Nonstop flight route between Höfn, Iceland and Santa Paula, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hornafjörður Airport (HFN), Höfn, Iceland and Santa Paula Airport (SZP), Santa Paula, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,491 miles (or 7,227 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 Hornafjörður Airport and Santa Paula 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 Hornafjörður Airport and Santa Paula Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HFN / BIHN | 
| Airport Name: | Hornafjörður Airport | 
| Location: | Höfn, Iceland | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 64°17'44"N by 15°13'37"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Isavia | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HFN | 
| More Information: | HFN Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SZP / KSZP | 
| Airport Name: | Santa Paula Airport | 
| Location: | Santa Paula, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°20'48"N by 119°3'42"W | 
| Area Served: | Santa Paula, California | 
| Operator/Owner: | Santa Paula Airport Association | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 243 feet (74 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SZP | 
| More Information: | SZP Maps & Info | 
Facts about Hornafjörður Airport (HFN):
- The closest airport to Hornafjörður Airport (HFN) is Egilsstaðir Airport (EGS), which is located 72 miles (117 kilometers) NNE of HFN.
 - Because of Hornafjörður Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Hornafjörður 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.
 - Hornafjörður Airport (HFN) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Hornafjörður Airport (HFN) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,228 miles (18,070 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
 
Facts about Santa Paula Airport (SZP):
- Today Santa Paula Airport is a non-towered facility handling approximately 97,000 arrivals and/or departures a year, and is home to over 309 individual aircraft.
 - The furthest airport from Santa Paula Airport (SZP) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,476 miles (18,469 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
 - The closest airport to Santa Paula Airport (SZP) is Oxnard Airport (OXR), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SW of SZP.
 - For the 12-month period ending December 8, 2011, the airport had 97,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 265 per day.
 - Santa Paula Airport (SZP) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The airport as seen from Runway 4.
 - Because of Santa Paula Airport's relatively low elevation of 243 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Paula 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.
 
