Nonstop flight route between Odense, Denmark and Santa Barbara, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(55°28'36"N by 10°19'50"E)
Arrival Airport:
(34°25'33"N by 119°50'25"W)
Distance from ODE to SBA:
5,565.31 miles (8,956.48 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hans Christian Andersen Airport (ODE), Odense, Denmark and Santa Barbara Airport (SBA), Santa Barbara, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,565 miles (or 8,956 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 Hans Christian Andersen Airport and Santa Barbara 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 Hans Christian Andersen Airport and Santa Barbara Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ODE / EKOD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Odense, Denmark |
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°28'36"N by 10°19'50"E |
| Area Served: | Odense, Denmark |
| Operator/Owner: | Odense Lufthavn S.m.b.a. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ODE |
| More Information: | ODE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBA / KSBA |
| Airport Name: | Santa Barbara Airport |
| Location: | Santa Barbara, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°25'33"N by 119°50'25"W |
| Area Served: | Santa Barbara, California |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Santa Barbara |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SBA |
| More Information: | SBA Maps & Info |
Facts about Hans Christian Andersen Airport (ODE):
- In addition to being known as "Hans Christian Andersen Airport", another name for ODE is "Odense Lufthavn".
- Hans Christian Andersen Airport is a small airport servicing the Danish city of Odense.
- Hans Christian Andersen Airport (ODE) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Hans Christian Andersen Airport (ODE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,576 miles (18,630 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In 2006, flights commenced between Odense and northern Italy and in 2007, a route operated from Odense to Nîmes, France.
- Because of Hans Christian Andersen Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Hans Christian Andersen 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 Hans Christian Andersen Airport (ODE) is Sønderborg Airport (SGD), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) SSW of ODE.
Facts about Santa Barbara Airport (SBA):
- Airline flights began in 1932 on Pacific Seaboard Airlines.
- The furthest airport from Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,487 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Until 2002 Santa Barbara Airport was on a mainline jet aircraft route between San Francisco and Los Angeles.
- The closest airport to Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) is Santa Ynez Airport (SQA), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) NW of SBA.
- Because of Santa Barbara Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Barbara 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.
- With the outbreak of WWII the airport became MCAS Santa Barbara in 1942, an aviator training base for the U.S Marines.
- Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) has 3 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.28 miles (66.43 km) SSW | Sønderborg Airport (SGD) | Sønderborg, Denmark |     |
| 2 | 45.05 miles (72.51 km) WSW | Vojens Airport (SKS) | Vojens, Denmark | |
| 3 | 49.48 miles (79.63 km) WNW | Billund Airport (BLL) | Billund, Denmark | |
| 4 | 58.26 miles (93.75 km) N | Aarhus Airport (AAR) | Aarhus, Denmark | |
| 5 | 69.33 miles (111.58 km) SE | Lolland Falster Airport (MRW) | Lolland Falster, Denmark | |
| 6 | 69.64 miles (112.08 km) W | Esbjerg Airport (EBJ) | Esbjerg, Denmark | |
| 7 | 70.81 miles (113.95 km) E | Roskilde Airport (RKE) | Roskilde (near Copenhagen), Denmark | |
| 8 | 73.49 miles (118.27 km) NW | Karup Airport (KRP) | Karup, Denmark | |
| 9 | 76.17 miles (122.58 km) S | Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 10 | 84.66 miles (136.25 km) WNW | Stauning Vestjylland Airport (STA) | Skjern, Denmark | |
| 11 | 86.60 miles (139.37 km) NNW | Skive Airport (SQW) | Skive, Denmark | |
| 12 | 87.61 miles (140.99 km) WSW | Sylt Airport (GWT) | Westerland, Germany | |
| 13 | 91.41 miles (147.11 km) E | Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup (CPH) | Copenhagen (København), Denmark | |
| 14 | 103.94 miles (167.27 km) E | Malmö Harbour Heliport (JMM) | Malmö, Sweden | |
| 15 | 107.74 miles (173.38 km) SSW | Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI) | Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,576.39 miles (18,630.34 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,342.82 miles (18,254.45 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,324.95 miles (18,225.69 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,313.83 miles (18,207.81 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,299.45 miles (18,184.66 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,295.12 miles (18,177.69 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,292.50 miles (18,173.48 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,292.17 miles (18,172.94 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,279.62 miles (18,152.74 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,264.34 miles (18,128.16 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,251.05 miles (18,106.76 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,248.49 miles (18,102.65 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,238.81 miles (18,087.07 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,233.24 miles (18,078.10 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,233.14 miles (18,077.94 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.32 miles (29.48 km) NW | Santa Ynez Airport (SQA) | Santa Ynez, California, United States | |
| 2 | 25.62 miles (41.22 km) S | Santa Cruz Island Airport (SZN) | Santa Barbara, California, United States | |
| 3 | 39.34 miles (63.31 km) ESE | Oxnard Airport (OXR) | Oxnard, California, United States | |
| 4 | 39.34 miles (63.32 km) WNW | Lompoc Airport (LPC) | Lompoc, California, United States | |
| 5 | 44.73 miles (71.99 km) E | Santa Paula Airport (SZP) | Santa Paula, California, United States | |
| 6 | 46.18 miles (74.32 km) ESE | Naval Air Station Point Mugu (NTD) | Point Mugu, California, United States | |
| 7 | 46.50 miles (74.83 km) WNW | Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG) | Lompoc, California, United States | |
| 8 | 47.93 miles (77.14 km) NW | Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX) | Santa Maria, California, United States | |
| 9 | 72.15 miles (116.11 km) NW | San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) | San Luis Obispo, California, United States | |
| 10 | 78.49 miles (126.32 km) E | Van Nuys Airport (VNY) | Van Nuys, California, United States | |
| 11 | 80.53 miles (129.60 km) NW | O'Sullivan Army Heliport (CSL) | Camp San Luis Obispo, California, United States | |
| 12 | 82.21 miles (132.31 km) E | Whiteman Airport (WHP) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| 13 | 82.54 miles (132.84 km) NNE | Meadows Field (BFL) | Bakersfield, California, United States | |
| 14 | 83.15 miles (133.82 km) NNE | Shafter Airport (MIT) | Shafter, California, United States | |
| 15 | 84.26 miles (135.60 km) ESE | Santa Monica Airport (SMO) | Santa Monica, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,486.68 miles (18,485.97 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,459.68 miles (18,442.53 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 3 | 11,458.01 miles (18,439.84 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 11,414.61 miles (18,370.00 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 5 | 11,404.53 miles (18,353.76 km) SSW | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 11,294.07 miles (18,176.00 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,274.76 miles (18,144.92 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,239.45 miles (18,088.10 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,128.93 miles (17,910.23 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,119.71 miles (17,895.39 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,106.03 miles (17,873.38 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,105.43 miles (17,872.41 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,093.78 miles (17,853.67 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 11,079.30 miles (17,830.36 km) SSE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 11,070.95 miles (17,816.93 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |