Nonstop flight route between Ostrava, Czech Republic and Oakland (near San Francisco), California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR), Ostrava, Czech Republic and Oakland International Airport (OAK), Oakland (near San Francisco), California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,930 miles (or 9,544 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 Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava and Oakland 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 Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava and Oakland International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR):

• Construction of a new terminal started in July 2005.
• The closest airport to Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) is Žilina Airport (ILZ), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) SE of OSR.
• The airport is open 24 hours daily.
• Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The NATO Days in Ostrava, a military air show, takes place at the airport since 2003.
• In addition to being known as "Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava", another name for OSR is "Letiště Leoše Janáčka Ostrava".
• The furthest airport from Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,638 miles (18,730 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava's relatively low elevation of 844 feet, planes can take off or land at Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava 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.
• Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava handled 288,393 passengers last year.

Facts about Oakland International Airport (OAK):

• The top five airlines by passenger count between February 2012 – January 2013 were Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Allegiant, Skywest.
• The closest airport to Oakland International Airport (OAK) is Hayward Executive Airport (HWD), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SE of OAK.
• Boeing Air Transport began scheduled flights to Oakland in December 1927.
• Because of Oakland International Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Oakland 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.
• In August 2010, Mexicana Airlines suspended all its flights out of the airport and its other destinations indefinitely until further notice due to financial problems.
• Oakland International Airport began a $300 million expansion and renovation project in 2004, including adding five gates in Terminal 2.
• In 2008 OAK completed its $300 million Terminal Improvement Program, with projects that added a new concourse with five more gates and waiting areas expanded ticketing, security and baggage claim facilities added new utilities and improved terminal access and eased congestion in front of the terminals through a new roadway and curbside system.
• Oakland International Airport is a public airport five miles south of downtown Oakland, in Alameda County, California, United States.
• Oakland International Airport (OAK) has 4 runways.
• The furthest airport from Oakland International Airport (OAK) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,354 miles (18,273 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• For the airport in Oakland County, Michigan, see Oakland County International Airport.