Nonstop flight route between Oroville, California, United States and Cockburn Town, San Salvador Island, Bahamas:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE), Oroville, California, United States and San Salvador Airport (ZSA), Cockburn Town, San Salvador Island, Bahamas would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,926 miles (or 4,709 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 Oroville Municipal Airport and San Salvador 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 Oroville Municipal Airport and San Salvador Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OVE / KOVE |
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| Location: | Oroville, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°29'16"N by 121°37'19"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Oroville |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 192 feet (59 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OVE |
| More Information: | OVE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZSA / MYSM |
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| Location: | Cockburn Town, San Salvador Island, Bahamas |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°3'47"N by 74°31'26"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZSA |
| More Information: | ZSA Maps & Info |
Facts about Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE):
- In 1936, the City of Oroville acquired 188 acres of grazing land for use as a municipal airport.
- The closest airport to Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE) is Chico Municipal Airport (CIC), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NNW of OVE.
- In 1945 Oroville AAF was listed as “temporarily inactive” under assignment to Air Technical Service Command and was later classified as surplus.
- Three main apron areas exist on the airfield.
- In addition to being known as "Oroville Municipal Airport", another name for OVE is "Oroville Army Airfield".
- The furthest airport from Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,238 miles (18,086 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE) has 2 runways.
- Because of Oroville Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 192 feet, planes can take off or land at Oroville Municipal 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.
Facts about San Salvador Airport (ZSA):
- San Salvador Airport (ZSA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of San Salvador Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at San Salvador 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 addition to being known as "San Salvador Airport", another name for ZSA is "Cockburn Town Airport".
- The furthest airport from San Salvador Airport (ZSA) is Carnarvon Airport (CVQ), which is located 11,918 miles (19,181 kilometers) away in Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to San Salvador Airport (ZSA) is New Bight Airport (NET), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) WNW of ZSA.
