Nonstop flight route between Santa Barbara, California, United States and Club Makokola, Malawi:
Departure Airport:
(34°25'33"N by 119°50'25"W)
Arrival Airport:
(14°18'24"S by 35°7'58"E)
Distance from SBA to CMK:
10,347.50 miles (16,652.65 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Santa Barbara Airport (SBA), Santa Barbara, California, United States and Club Makokola Airport (CMK), Club Makokola, Malawi would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,348 miles (or 16,653 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 Santa Barbara Airport and Club Makokola 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 Santa Barbara Airport and Club Makokola Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBA / KSBA |
| Airport Name: | Santa Barbara Airport |
| Location: | Santa Barbara, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°25'33"N by 119°50'25"W |
| Area Served: | Santa Barbara, California |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Santa Barbara |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SBA |
| More Information: | SBA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CMK / FWCM |
| Airport Name: | Club Makokola Airport |
| Location: | Club Makokola, Malawi |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°18'24"S by 35°7'58"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from CMK |
| More Information: | CMK Maps & Info |
Facts about Santa Barbara Airport (SBA):
- As airplane manufacturing grew in the late 1930s that airstrip developed into an airfield.
- Until 2002 Santa Barbara Airport was on a mainline jet aircraft route between San Francisco and Los Angeles.
- It is near the University of California, Santa Barbara and the city of Goleta.
- The furthest airport from Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,487 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) has 3 runways.
- Because of Santa Barbara Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) is Santa Ynez Airport (SQA), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) NW of SBA.
- With the outbreak of WWII the airport became MCAS Santa Barbara in 1942, an aviator training base for the U.S Marines.
Facts about Club Makokola Airport (CMK):
- The closest airport to Club Makokola Airport (CMK) is Monkey Bay Airport (MYZ), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) NW of CMK.
- The furthest airport from Club Makokola Airport (CMK) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,667 miles (18,777 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.32 miles (29.48 km) NW | Santa Ynez Airport (SQA) | Santa Ynez, California, United States |     |
| 2 | 25.62 miles (41.22 km) S | Santa Cruz Island Airport (SZN) | Santa Barbara, California, United States | |
| 3 | 39.34 miles (63.31 km) ESE | Oxnard Airport (OXR) | Oxnard, California, United States | |
| 4 | 39.34 miles (63.32 km) WNW | Lompoc Airport (LPC) | Lompoc, California, United States | |
| 5 | 44.73 miles (71.99 km) E | Santa Paula Airport (SZP) | Santa Paula, California, United States | |
| 6 | 46.18 miles (74.32 km) ESE | Naval Air Station Point Mugu (NTD) | Point Mugu, California, United States | |
| 7 | 46.50 miles (74.83 km) WNW | Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG) | Lompoc, California, United States | |
| 8 | 47.93 miles (77.14 km) NW | Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX) | Santa Maria, California, United States | |
| 9 | 72.15 miles (116.11 km) NW | San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) | San Luis Obispo, California, United States | |
| 10 | 78.49 miles (126.32 km) E | Van Nuys Airport (VNY) | Van Nuys, California, United States | |
| 11 | 80.53 miles (129.60 km) NW | O'Sullivan Army Heliport (CSL) | Camp San Luis Obispo, California, United States | |
| 12 | 82.21 miles (132.31 km) E | Whiteman Airport (WHP) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| 13 | 82.54 miles (132.84 km) NNE | Meadows Field (BFL) | Bakersfield, California, United States | |
| 14 | 83.15 miles (133.82 km) NNE | Shafter Airport (MIT) | Shafter, California, United States | |
| 15 | 84.26 miles (135.60 km) ESE | Santa Monica Airport (SMO) | Santa Monica, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,486.68 miles (18,485.97 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,459.68 miles (18,442.53 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 3 | 11,458.01 miles (18,439.84 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 11,414.61 miles (18,370.00 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 5 | 11,404.53 miles (18,353.76 km) SSW | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 11,294.07 miles (18,176.00 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,274.76 miles (18,144.92 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,239.45 miles (18,088.10 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,128.93 miles (17,910.23 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,119.71 miles (17,895.39 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,106.03 miles (17,873.38 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,105.43 miles (17,872.41 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,093.78 miles (17,853.67 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 11,079.30 miles (17,830.36 km) SSE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 11,070.95 miles (17,816.93 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 21.03 miles (33.85 km) NW | Monkey Bay Airport (MYZ) | Monkey Bay, Malawi | |
| 2 | 52.93 miles (85.19 km) NW | Salima Airport (LMB) | Salima, Malawi | |
| 3 | 71.94 miles (115.77 km) N | Lichinga Airport (VXC) | Lichinga, Mozambique | |
| 4 | 95.38 miles (153.51 km) S | Chileka International Airport (BLZ) | Blantyre, Malawi | |
| 5 | 97.42 miles (156.79 km) WNW | Lilongwe International Airport Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) | Lilongwe, Malawi | |
| 6 | 99.77 miles (160.56 km) ESE | Cuamba Airport (FXO) | Cuamba, Mozambique | |
| 7 | 143.05 miles (230.21 km) NW | Kasungu Airport (KBQ) | Kasungu, Malawi | |
| 8 | 159.34 miles (256.43 km) SW | Chingozi Airport (TCV) | Tete, Mozambique | |
| 9 | 159.34 miles (256.43 km) SW | Chingozi Airport (TET) | Tete, Mozambique | |
| 10 | 178.41 miles (287.13 km) WNW | Chipata Airport (CIP) | Chipata, Zambia | |
| 11 | 211.68 miles (340.67 km) NNW | Mzuzu Airport (ZZU) | Mzuzu, Malawi | |
| 12 | 226.39 miles (364.33 km) WNW | Mfuwe Airport (MFU) | Mfuwe, Eastern Province, Zambia | |
| 13 | 272.73 miles (438.92 km) SSE | Quelimane Airport (UEL) | Quelimane, Mozambique | |
| 14 | 274.17 miles (441.22 km) NNW | Chelinda Airport (CEH) | Chelinda, Malawi | |
| 15 | 282.71 miles (454.98 km) ESE | Nampula Airport (APL) | Nampula, Mozambique | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,667.49 miles (18,776.96 km) ENE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,624.99 miles (18,708.56 km) ENE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,622.80 miles (18,705.03 km) ENE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,608.80 miles (18,682.50 km) ENE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,603.33 miles (18,673.70 km) ENE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,576.95 miles (18,631.24 km) ENE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,550.03 miles (18,587.93 km) ENE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,534.18 miles (18,562.41 km) ENE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,524.09 miles (18,546.18 km) ENE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,508.94 miles (18,521.80 km) ENE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,503.94 miles (18,513.75 km) ENE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,451.55 miles (18,429.44 km) ENE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,451.55 miles (18,429.44 km) ENE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,443.44 miles (18,416.39 km) ENE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,439.57 miles (18,410.15 km) ENE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |