Nonstop flight route between San Diego, California, United States and Tallinn, Estonia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between San Diego International Airport (SAN), San Diego, California, United States and Tallinn Airport (TLL), Tallinn, Estonia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,709 miles (or 9,188 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 Tallinn 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 Tallinn 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):

• San Diego International Airport is testing a new system of airfield lights called Runway Status Lights for the FAA.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "San Diego International Airport", another name for SAN is "Lindbergh Field".
• Landing at the airport from the east offers closeup views of skyscrapers, Petco Park, and the Coronado Bridge from the left side of the aircraft.
• The Army Air Corps took over the field in 1942, improving it to handle the heavy bombers being manufactured in the region.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Tallinn Airport (TLL):

• The closest airport to Tallinn Airport (TLL) is Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) N of TLL.
• Additional Tallinn Airport GH check-in terminal is located at the Radisson Blu Hotel Tallinn.
• As Tallinn is located nearest to Asia-Pacific of all EU capitals, Tallinn Airport has a major geographical advantage for establishing future long-haul flights between these two regions.
• The construction works of the first cargo terminal, located in the middle of future cargo area on the north side of the airport, were carried out from September 1997 until March 1998.
• In coming years the Airport Museum will be established on the grounds of the airport.
• On 20 March 2013 the airport authorities announced a public procurement for constructing a new hangar complex.
• The furthest airport from Tallinn Airport (TLL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,037 miles (17,763 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Tallinn Airport's relatively low elevation of 131 feet, planes can take off or land at Tallinn 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.
• There are three bus stops at the terminal, which are located on level 0 in front of the arrivals area.
• Since 29 March 2009 the airport is officially known as Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport, in honour of the leader of the Estonian independence movement and second President of Estonia Lennart Meri.
• Tallinn Airport (TLL) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Tallinn Airport", another name for TLL is "Tallinna lennujaam".