Nonstop flight route between San Luis Obispo, California, United States and Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP), San Luis Obispo, California, United States and Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV), Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,842 miles (or 12,621 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 Luis Obispo County Regional Airport and Buon Ma Thuot 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 Luis Obispo County Regional Airport and Buon Ma Thuot Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBP / KSBP | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | San Luis Obispo, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°14'12"N by 120°38'30"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | San Luis Obispo County | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 212 feet (65 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SBP | 
| More Information: | SBP Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BMV / VVBM | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°40'5"N by 108°7'12"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Central Airports Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1729 feet (527 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BMV | 
| More Information: | BMV Maps & Info | 
Facts about San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP):
- In addition to being known as "San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport", another name for SBP is "McChesney Field".
- In 1987 the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport was dedicated as McChesney Field, in honor of Leroy E.
- In 1940 hard surface runways and lights were installed by the War Department.
- The federal government took over the airport during World War II and turned control back to the county in 1946.
- San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, McChesney Field, is near San Luis Obispo, California.
- The closest airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) is O'Sullivan Army Heliport (CSL), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) NW of SBP.
- The furthest airport from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,446 miles (18,421 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The airport had Delta Connection nonstop Canadair CRJ-200 regional jet service to Salt Lake City which ended on September 1, 2008.
- San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) has 2 runways.
- Because of San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 212 feet, planes can take off or land at San Luis Obispo County Regional 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.
Facts about Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV):
- The closest airport to Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV) is Lien Khuong Airport (DLI), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) SSE of BMV.
- In addition to being known as "Buon Ma Thuot Airport", another name for BMV is "Sân bay Buôn Ma Thuột".
- The furthest airport from Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV) is Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ), which is nearly antipodal to Buon Ma Thuot Airport (meaning Buon Ma Thuot Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,918 kilometers) away in Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru.
- Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV) currently has only 1 runway.




