Nonstop flight route between San Diego, California, United States and Ankara, Turkey:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between San Diego International Airport (SAN), San Diego, California, United States and Esenboğa International Airport (ESB), Ankara, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,054 miles (or 11,352 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 Esenboğa 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 Esenboğa 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: | 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ESB / LTAC |
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Location: | Ankara, Turkey |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°7'41"N by 32°59'41"E |
Area Served: | Ankara, Turkey |
Operator/Owner: | TAV Airports |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3125 feet (953 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ESB |
More Information: | ESB Maps & Info |
Facts about San Diego International Airport (SAN):
- Convair had aircraft manufacturing plants near the field and used it for test and delivery flights from 1935 to 1995.
- 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.
- Most takeoffs and landings at SAN are from east to west.
- Runway 27, is a localizer-only approach and is unusable for landing when visibility drops below about 2 miles.
- Japan Airlines began service to Tokyo-Narita on December 2, 2012, using the Boeing 787 aircraft.
- San Diego International Airport (SAN) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "San Diego International Airport", another name for SAN is "Lindbergh Field".
- The Army Air Corps took over the field in 1942, improving it to handle the heavy bombers being manufactured in the region.
Facts about Esenboğa International Airport (ESB):
- The airport is located northeast of Ankara, 28 km from the center.
- A combined domestic and international terminal has recently opened, on October 2006, following two years of construction works.
- The furthest airport from Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,188 miles (18,005 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Esenboğa International Airport", another name for ESB is "Esenboğa Uluslararası Havalimanı".
- Esenboğa International Airport handled 10,900,000 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) is Kastamonu Airport (KFS), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) NNE of ESB.