Nonstop flight route between San Antonio, Texas, United States and Skardu, Pakistan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between San Antonio International Airport (SAT), San Antonio, Texas, United States and Skardu Airport (KDU), Skardu, Pakistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,938 miles (or 12,775 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 Skardu 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 Antonio International Airport and Skardu 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 Antonio International Airport (SAT):

• 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 is a commercial airport in San Antonio, Texas, US.
• San Antonio International Airport (SAT) has 3 runways.
• San Antonio International Airport handled 8,034,720 passengers last year.
• 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.
• Airport diagram for March 1962
• 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.
• On November 9, 2010, San Antonio International Airport announced the opening of the brand new Terminal B, which contains 8 gates,.
• 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.
• In 1994 a second Airport Master Plan was developed that would take the airport well into the 21st century.

Facts about Skardu Airport (KDU):

• In addition to being known as "Skardu Airport", another name for KDU is "سکردو ہوائی اڈے".
• The closest airport to Skardu Airport (KDU) is Gilgit Airport (GIL), which is located 79 miles (127 kilometers) WNW of KDU.
• The furthest airport from Skardu Airport (KDU) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,801 miles (18,992 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Skardu Airport (KDU) has 2 runways.
• Because of Skardu Airport's high elevation of 7,316 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KDU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KDU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.