, United States and San Tomé, Venezuela:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU), Greenville, South Carolina, United States and San Tomé Airport (SOM), San Tomé, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,128 miles (or 3,424 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 Greenville Downtown Airport and San Tomé Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GMU / KGMU |
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Location: | Greenville, South Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°50'53"N by 82°20'59"W |
Area Served: | Greenville, South Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | Greenville Airport Commission |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1048 feet (319 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GMU |
More Information: | GMU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SOM / SVST |
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Location: | San Tomé, Venezuela |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°56'43"N by 64°9'3"W |
Area Served: | El Tigre, Venezuela |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 837 feet (255 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SOM |
More Information: | SOM Maps & Info |
Facts about Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU):
- The furthest airport from Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,441 miles (18,413 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Greenville Downtown Airport", another name for GMU is "(Greenville Municipal Airport)".
- The closest airport to Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) is Donaldson Center Airport (GDC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSW of GMU.
- Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) has 2 runways.
- Greenville Downtown Airport covers an area of 385 acres at an elevation of 1,048 feet above mean sea level.
- GMU opened in 1928 and was initially named Greenville Municipal Airport.
- In 1954 Charles Lindbergh dedicated the new terminal.
Facts about San Tomé Airport (SOM):
- In addition to being known as "San Tomé Airport", another name for SOM is "Aeropuerto Don Edmundo Barrios".
- The furthest airport from San Tomé Airport (SOM) is Selaparang Airport (AMI), which is nearly antipodal to San Tomé Airport (meaning San Tomé Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Selaparang Airport), and is located 12,405 miles (19,964 kilometers) away in Mataram, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to San Tomé Airport (SOM) is El Tigre Airport (ELX), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SSW of SOM.
- San Tomé Airport (SOM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of San Tomé Airport's relatively low elevation of 837 feet, planes can take off or land at San Tomé 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.