Nonstop flight route between San Diego, California, United States and Abbeville, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between San Diego International Airport (SAN), San Diego, California, United States and Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB), Abbeville, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,608 miles (or 9,025 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 Aerodrome Abbeville, 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 Aerodrome Abbeville. 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):

• 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 closest airport to San Diego International Airport (SAN) is NAS North Island (NZY), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SSW of SAN.
• San Diego International Airport (SAN) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "San Diego International Airport", another name for SAN is "Lindbergh Field".
• 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.
• Lindbergh Field does not have standard 1,000 ft runway safety areas at the end of each runway.
• San Diego International Airport is testing a new system of airfield lights called Runway Status Lights for the FAA.
• The Army Air Corps took over the field in 1942, improving it to handle the heavy bombers being manufactured in the region.
• The original terminal was on the north side of the airport and was used until the 1960s.
• 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 Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB):

• Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB) has 3 runways.
• Today most of the airfield has been converted for other uses.
• Abbeville was liberated by Polish troops around 3 September 1944.
• In addition to being known as "Aerodrome Abbeville", other names for XAB include "Aérodrome d'Abbeville - Buigny-Saint-Maclou" and "Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-92".
• The furthest airport from Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,992 miles (19,299 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Aerodrome Abbeville's relatively low elevation of 220 feet, planes can take off or land at Aerodrome Abbeville 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 Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB) is Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport (LTQ), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NNW of XAB.
• The Aerodrome Abbeville or Abbeville Airport, is an airport serving Abbeville and located in Buigny-Saint-Maclou, 4 km north-northeast of Abbeville, both communes of the Somme département in the Picardie région of France.