Nonstop flight route between San Diego, California, United States and Reno, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between San Diego International Airport (SAN), San Diego, California, United States and Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO), Reno, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 489 miles (or 787 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 San Diego International Airport and Reno–Tahoe International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | RNO / KRNO |
Airport Name: | Reno–Tahoe International Airport |
Location: | Reno, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°29'57"N by 119°46'5"W |
Area Served: | Reno, Nevada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4415 feet (1,346 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from RNO |
More Information: | RNO Maps & Info |
Facts about San Diego International Airport (SAN):
- The first scheduled jet flights at Lindbergh Field were in 1960, American Airlines Boeing 720s to Phoenix and United Airlines 720s to San Francisco.
- 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.
- Aircraft do not land at the end of the runway as at most airports, but at a displaced threshold.
- 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.
- The top five airlines by market share in 2011 are Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, and Alaska Airlines.
- In January 2008, San Diego International Airport entered the blogosphere with the launch of the first employee blog – the Ambassablog – for a major U.S.
- 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.
Facts about Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO):
- Because of Reno–Tahoe International Airport's high elevation of 4,415 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at RNO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make RNO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Vendors in the airport have changed greatly over the years, following the 1996 renovation, such vendors included Pizza Hut, TCBY and a Cigar Store, Starbucks opened in the concourses in the late 90's and stayed there until the early 2000s.
- These airlines have around 140 flights daily to and from the airport, providing service to 15 cities non-stop and about 31 cities with a same plane one stop flight.
- The closest airport to Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) is Carson Airport (CSN), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) S of RNO.
- The furthest airport from Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,175 miles (17,984 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Reno–Tahoe International Airport handled 3,431,986 passengers last year.
- Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) has 3 runways.
- The first terminal building was completed in time for the 1960 Winter Olympics held in Squaw Valley, California in 1960.