Nonstop flight route between Owensboro, Kentucky, United States and St. Moritz / Samedan, Switzerland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Owensboro-Daviess County Airport (OWB), Owensboro, Kentucky, United States and Samedan Airport (SMV), St. Moritz / Samedan, Switzerland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,686 miles (or 7,542 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 Owensboro-Daviess County Airport and Samedan 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 Owensboro-Daviess County Airport and Samedan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OWB / KOWB |
Airport Name: | Owensboro-Daviess County Airport |
Location: | Owensboro, Kentucky, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°44'20"N by 87°10'0"W |
Area Served: | Owensboro, Kentucky |
Operator/Owner: | Owensboro City & Daviess County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 407 feet (124 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from OWB |
More Information: | OWB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMV / LSZS |
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Location: | St. Moritz / Samedan, Switzerland |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°32'2"N by 9°53'2"E |
Area Served: | St. Moritz, Switzerland |
Airport Type: | Public and military |
Elevation: | 5600 feet (1,707 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SMV |
More Information: | SMV Maps & Info |
Facts about Owensboro-Daviess County Airport (OWB):
- Owensboro-Daviess County Airport (OWB) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Owensboro-Daviess County Airport (OWB) is Evansville Regional Airport (EVV), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) NW of OWB.
- Because of Owensboro-Daviess County Airport's relatively low elevation of 407 feet, planes can take off or land at Owensboro-Daviess 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.
- RegionsAir operating as AmericanConnection provided flights to St.
- The furthest airport from Owensboro-Daviess County Airport (OWB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,165 miles (17,969 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Owensboro-Daviess County Airport covers an area of 826 acres at an elevation of 407 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Samedan Airport (SMV):
- The furthest airport from Samedan Airport (SMV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Samedan Airport (meaning Samedan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,075 miles (19,433 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The airport has one runway designated 03/21 with an asphalt pavement measuring 1800 x 40 metres.
- The closest airport to Samedan Airport (SMV) is Lugano Airport (LUG), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SW of SMV.
- Because of Samedan Airport's high elevation of 5,600 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SMV. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SMV a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Samedan Airport (SMV) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Samedan Airport", another name for SMV is "Flughafen Engadin".
- The airport was used as one of the locations for filming "Where Eagles Dare".