Nonstop flight route between San Antonio, Texas, United States and Beirut, Lebanon:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between San Antonio International Airport (SAT), San Antonio, Texas, United States and Beirut Air Base (BEY), Beirut, Lebanon would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,127 miles (or 11,470 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 Antonio International Airport and Beirut Air Base, 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 Antonio International Airport and Beirut Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about San Antonio International Airport (SAT):

• San Antonio International Airport is owned by the City of San Antonio and operated by the San Antonio Aviation Department.
• On November 9, 2010, Terminal 2 closed, and the new Terminal B was opened.
• Because of San Antonio International Airport's relatively low elevation of 809 feet, planes can take off or land at San Antonio 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.
• San Antonio International Airport (SAT) has 3 runways.
• San Antonio International Airport is a commercial airport in San Antonio, Texas, US.
• The furthest airport from San Antonio International Airport (SAT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,114 miles (17,886 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to San Antonio International Airport (SAT) is Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) E of SAT.
• San Antonio International Airport was founded in 1941 when the City of San Antonio purchased 1,200 acres of undeveloped land that, at the time, were north of the city limits for a project to be called "San Antonio Municipal Airport." World War II Wartime needs meant the unfinished airport was pressed into federal government service.
• San Antonio International Airport handled 8,034,720 passengers last year.
• San Antonio closed the end of the 20th century with over 3.5 million passenger boardings in 1999.
• From February to September 2006, the airport was a "focus city" for United Airlines with flights to 12 cities in conjunction with their partner Trans States Airlines.
• In 1975 the city adopted its first Airport Master Plan with plans for a new 1,300 space parking garage and a new 360,000 sq ft Terminal.
• The longest flight from San Antonio International Airport is to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, a distance of 1,776 miles, with an average duration of 4 hours 7 minutes.

Facts about Beirut Air Base (BEY):

• In addition to being known as "Beirut Air Base", another name for BEY is "قاعدة بيروت الجوية".
• After the formation of the air force, the Beirut Air Base was established in 1950.
• Because of Beirut Air Base's relatively low elevation of 87 feet, planes can take off or land at Beirut Air Base 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 furthest airport from Beirut Air Base (BEY) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,547 miles (18,582 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Beirut Air Base (BEY) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Beirut Air Base (BEY) is Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) S of BEY.