Nonstop flight route between Sacramento, California, United States and Santa Ana, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sacramento Executive Airport (SAC), Sacramento, California, United States and John Wayne Airport (SNA), Santa Ana, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 391 miles (or 629 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 Sacramento Executive Airport and John Wayne Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SAC / KSAC |
Airport Name: | Sacramento Executive Airport |
Location: | Sacramento, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°30'45"N by 121°29'35"W |
Operator/Owner: | Sacramento County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from SAC |
More Information: | SAC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SNA / KSNA |
Airport Name: | John Wayne Airport |
Location: | Santa Ana, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°40'32"N by 117°52'5"W |
Area Served: | Orange County, California |
Operator/Owner: | Orange County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SNA |
More Information: | SNA Maps & Info |
Facts about Sacramento Executive Airport (SAC):
- The closest airport to Sacramento Executive Airport (SAC) is Sacramento Mather Airport (MHR), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ENE of SAC.
- The furthest airport from Sacramento Executive Airport (SAC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,287 miles (18,165 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Sacramento Executive Airport (SAC) has 3 runways.
- Because of Sacramento Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Sacramento Executive 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.
- Executive Airport has always been an asset to the Sacramento area.
Facts about John Wayne Airport (SNA):
- John Wayne Airport (SNA) has 2 runways.
- A statue of the airport's namesake welcomes passengers in the arrivals area on the lower level.
- The closest airport to John Wayne Airport (SNA) is MCAS El Toro (NZJ), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) E of SNA.
- In 1926, Eddie Martin was finally able to acquire a hangar for his airport, a portable wooden building which sold for $350.
- Terminal C opened in November 2011 and added seven new gates, a dedicated commuter gate area and new eateries and retail.
- Because of John Wayne Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at John Wayne 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.
- During the 1950s, the only airline flights were Bonanza's few flights between Los Angeles and Phoenix, via San Diego.
- The furthest airport from John Wayne Airport (SNA) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,490 miles (18,491 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- In 1990, the Thomas F.
- The main runway, at 5,701 feet, is the shortest of any major airport in the United States, and passenger airliners at the airport have never been larger than the Boeing 757.