Nonstop flight route between San Felipe de Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic and Sacramento, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gregorio Luper贸n International Airport (POP), San Felipe de Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic and Sacramento International Airport (SMF), Sacramento, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,294 miles (or 5,301 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 Gregorio Luper贸n International Airport and Sacramento 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 Gregorio Luper贸n International Airport and Sacramento 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: | POP / MDPP |
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Location: | San Felipe de Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic |
GPS Coordinates: | 19掳45'28"N by 70掳34'11"W |
Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI S.A. (Aerodom) |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from POP |
More Information: | POP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMF / KSMF |
Airport Name: | Sacramento International Airport |
Location: | Sacramento, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38掳41'44"N by 121掳35'26"W |
Area Served: | Sacramento, California |
Operator/Owner: | County of Sacramento |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SMF |
More Information: | SMF Maps & Info |
Facts about Gregorio Luper贸n International Airport (POP):
- Gregorio Luper贸n International Airport (POP) currently has only 1 runway.
- Gregorio Luper贸n International Airport handled 744,754 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Gregorio Luper贸n International Airport (POP) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to Gregorio Luper贸n International Airport (meaning Gregorio Luper贸n International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,091 miles (19,458 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Gregorio Luper贸n International Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Gregorio Luper贸n 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 addition to being known as "Gregorio Luper贸n International Airport", another name for POP is "Aeropuerto Internacional Gregorio Luper贸n".
- The closest airport to Gregorio Luper贸n International Airport (POP) is Cibao International Airport (STI), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) S of POP.
Facts about Sacramento International Airport (SMF):
- The Terminal A Parking Garage opened September 23, 2004.
- The closest airport to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) is Sacramento Airport McClellan Airfield (MCC), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) E of SMF.
- The furthest airport from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) is T么lanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,280 miles (18,154 kilometers) away in T么lanaro, Madagascar.
- Sacramento International Airport is a public airport 10 miles northwest of downtown Sacramento, in Sacramento County, California.
- Sacramento International Airport (SMF) has 2 runways.
- Sacramento International Airport handled 8,910,570 passengers last year.
- California Pacific Airlines hopes to fly between Sacramento and Carlsbad in southern California in 2013.
- On July 6, 2013 the airport was one of ten airports that hosted flights diverted from San Francisco International Airport after Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crashed short of the runway.
- Because of Sacramento International Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Sacramento 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.