Nonstop flight route between Lincoln, Nebraska, United States and Santa Monica, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lincoln Airport (LNK), Lincoln, Nebraska, United States and Santa Monica Airport (SMO), Santa Monica, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,276 miles (or 2,054 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 Lincoln Airport and Santa Monica Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LNK / KLNK |
| Airport Name: | Lincoln Airport |
| Location: | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°51'3"N by 96°45'33"W |
| Area Served: | Southeastern and central Nebraska |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Lincoln |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 1219 feet (372 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LNK |
| More Information: | LNK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMO / KSMO |
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| Location: | Santa Monica, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°0'56"N by 118°27'5"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Santa Monica |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 177 feet (54 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SMO |
| More Information: | SMO Maps & Info |
Facts about Lincoln Airport (LNK):
- Lincoln Airport was featured in the 2013 Walt Disney Pictures movie - Planes.
- The closest airport to Lincoln Airport (LNK) is Beatrice Municipal Airport (BIE), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) S of LNK.
- ExpressJet operating as United Express currently operates Embraer ERJ-145 regional jet flights to Chicago and Denver on behalf of United Airlines.
- Today a portion of Lincoln Airport is now home to the Nebraska Air National Guard's 155th Air Refueling Wing, an Air Mobility Command -gained Air National Guard unit flying the KC-135R Stratotanker.
- Lincoln Airport (LNK) has 3 runways.
- In 2005, Northwest Airlines offered service to Memphis, but discontinued the route within nine months.
- The furthest airport from Lincoln Airport (LNK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,635 miles (17,115 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Santa Monica Airport (SMO):
- The closest airport to Santa Monica Airport (SMO) is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) SSE of SMO.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Monica Airport", other names for SMO include "Santa Monica Municipal Airport" and "Clover Field".
- Santa Monica Airport (SMO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition, there are numerous recommended noise abatement procedures and limitations that have been incorporated into the Airport’s Fly Neighborly Program and included in the program’s outreach materials.
- On August 1, 2005, the Santa Monica City Council implemented a revised landing fee program for all transient aircraft based on a uniform rate of $2.07 per 1000 pounds of Maximum Certificated Gross Landing Weight.
- Because of Santa Monica Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Monica 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.
- Clover Field was once the site of the Army's 40th Division Aviation, 115th Observation Squadron and became a Distribution Center after World War II.
- The furthest airport from Santa Monica Airport (SMO) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,484 miles (18,481 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
