Nonstop flight route between San Luis Obispo, California, United States and Kiev, Ukraine:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP), San Luis Obispo, California, United States and Boryspil International Airport (KBP), Kiev, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,274 miles (or 10,097 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 Boryspil International 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 Boryspil International 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 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".
• 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 has a terminal building, restaurant, numerous hangars and airplane related businesses.
• San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) has 2 runways.
• 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.
• 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 Boryspil International Airport (KBP):

• The furthest airport from Boryspil International Airport (KBP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,082 miles (17,835 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Boryspil International Airport (KBP) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Boryspil International Airport (KBP) is Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (IEV), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) WNW of KBP.
• The ground floor contains luggage storage, waiting area and check-in desks, whilst security and passport control, the main departure lounge and the terminal's boarding gates are on the second floor.
• Boryspil International Airport handles most of Ukraine's international traffic.
• Early in the 2000s, Boryspil became a hub airport serving destined and transit flights of foreign airlines.
• In addition to being known as "Boryspil International Airport", another name for KBP is "Міжнародний аеропорт "Бориспіль"".
• It is one of Eastern Europe's largest airports with over 6 million passengers travelling in 2008.
• Because of Boryspil International Airport's relatively low elevation of 427 feet, planes can take off or land at Boryspil 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.
• The airport survived the 2012 European cold wave without major flight delays or cancellations.
• The terminal was opened on 21 September 2010.