Nonstop flight route between Pinedale, Wyoming, United States and San Diego, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ralph Wenz Field (PWY), Pinedale, Wyoming, United States and San Diego International Airport (SAN), San Diego, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 803 miles (or 1,292 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 relatively short distance between Ralph Wenz Field and San Diego International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PWY / KPNA |
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| Location: | Pinedale, Wyoming, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°47'44"N by 109°48'25"W |
| Area Served: | Pinedale, Wyoming |
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Pinedale |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7086 feet (2,160 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PWY |
| More Information: | PWY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SAN / KSAN |
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| Location: | San Diego, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°44'0"N by 117°11'22"W |
| Area Served: | Greater San Diego |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SAN |
| More Information: | SAN Maps & Info |
Facts about Ralph Wenz Field (PWY):
- Because of Ralph Wenz Field's high elevation of 7,086 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PWY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PWY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Ralph Wenz Field (PWY) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,796 miles (17,375 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Ralph Wenz Field (PWY) is Miley Memorial Field (BPI), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SW of PWY.
- Ralph Wenz Field (PWY) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ralph Wenz Field", another name for PWY is "PNA".
Facts about San Diego International Airport (SAN):
- Because of San Diego International Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at San Diego 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.
- Convair had aircraft manufacturing plants near the field and used it for test and delivery flights from 1935 to 1995.
- In addition to being known as "San Diego International Airport", another name for SAN is "Lindbergh Field".
- The closest airport to San Diego International Airport (SAN) is NAS North Island (NZY), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SSW of SAN.
- As of December 2012, San Diego International Airport is served by 22 passenger airlines and five cargo airlines which fly nonstop to 54 destinations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Great Britain, and Japan.
- The airport was the first federally certified airfield to serve all aircraft types, including seaplanes.
- The furthest airport from San Diego International Airport (SAN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,540 miles (18,571 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Runway 27, is a localizer-only approach and is unusable for landing when visibility drops below about 2 miles.
- Lindbergh Field does not have standard 1,000 ft runway safety areas at the end of each runway.
- San Diego International Airport (SAN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Inspired by Lindbergh's flight and excited to have made his plane, the city of San Diego passed a bond issue in 1928 for the construction of a two-runway municipal airport.
