Nonstop flight route between Medan, Indonesia and San Salvador, El Salvador:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kualanamu International Airport (KNO), Medan, Indonesia and Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport (SAL), San Salvador, El Salvador would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,138 miles (or 17,924 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 Kualanamu International Airport and Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero 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 Kualanamu International Airport and Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero 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 Kualanamu International Airport (KNO):

• In addition to being known as "Kualanamu International Airport", other names for KNO include "Kualanamu International Airport (Medan)" and "Bandar Udara Internasional Kualanamu".
• The furthest airport from Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) is Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP), which is nearly antipodal to Kualanamu International Airport (meaning Kualanamu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport), and is located 12,385 miles (19,931 kilometers) away in Tumbes, Peru.
• Polonia airport was the site of several crashes.
• It contains a 3,750 x 60 m runway, also another parallel taxi-way 3,750 m and 2,000 m that can accommodate wide-body aircraft, including the Airbus A380.
• Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is Indonesia's second largest, after Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, with a 224,298 m² passengers terminal and will eventually have a capacity of 50 million passengers, a figure if realised today would place the airport in the top 10 busiest by passenger numbers in the world, although by the time this figure is achieved it is likely that there will be many airports carrying more passengers.
• A state-owned bus company DAMRI operates services to the airport since the airport started operating.
• Train services is provided by Railink, a joint venture between Angkasa Pura II and Indonesian Railway.
• Because of Kualanamu International Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Kualanamu 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 closest airport to Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) is Polonia International Airport (MES), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) WSW of KNO.

Facts about Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport (SAL):

• Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport (SAL) has 2 runways.
• Since 1998 when the first expansion of the airport occurred, the airport has been suffering form saturation in areas of check-in, screening, immigration and baggage at the Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport as it continues to serve more than 2 million passengers arrive each year.
• The document credits the Salvadoran airport terminal compliance with all safety regulations issued under the Civil Aviation Organisation, on fire control and health care, removal of rubber from the runways, lights and safety signs.
• The furthest airport from Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport (SAL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport (meaning Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,031 miles (19,362 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• With 2,076,258 passengers in 2008, it is the busiest airport in El Salvador and third-busiest in Central America by passenger traffic.
• Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport serves as the Main hub for TACA Airlines, now Avianca Airlines and Salvadoran airline, Veca Airlines which will begin their operations in June 2014.
• Because of Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport's relatively low elevation of 102 feet, planes can take off or land at Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero 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 airport has a main runway 3,200 m × 45 m, with an effective running surface of 45 m and 7.5 m shoulders.
• The closest airport to Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport (SAL) is Marcala Airport (MRJ), which is located 84 miles (136 kilometers) NE of SAL.
• Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport, is an airport located about 50 km from San Salvador in El Salvador.
• The airport's modern facilities include duty-free shops, fast food and full-service restaurants, bars, air conditioned areas, tourist facilities, car rental, and spacious waiting rooms.
• In addition to being known as "Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport", another name for SAL is "Comalapa International Airport".