Nonstop flight route between Novato, California, United States and San Juan, Puerto Rico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Marin County Airport (NOT), Novato, California, United States and Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU), San Juan, Puerto Rico would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,638 miles (or 5,855 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 Marin County Airport and Luis Muñoz Marín 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 Marin County Airport and Luis Muñoz Marín 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: | NOT / KDVO |
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Location: | Novato, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°8'36"N by 122°33'21"W |
Operator/Owner: | Marin County |
Elevation: | 2 feet (1 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NOT |
More Information: | NOT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SJU / TJSJ |
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Location: | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°26'21"N by 66°0'6"W |
Area Served: | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Operator/Owner: | Puerto Rico Ports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SJU |
More Information: | SJU Maps & Info |
Facts about Marin County Airport (NOT):
- The Wrights original privately owned airport had a dirt runway and was just west of the current airport, in what is now a grassy field.
- The closest airport to Marin County Airport (NOT) is Napa County Airport (APC), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) ENE of NOT.
- Gnoss Field is known to local pilots and flight instructors as an excellent airport to practice crosswind landings, especially during afternoons in the late spring and summer when the west wind picks up.
- Marin County Airport (NOT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Stol Air Commuter operated flights between the airfield and San Francisco International Airport during the 1970s.
- The airport was opened by the Wright family just after World War II to serve the thousands of ex-military pilots expected to be flying after the war.
- Because of Marin County Airport's relatively low elevation of 2 feet, planes can take off or land at Marin County 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 furthest airport from Marin County Airport (NOT) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,343 miles (18,254 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In addition to being known as "Marin County Airport", other names for NOT include "Gnoss Field" and "DVO".
Facts about Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU):
- As of 2013, Agustín Arellano, CEO of Aerostar Airport Holdings, LLC, operator of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, announced major upgrades that have begun taking place.
- Because of Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Luis Muñoz Marín 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.
- Until 1955, the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport was the main international airport of Puerto Rico.
- The closest airport to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) is Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) W of SJU.
- Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (meaning Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,246 miles (19,708 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport serves as the Caribbean hub for Cape Air, Air Sunshine, and Seaborne Airlines, as well as a focus city for JetBlue Airways.
- In addition to being known as "Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport", another name for SJU is "Aeropuerto Internacional Luis Muñoz Marín".
- Over $400 million was used to expand the airport facilities through 2011.