Nonstop flight route between San Diego, California, United States and Málaga, Spain:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Montgomery Field (MYF), San Diego, California, United States and Málaga Airport (AGP), Málaga, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,964 miles (or 9,598 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 Montgomery Field and Málaga 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 Montgomery Field and Málaga Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Montgomery Field (MYF):

• Because of Montgomery Field's relatively low elevation of 427 feet, planes can take off or land at Montgomery Field 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.
• In addition to being known as "Montgomery Field", another name for MYF is "Gibbs AF Auxiliary Field".
• The closest airport to Montgomery Field (MYF) is MCAS Miramar, (NKX), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) N of MYF.
• The furthest airport from Montgomery Field (MYF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,534 miles (18,562 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The airport opened in July 1940 as "Gibbs Field" as an all-way clay and gravel surface airfield.
• Montgomery Field (MYF) has 3 runways.

Facts about Málaga Airport (AGP):

• The furthest airport from Málaga Airport (AGP) is Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV), which is nearly antipodal to Málaga Airport (meaning Málaga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coromandel Aerodrome), and is located 12,429 miles (20,002 kilometers) away in Coromandel, New Zealand.
• Málaga Airport is one of the oldest Spanish airports that has stayed in its original location.
• Because of Málaga Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Málaga 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.
• Málaga Airport (AGP) has 2 runways.
• The single runway was extended in the 1960s, and a new terminal was erected in the centre of the site.
• Málaga Airport is the busiest international airport of Andalucia, accounting for 85 percent of the region non-domestic traffic.
• In addition to being known as "Málaga Airport", another name for AGP is "Aeropuerto de Malaga".
• The closest airport to Málaga Airport (AGP) is Granada Airport (GRX), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) NE of AGP.
• In March 2007, Clickair opened a base at Málaga after announcing a new route to Barcelona.
• Development work was completed on the terminal in 2008.
• Málaga Airport handled 12,922,403 passengers last year.
• On 15 March 2010, the new Terminal 3 was completed.
• On 10 September 2010, the suburban railway station at Málaga Airport was opened, providing access to catch a train to Málaga from Terminal 3.