Nonstop flight route between San Diego, California, United States and Magdagachi, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM), San Diego, California, United States and Magdagachi (GDG), Magdagachi, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,409 miles (or 8,704 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 Brown Field Municipal Airport and Magdagachi, 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 Brown Field Municipal Airport and Magdagachi. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDM / KSDM |
Airport Name: | Brown Field Municipal Airport |
Location: | San Diego, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°34'19"N by 116°58'49"W |
Area Served: | San Diego, California |
Operator/Owner: | City of San Diego |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 526 feet (160 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SDM |
More Information: | SDM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GDG / UHBI |
Airport Name: | Magdagachi |
Location: | Magdagachi, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°28'0"N by 125°47'59"E |
Operator/Owner: | Russian Army |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 1211 feet (369 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from GDG |
More Information: | GDG Maps & Info |
Facts about Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM):
- A precision approach is not possible to either runway end due to rising terrain less than six miles east of the airport.
- The furthest airport from Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,551 miles (18,590 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- On March 16, 1991, seven members of Reba McEntire's band and her road manager were among 10 people who died in the crash of a plane that departed from Brown Field.
- Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM) has 2 runways.
- In 1951 the Navy reopened Brown Field due to increased military activity from the Korean War.
- The closest airport to Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM) is Tijuana International Airport (TIJ), which is located only 2 miles (4 kilometers) SSE of SDM.
- Because of Brown Field Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 526 feet, planes can take off or land at Brown Field Municipal 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.
- Tijuana Airport, an airline airport, is just over 1 nmi to the south across the Mexico-United States border, with a similar length and a slightly different runway orientation.
Facts about Magdagachi (GDG):
- The closest airport to Magdagachi (GDG) is Tynda Sigikta (TYD), which is located 132 miles (213 kilometers) NNW of GDG.
- The furthest airport from Magdagachi (GDG) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is nearly antipodal to Magdagachi (meaning Magdagachi is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Port Stanley Airport), and is located 12,243 miles (19,703 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.