Nonstop flight route between Salina, Utah, United States and Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Salina-Gunnison Airport (SBO), Salina, Utah, United States and Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB), Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,175 miles (or 5,110 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 Salina-Gunnison Airport and Christiansted Harbor Seaplane 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 Salina-Gunnison Airport and Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBO / |
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Location: | Salina, Utah, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°1'45"N by 111°50'17"W |
Area Served: | Salina & Gunnison, Utah |
Operator/Owner: | Cities of Salina & Gunnison |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5159 feet (1,572 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SBO |
More Information: | SBO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SSB / |
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Location: | Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°44'49"N by 64°42'17"W |
Operator/Owner: | Virgin Islands Port Authority |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SSB |
More Information: | SSB Maps & Info |
Facts about Salina-Gunnison Airport (SBO):
- Salina-Gunnison Airport (SBO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Salina-Gunnison Airport", another name for SBO is "44U".
- The closest airport to Salina-Gunnison Airport (SBO) is Fillmore Municipal Airport (FIL), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) W of SBO.
- The furthest airport from Salina-Gunnison Airport (SBO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,075 miles (17,823 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Salina-Gunnison Airport's high elevation of 5,159 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SBO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SBO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB):
- In addition to being known as "Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base", other names for SSB include "St. Croix Seaplane Base", "none" and "VI32".
- Because of Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Christiansted Harbor Seaplane 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 closest airport to Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) is Henry E. Rohlsen International Airport (STX), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) WSW of SSB.
- Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (meaning Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,221 miles (19,668 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.