Nonstop flight route between Santa Barbara, California, United States and Flores, El Petén, Guatemala:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Santa Barbara Airport (SBA), Santa Barbara, California, United States and Mundo Maya International Airport (FRS), Flores, El Petén, Guatemala would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,211 miles (or 3,558 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 relatively short distance between Santa Barbara Airport and Mundo Maya International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | FRS / MGTK | 
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| Location: | Flores, El Petén, Guatemala | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°54'50"N by 89°51'59"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil | 
| Airport Type: | Military/Public | 
| Elevation: | 387 feet (118 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FRS | 
| More Information: | FRS Maps & Info | 
Facts about Santa Barbara Airport (SBA):
- 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.
 - 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.
 - The United Airlines system timetable dated February 1, 1937 listed daily round trip service flown with a Douglas DC-3 twin prop aircraft on a routing of Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-San Francisco-Oakland.
 - In the 1980s Apollo Airways, a commuter airline based in Santa Barbara that changed its name to Pacific Coast Airlines, flew Handley Page HP.137 Jetstreams from the airport.
 - As the prospect of war escalated the United States Government established a program to construct 250 airports across the country on a cost-sharing basis with local governments.
 - Santa Barbara Municipal Airport is a public airport 7 miles west of downtown Santa Barbara, California, United States.
 
Facts about Mundo Maya International Airport (FRS):
- Mundo Maya International Airport (FRS) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of Mundo Maya International Airport's relatively low elevation of 387 feet, planes can take off or land at Mundo Maya 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.
 - In addition to being known as "Mundo Maya International Airport", another name for FRS is "MGMM".
 - The closest airport to Mundo Maya International Airport (FRS) is Big Creek Airport (BGK), which is located 100 miles (161 kilometers) ESE of FRS.
 - The furthest airport from Mundo Maya International Airport (FRS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,883 miles (19,123 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
 
