Nonstop flight route between San Diego, California, United States and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between San Diego International Airport (SAN), San Diego, California, United States and Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,150 miles (or 14,725 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 San Diego International Airport and Addis Ababa Bole 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 San Diego International Airport and Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about San Diego International Airport (SAN):

• In addition to being known as "San Diego International Airport", another name for SAN is "Lindbergh Field".
• Japan Airlines began service to Tokyo-Narita on December 2, 2012, using the Boeing 787 aircraft.
• Built and operated by the City of San Diego through the sale of municipal bonds to be repaid by airport users, then the San Diego Unified Port District, the airport is now operated by the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority.
• 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.
• Convair had aircraft manufacturing plants near the field and used it for test and delivery flights from 1935 to 1995.
• San Diego International Airport (SAN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Most takeoffs and landings at SAN are from east to west.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD):

• Because of Addis Ababa Bole International Airport's high elevation of 7,656 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ADD. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ADD a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) is Mekane Selam Airport (MKS), which is located 121 miles (194 kilometers) N of ADD.
• In addition to being known as "Addis Ababa Bole International Airport", another name for ADD is "አዲስ አበባ ቦሌ ዓለም አቀፍ አውሮፕላን ማረፊያ".
• Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (meaning Addis Ababa Bole International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,278 miles (19,759 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.