Nonstop flight route between Makokou, Gabon and San Diego, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Makokou Airport (MKU), Makokou, Gabon and San Diego International Airport (SAN), San Diego, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,458 miles (or 13,612 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 Makokou Airport and San Diego 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 Makokou Airport and San Diego International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKU / FOOK |
Airport Name: | Makokou Airport |
Location: | Makokou, Gabon |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°34'45"N by 12°53'26"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1726 feet (526 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MKU |
More Information: | MKU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SAN / KSAN |
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Location: | San Diego, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°44'0"N by 117°11'22"W |
Area Served: | Greater San Diego |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SAN |
More Information: | SAN Maps & Info |
Facts about Makokou Airport (MKU):
- The closest airport to Makokou Airport (MKU) is Kelle Airport (KEE), which is located 122 miles (197 kilometers) ESE of MKU.
- Makokou Airport (MKU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Makokou Airport (MKU) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Makokou Airport (meaning Makokou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,085 miles (19,449 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
Facts about San Diego International Airport (SAN):
- In addition to being known as "San Diego International Airport", another name for SAN is "Lindbergh Field".
- Because of San Diego International Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at San Diego 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.
- Aircraft do not land at the end of the runway as at most airports, but at a displaced threshold.
- Terrain east and west of the airport greatly impacts the available runway length.
- Public transport is on Metropolitan Transit System bus No.
- The furthest airport from San Diego International Airport (SAN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,540 miles (18,571 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to San Diego International Airport (SAN) is NAS North Island (NZY), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SSW of SAN.
- San Diego International Airport (SAN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Convair had aircraft manufacturing plants near the field and used it for test and delivery flights from 1935 to 1995.