Nonstop flight route between San Antonio, Texas, United States and Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between San Antonio International Airport (SAT), San Antonio, Texas, United States and Ekibastuz (EKB), Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,820 miles (or 10,975 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 Ekibastuz, 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 Ekibastuz. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about San Antonio International Airport (SAT):

• 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 is a commercial airport in San Antonio, Texas, US.
• San Antonio International Airport is owned by the City of San Antonio and operated by the San Antonio Aviation Department.
• Airport officials produce a 30-minute news program about once every quarter.
• In 2011, airport passenger traffic was up 1.7% over 2010.
• On August 1, 2012 both terminals of the airport were evacuated due to a bomb threat called from the parking garage.
• San Antonio International Airport (SAT) has 3 runways.
• 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.
• San Antonio International Airport handled 8,034,720 passengers last year.
• 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.
• 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.
• Public transportation to and from the airport is provided by VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority's Route 5 bus.
• Airport diagram for March 1962

Facts about Ekibastuz (EKB):

• Ekibastuz (EKB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Ekibastuz (EKB) is Pavlodar Airport (PWQ), which is located 90 miles (144 kilometers) ENE of EKB.
• The furthest airport from Ekibastuz (EKB) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 11,065 miles (17,807 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
• Because of Ekibastuz's relatively low elevation of 774 feet, planes can take off or land at Ekibastuz 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.